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