Intro
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[Verse 1]
B
Tonight they’re shutting down the borders
Cadd9 B
And they’ve boarded up the schools
G#m F#
Small towns are rolling up their sidewalks,
B
One last paycheck coming through
B
I know you're feeling kinda nervous
Cadd9 B
We're all a little bit confused
G#m F#
Nothin's the same, this ain't a game
B
We got to make it through
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
B
As we wait outside the window
Cadd9 B
Older loved ones stay inside
G#m F#
Moms and babies blowing kisses
B
Maybe saving someone's life
B
They had to cancel graduation
Cadd9 B
It ain't fair to scrap the prom
G#m F#
Our kids sit home in isolation
B
Evening news is always on
[Chorus]
B Cadd9 B
When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
G#m F# B
This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought I’m wanting to send
B Cadd9 B
Round here we bend but don’t break, down here we all understand
G#m F# B
When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
B Cadd9 B
The chicken farm from Akansas bought workers P.P.G#
G#m F# B
Not before 500 more had succumbed to this disease
Cadd9 B
Honest men and honest women, working for an honest wage
G#m F#
I got a hundred point 1 fever
B
And we still got bills to pay
[Chorus]
B Cadd9 B
When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
G#m F# B
This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought I’m wanting to send
B Cadd9 B
Round here we bend but don’t break, down here we all understand
G#m F# B
When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
[Bridge]
E G#m F#
They built a hospital on East Meadow in Central Park last night
E B F#
Doctors, nurses, truckers, grocery store clerks manning the front line
C#m7
I saw Red Cross on the Hudson
E/D#
They turned off the Broadway lights
E
Another ambulance screams by
F#
There by the grace of God go I
[Verse]
B
Altough I'll keep my social distance
Cadd9 B
What this world needs is a hug
G#m F#
Until we find the vaccination
B
There's no substitute for love
B
So love yourself and love your family
Cadd9 B
Love your neighbor and your friend
G#m F#
Ain't it time we love the stranger
B
It's just a friend you ain't met yet
[Chorus]
B Cadd9 B
When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
G#m F# B
This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought I’m wanting to send
B Cadd9 B
Round here we bend but don’t break, down here we all understand
G#m F# B
When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
G#m F# B
When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can
[Ending]
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