D   D7      G    Gm   
D   Em A7   D

D    Em        Bm     A         D
Helpless, she lies across the stairs
D              Em      Bm  A         D
Haunting your days, consuming your prayers
D              Em                 Bm         A        D
There will be healing, but don't force this girl to stand
          D            Em                  Bm         A        D
As she's counting the ceilings, with pale voice and trembling hands


Em                    A7        D             G
You told me life was long, but now that it's gone,
     D               Em           Bm           G
You find yourself on top, as the leader of a flock
A7                               D   D7   G   Gm   D   Em A7   D
Called to be around for those below


D          Em             Bm           A             D
Whispered notes from the piano in the corner of the room
D           Em             Bm                  A              D
Hold your throat, is that healing that you're hearing in her tune?
D         Em         Bm         A           D
Wanting change, but loving her just as she lies
        D            Em         Bm        A       D      
Is the burden of the man who's built his life on love


Em                    A7        D             G
You told me life was long, but now that it's gone,
     D               Em           Bm           G
You find yourself on top, as the leader of a flock
A7                               D   D7   G   Gm   D   Em A7   D
Called to be around for those below


Em                      A
I'll be locked up and stored
Em             A
In a lavender ward
Em                    A
'Cause my mind is just like hers,
          Em                               A
just as broken, just as crippled, just as burned
            D             Em           Bm           G
And then I find myself on top, as the leader of a flock
A7                               D   D7   G   Gm   D   Em A7   D
Called to be around for those below