Intro
F#m E A
[Verse]
A
Billy was a live wire
Bm
Makinâ hay while the sun shine
D A
Makinâ friends in the coal mine
A
Daisy and her new self
Bm
Just come up from the deep south
D A F#m E A
To say goodbye one more time
[Chorus]
A F#m D C#m E A
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to sing so loud
A F#m D C#m E A
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to turn back around
[Verse]
A
The heart inside the rib cage
Bm
Looking out on the warm days
D A E
Young sparks in the low light
A
One day he gonna go free
Bm
Like 79 in the BDC
D A F#m E
He can open his ears but not his eyes
[Chorus]
A F#m D C#m E A
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to sing so loud
A F#m D C#m E F#m E
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to turn back around
[Verse]
A
Gonna train it out of KC
D E A
If I don't run I'm gonna lose my mind
D C# F#m B7
Thank you for the groceries and the kiss long ago
B7 D C E
You know I never tasted anything that I could say was just as fine
[Chorus]
A F#m D C#m E
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to sing so loud
A F#m Dm A
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to stay