Intro
| G#m B | E B | 2x
[Verse]
G#m B E B
Word just came from upstate Joe
G#m B E B
Lower the flag again
G#m B E B
This time it's Dayton, southwest Ohio
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Last night El Paso, Texas counted 22 dead
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
G#m B E B
Soon the brass will offer up their thoughts and prayers
G#m B E B
Soon there'll be protests in the street
G#m B
And the media from out of town
E B
Will chew it up and spit it out
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m B
Then move on to the next one
E B
Before we even grieve
G#m B
Yeah, then move on to the next one
F#
Before we even grieve
[Chorus]
E B G#m B
Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
E B
But no one wants to live life on their knees
E B G#m B
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
G#m F# B
But we deserve to live life in between
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
G#m B E B
G# husband kissed the cross that bears his Margie's name
G#m B E B
And promises he'll see her once again
G#m B
Won't see her children grow
E B
Won't see their love grow old
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m B
Last night their dream became a nightmare
E B
And their nightmare has no end
G#m B
Last night their dream became a nightmare
F#
And their nightmare has no end
[Chorus]
E B G#m B
Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
E B
But no one wants to live life on their knees
E B G#m B
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
G#m F# B
But we deserve to live life in between
[Bridge]
E B
These days it's hard to sleep
G#m B
When I lay my head down
E B
What if it was your loved one
F#
Laying on the ground
E B
I'm left to think about
G#m B
What if, what now?
E B
Dear God I wanna pray
E B
But tonight I have my doubts
E B F#
When I think about those families now
[Instrumental]
| G#m F#/A# | B E | 2x
[Bridge 2]
G#m F#/A#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it
B E
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
G#m F#/A#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it
B E
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
G#m F#/A#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (El Paso, Texas, Dayton, Ohio)
B E
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Las Vegas, Nevada, Sebring, Florida)
G#m F#/A#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Orlando, Florida)
B E
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Penn State University)
G#m F#/A#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Aurora, Illinois, Virginia Beach, Virginia)
B E
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Gilroy, California, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
G#m F#/A#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High)
B E
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out (Columbine, Columbine)
G#m F#/A#
If there's something we can talk about, let's talk about it (Sandy Hook Elementary)
B E
If there's something we can figure out, let's figure it out
[Chorus]
E B G#m B
Some say we start to die on the day that we're born
E B
But no one wants to live life on their knees
E B G#m B
Maybe we start to die on the day that we're born
G#m F# B
You believe what you want to believe
G#m F# B
But we deserve to live life in between
[Instrumental]
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[Outro]
G#m B E B
Word just came from upstate Joe
G#m B Fadd9
Lower the flag again