Verse
Am
I saw it for a second but then the light was fading
Am
Sister morphine was my lady in waiting
Dm
Can I help it if I can’t help it now,
Am
all the stories I tell myself
[Pre-chorus]
C G Dm Am
What can I say to you all,
F C G Gsus4
it’s fair to say, no words will do
C G F Dm
All this time, time is speeding, it’s hard to recognize the life we’re leaving
C Am Dm G
it’s time to trip the light of the evening and go now
C G F Dm
And in this land there’s shade and shadow, we break bread and consecrate the battle
C Am Dm G
cradle to the grave, sword to the saddle, it’s each other we will miss
Dm G C
Oh the happiest moment of my life,
Dm G Am
was the saddest moment of my life
Am
(riff)
[Verse 2]
Am
Was in prison when my daddy died
Am
They didn’t tell me for fear of suicide
Dm
Told me when I got outside,
Am
I started using as soon as I was alone that night
[Pre-chorus]
C G Dm Am
And I died and I went up straight to him
F C G Gsus4
He said where you been, my troubled son
[Chorus]
C G F Dm
All this time, time is speeding, it’s hard to recognize the life we’re leaving
C Am Dm G
it’s time to trip the light of the evening and go now
C G F Dm
And in this land there’s shade and shadow, we break bread and consecrate the battle
C Am Dm G
cradle to the grave, sword to the saddle, it’s each other we will miss
Dm G C
Oh the happiest moment of my life,
Dm G Am
was the saddest moment of my life
[Bridge]
Am F C G7/B
Oh my love can I just sit and hold your face.
F C Gsus4 G
We finally made it here but now the light is low.
[Chorus]
C G F Dm
All this time, time is speeding, it’s hard to recognize the life we’re leaving
C Am Dm G
it’s time to trip the light of the evening and go now
C G F Dm
And in this land there’s shade and shadow, we break bread and consecrate the battle
C C/B Am Dm G
Now I'm feeling kinda faded, I think I need to lay down
Dm7 Dsus4
Oh you almost saved me
G
You almost saved me
C F G
You almost saved me nooooooooow
C F G
You almost saved me nooooooooow
C F G
You almost saved me nooooooooow
C F G
You almost saved me nooooooooow
C G F Dm
All this time we pledge allegiance to the tune of a thousand treasons
C Am Dm G
One nation under something, under water, under mass incarceration
C G F Dm
In the age of feast and famine can we disrupt the social canon
C Am F G
Let our children lead so we all believe, let us see the forest for the trees
[Outro]
Am
(riff)