Verse
E
My heart's in the ice house, come hill or come valley
A
Like a long ago Sunday when I walked through the alley
E B
On a cold winter's morning to a church house
E
Just to shovel some snow
E
I heard sirens on the train track howl naked gettin' under
A
An altar boy's been hit by a local commuter
E B
Just from walking with his back turned to the train
E
That was coming so slow
[Chorus]
A
You can gaze out the window, get mad and get madder
E
Throw you hands in the air, say "What does it matter?"
B
But it don't do no good to get angry
E
So help me I know
A
For a heart stained in anger grows weak and grows bitter
E
You become your own prisoner
B
As you watch yourself sit there wrapped up in a trap
E
Of your very own chain of sorrow
[Verse 2]
E
I been brought down to zero, pulled out and put back there
A
I sat on the park bench, kissed the girl with the black hair
E B
And my head shouted down to my heart:
E
"You better look out below"
E
Hey, it ain't such a long drop, don't stammer, don't stutter
A
From the diamonds in the sidewalk to the dirt in the gutter
E B
And you carry those bruises to remind you
E
Wherever you go
[Chorus]
A
You can gaze out the window, get mad and get madder
E
Throw your hands in the air, say "What does it matter?"
B
But it don't do no good to get angry
E
So help me I know
A
For a heart stained in anger grows weak and grows bitter
E
You become your own prisoner
B
As you watch yourself sit there wrapped up in a trap
E
Of your very own chain of sorrow
[Instrumental]
E A E B x4
[Ending]
E
My heart's in the ice house, come hill or come valley
A
Like a long ago Sunday when I walked through the alley
E B
On a cold winter's morning to a church house
E
Just to shovel some snow