CAPO: 5th Fret


A5 - - A5 - - C5 - - D5 - - A5 - - A5 - - C5 - - D5 --

Verse:
A5         A5  C5             D5
Never knew why he would fall victim to
A5          A5      C5           D5
Five dollar highs - bending his stories
  A5          A5     C5          D5
Inventing new lies - telling of cancers one
A5      A5   C5             D5
Way to avoid questions and answers and


Chorus:
C5       G5         F5              A5
Karl is lucky hes learned how to fly
   C5           G5            F5            A5
By keeping his knees on the ground - aye aye
    C5           G5       E5            A5
The most likely one to achieve such a high
     C5        G5        [A5 -- C5 -- D5 --(X2)]
And Karl is missing tonight

A5         A5  C5           D5
What can I say to his poor father
   A5          A5    C5           D5
He calls every day - looking for clues
          A5          A5    C5          D5
Theres no gingerbread trail for him to follow
    A5         A5       C5         D5
The candy mans come and taken his son and

C5         G5         F5              A5
Karl, hes lucky hes learned how to fly
   C5           G5            F5            A5
By keeping his knees on the ground - aye aye
    C5           G5             E5             A5
His face in the dirt, and his friends by his side
    C5       G5         C5 -------
And Karl is missing tonight

Bridge:
C5 (cont.)               F5                 C5
Maybe Im the one thats wrong - I misunderstood
               G5                          A5
You just wanna die young to come back and feel good
                      F5                             C5
But is it worth the exchange? does it keep you from harm?
                G5                         A5          C5
The last time I saw you ~ you clutched my arm and you wept
       G5
Like a child

[ A5 - - A5 - - C5 - - D5 --(X2)]

    C5         G5          F5              A5
And Karl, hes lucky, hes learned how to fly
   C5           G5            F5            A5
By keeping his knees on the ground - aye aye
    C5              G5             E5         A5
Hes learned how to leave without saying goodbye
    C5       G5       F5
And Karl is missing tonight
    C5       G5           [ A5 - - A5 - - C5 - - D5 --(X2)]
And Karl is out of my... life. 

{from previous chord progression} D5 --    A5 - - A5 - - C5 - - D5 --
                                   Out of my life.

End on A5