It s actually originally tabbed by an Unregistered person, but I found that his
chords seemed to sound a bit funny and I made some changes to it that seemed to
sound fine. There s a part missing near the ending, but generally it works fine to my ears
I play it with a capo on 1st.
The bar closes early on the Sabbath day
So me and my kid we hit the park to play
Then it d start to rain so we d walk home again
He asked why he was born
I don t know what to say
I don t feel guilty and I don t feel sad
This mother ing life is the best he s had
I said I ve been there sonny and it ain t that bad
I took my hits from the back when I was a lad
Chorus:
So long ago and even though I tried
I couldn t make him see the life he had cast in front of me
And even though I cried I couldn t make him be the very thing I needed
(Same chord progression of , , , )
His mother d make a scene when I come home late
She look like she s dying but she s twenty eight
I never loved that I never will no more
Except for a month back in 84
The jam was playing and my heart stood still gazing at a shadow on the window sill
Chorus: (Chord progression of , , , )
So long ago and even though I tried I couldn t make her see I wasn t quite the man
she thought I d be
And even though I cried I couldn t make her be the very thing I needed
And even though I tried I couldn t make her see I wasn t quite the man she thought I d be
And even though I cried I couldn t make her be the very thing I needed
(This is the part I ve not figured out)
Could she be the very thing I needed?
Could she be the very thing
the very thing
Push yourself away from your one best friend
Who s going to love you when you reach the end?
Who will?
Who will?
