June 18, 1976  by Pedro the Lion, Progress EP

Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)Am (x02210@1)   C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)You were born in KC, Missouri      To a girl who wasn't married
Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)                   F (133211@1)           Dm (xx0231@1) After your birth she brought you to the nursery
Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)               F (133211@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)Kissed your head and told you not to worry
G (320003@1)                   Am (x02210@1)       Dm (xx0231@1)     F (133211@1) Fadd9F
 And then quietly she turned and slipped away

Am (x02210@1)    C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)  Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)In the elevator her heart began to pound   To the rooftop, in her slippers, and her gown
Am (x02210@1)    C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)            Dm (xx0231@1) On the edge, she took one last look around
G (320003@1)                              CThen (x32010@1)closed her eyes and pushed away

Am (x02210@1)                Em (022000@1)   GSpeeding (320003@1)toward the ground
C (x32010@1)          Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)        G (320003@1)Through the air without a sound    So gracefully

Am (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)   Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)Twelve flights down, nearly naked on the ground  Skin and tragedy always attract a crowd
Am (x02210@1)   C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)    Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)So it was when the policeman came around    He took more than fifty eyewitness accounts
G (320003@1)         E (022100@1)             Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1)    F (133211@1)     Dm (xx0231@1)    G (320003@1)     G7 (320001@1)CEach (x32010@1)one in awe, for they'd never seen a girl so sad and beautiful.....

Am (x02210@1)                 Em (022000@1)   G (320003@1)Speeding toward the ground
C (x32010@1)         Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)  GThrough (320003@1)the air without a sound
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)                Em (022000@1)   G (320003@1)  Speeding toward the ground
C (x32010@1)         Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)      G (320003@1)      FThrough (133211@1)the air without a sound  So gracefully