Verse
F#m
I saw it for a second but then the light was fading
F#m
Sister morphine was my lady in waiting
Bm
Can I help it if I can’t help it now,
F#m
all the stories I tell myself
[Pre-chorus]
A E Bm F#m
What can I say to you all,
D A E Esus4
it’s fair to say, no words will do
A E D Bm
All this time, time is speeding, it’s hard to recognize the life we’re leaving
A F#m Bm E
it’s time to trip the light of the evening and go now
A E D Bm
And in this land there’s shade and shadow, we break bread and consecrate the battle
A F#m Bm E
cradle to the grave, sword to the saddle, it’s each other we will miss
Bm E A
Oh the happiest moment of my life,
Bm E F#m
was the saddest moment of my life
F#m
(riff)
[Verse 2]
F#m
Was in prison when my daddy died
F#m
They didn’t tell me for fear of suicide
Bm
Told me when I got outside,
F#m
I started using as soon as I was alone that night
[Pre-chorus]
A E Bm F#m
And I died and I went up straight to him
D A E Esus4
He said where you been, my troubled son
[Chorus]
A E D Bm
All this time, time is speeding, it’s hard to recognize the life we’re leaving
A F#m Bm E
it’s time to trip the light of the evening and go now
A E D Bm
And in this land there’s shade and shadow, we break bread and consecrate the battle
A F#m Bm E
cradle to the grave, sword to the saddle, it’s each other we will miss
Bm E A
Oh the happiest moment of my life,
Bm E F#m
was the saddest moment of my life
[Bridge]
F#m D A E7/G#
Oh my love can I just sit and hold your face.
D A Esus4 E
We finally made it here but now the light is low.
[Chorus]
A E D Bm
All this time, time is speeding, it’s hard to recognize the life we’re leaving
A F#m Bm E
it’s time to trip the light of the evening and go now
A E D Bm
And in this land there’s shade and shadow, we break bread and consecrate the battle
A A/G# F#m Bm E
Now I'm feeling kinda faded, I think I need to lay down
Bm7 Bsus4
Oh you almost saved me
E
You almost saved me
A D E
You almost saved me nooooooooow
A D E
You almost saved me nooooooooow
A D E
You almost saved me nooooooooow
A D E
You almost saved me nooooooooow
A E D Bm
All this time we pledge allegiance to the tune of a thousand treasons
A F#m Bm E
One nation under something, under water, under mass incarceration
A E D Bm
In the age of feast and famine can we disrupt the social canon
A F#m D E
Let our children lead so we all believe, let us see the forest for the trees
[Outro]
F#m
(riff)