Verse
Bm Bm D E
Never knew why he would fall victim to
BM Bm D E
Five dollar highs - bending his stories
Bm Bm D E
Inventing new lies - telling of cancers one
Bm Bm D E
Way to avoid questions and answers and
Chorus:
D A G Bm
Karl is lucky hes learned how to fly
D A G Bm
By keeping his knees on the ground - aye aye
D A F#m Bm
The most likely one to achieve such a high
D A [Am--Am--C--D--(X2)]
And Karl is missing tonight
Bm Bm D E
What can I say to his poor father
Bm Bm D E
He calls every day - looking for clues
Bm Bm D E
Theres no gingerbread trail for him to follow
Bm Bm D E
The candy mans come and taken his son and
D A G Bm
Karl, hes lucky hes learned how to fly
D A G Bm
By keeping his knees on the ground - aye aye
D A F#m Bm
His face in the dirt, and his friends by his side
D A C-------
And Karl is missing tonight
Bridge:
C(cont.) G D
Maybe Im the one thats wrong - I misunderstood
A Bm
You just wanna die young to come back and feel good
G D
But is it worth the exchange? does it keep you from harm?
A Bm D
The last time I saw you ~ you clutched my arm and you wept
A
Like a child
[Am--Am--C--D--(X2)]
D A G Bm
And Karl, hes lucky, hes learned how to fly
D A G Bm
By keeping his knees on the ground - aye aye
D A F#m Bm
Hes learned how to leave without saying goodbye
D A G
And Karl is missing tonight
D A [Am--Am--C--D--(X2)]
And Karl is out of my... life.
{from previous chord progression} D-- Am--Am--C--D--
Out of my life.
End on Bm
The last line is a little wonky, but I trust you all to be creative with it. ;)