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