Intro
C#m B E
[Verse]
E
Billy was a live wire
F#m
Makinâ hay while the sun shine
A E
Makinâ friends in the coal mine
E
Daisy and her new self
F#m
Just come up from the deep south
A E C#m B E
To say goodbye one more time
[Chorus]
E C#m A G#m B E
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to sing so loud
E C#m A G#m B E
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to turn back around
[Verse]
E
The heart inside the rib cage
F#m
Looking out on the warm days
A E B
Young sparks in the low light
E
One day he gonna go free
F#m
Like 79 in the F#DC
A E C#m B
He can open his ears but not his eyes
[Chorus]
E C#m A G#m B E
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to sing so loud
E C#m A G#m B C#m B
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to turn back around
[Verse]
E
Gonna train it out of KC
A B E
If I don't run I'm gonna lose my mind
A G# C#m F#7
Thank you for the groceries and the kiss long ago
F#7 A G B
You know I never tasted anything that I could say was just as fine
[Chorus]
E C#m A G#m B
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to sing so loud
E C#m Am E
What a lovely day for the prisoner to pray for his visitor to stay