intro
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1.
C 
I am the boy your mother wanted you to meet, 
Am 
but I am  broken and torn with hills at my feet 
F
and  with  your purest light why don’t you 
shine on me. 
C
Well I  shou ld’ve been an angel, but I’m too 
dumb to speak.
C  Am
Now as she gets nearer, the visions get clea rer. 
I’m  kneeling, weeping, I will hold her dear. 
F
Oh,  if  your eyes water, 
C
you’ve got your favorite number to  spi n.
chorus
Am F F C G C C 
And o-o- oh,  o-o- ohh hh hh hh hh hh hh hh. 
Am
What a crying  sha me, 
F
a crying  sha me, 
C G  C 
what we be came. 
2.
C 
Murder my throat, screaming bloody all night. 
Am
Hit  him with a book and how he crumbles. 
F
Oh,  you should’ve seen how the arches tumble. 
C 
They’re  golden no more, now I’m smiling in 
my blood.
C  Am
I’m caught in a whirlwind, I’m going to hea ven, 
F
I’m standing on trial and it’s painted on  can vas. 
C
An eternal testament to how we are so  ani malistic .
Am F F C G C C 
And o-o- oh,  o-o- ohh hh hh hh hh hh hh hh. 
Am
What a crying  sha me, 
F
a crying  sha me, 
C G  C 
what we be came. 
3.
C 
I bow my head in the morning light and say 
goodnight. 
Am 
I held her hand and I, I kissed her eyes. 
F
Stum bled down the stairs and hang my self on high 
C
and I  sta rted for the town got to the front yard 
and died.