Standard Tuning:
Capo on 7th Fret
Intro:
G Em C (2x)
Verse:
G Em C G
C
Trouble is her only friend and he’s back again
G Em C G
C
Makes her body older than it really is
G Em
And she says it’s high time she went away
C G Em C
No ones got much to say in this time
G Em C G D
Trouble is the only way is down, down, down
chorus:
G
As strong as you were
Em
Tender you got
Bm
I’m watching you breathing
C
For the last time
G
A song for your heart
Em
But when it is quiet
Bm
I know what it means
C
And I’ll carry you home
G
I’ll carry you home
G Em C (2x)
verse2:
G Em
If she had wings she would fly away
C G Em C
And another day god will give her some
G Em C G Bm
Trouble is the only way is down, down,down
chorus:
G
As strong as you were
Em
Tender you got
Bm C*
I’m watching you breathing for the last time
G
A song for your heart
Em
But when it is quiet
Bm
I know what it means
C*
I’ll carry you home
G
I’ll carry you home
Bridge:
C C/Am7
And they all want pretty
D
New York City lights
C C/Am7 D
And summers little girl has been taken from the world tonight
C C/Am7 D
But the stars and stripes
chorus (2x)
G
As strong as you were
Em
Tender you got
Bm C
I’m watching you breathing for the last time
G
A song for your heart
Em
But when it is quiet
Bm
I know what it means
C
And i’ll carry you home
G Em C
I’ll carry you home
outro
G Em C G
November 21st, 2008 at 12:00 pm
I don’t really understand how to play the chords at the bridge of the song can someone tell me the finger placement. I understand everything else and I found this video to be very helpful.