June 18, 1976 by Pedro the Lion, Progress EP A5 C5 F5 D5 A5 C5 F5 D5 You were born in KC, Missouri To a girl who wasn't married A5 C5 F5 D5 After your birth she brought you to the nursery A5 C5 F5 D5 Kissed your head and told you not to worry G5 A5 D5 F5 F5 F5 And then quietly she turned and slipped away A5 C5 F5 D5 A5 C5 F5 D5 In the elevator her heart began to pound To the rooftop, in her slippers, and her gown A5 C5 F5 D5 On the edge, she took one last look around G5 C5 Then closed her eyes and pushed away A5 E5 G5 Speeding toward the ground C5 A5 E5 G5 Through the air without a sound So gracefully A5 C5 F5 D5 A5 C5 F5 D5 Twelve flights down, nearly naked on the ground Skin and tragedy always attract a crowd A5 C5 F5 D5 A5 C5 F5 D5 So it was when the policeman came around He took more than fifty eyewitness accounts G5 E5 A5 G5 F5 D5 G5 G5 C5 Each one in awe, for they'd never seen a girl so sad and beautiful..... A5 E5 G5 Speeding toward the ground C5 A5 E5 G5 Through the air without a sound C5 A5 E5 G5 Speeding toward the ground C5 A5 E5 G5 F5 Through the air without a sound So gracefully