intro: Am G D Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) You were seventeen the year your father died Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) And he was fifty-three when you were seventeen Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) In the museum where you laid your head to sleep Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) The artifacts were cold to comfort you Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)you heard them fighting you hid in the apple tree Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DThe (xx0232@1)branches broke their noise Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)when your brother studied at the university Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DYou (xx0232@1)were left alone to realize DmThat (xx0231@1)while you were growing older EmHe (022000@1)was busy growing older Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Dtoo, (xx0232@1)bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Dtoo, (xx0232@1)bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DIn (xx0232@1)the summer when your father drove you to the river Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)he would sing so loud Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DSoon (xx0232@1)to be kept silent when you climbed through barbed-wired fences Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DTo (xx0232@1)get to the riverside DmAnd (xx0231@1)while you were growing older EmHe (022000@1)was busy growing older Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Dtoo, (xx0232@1)bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Dtoo, (xx0232@1)bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)in February you were running late one day Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)out the door you ran Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DLeaving (xx0232@1)left unsaid the things you'd soon regret not telling Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DNever (xx0232@1)knowing this would be your last chance DmAnd (xx0231@1)while you were growing older EmHe (022000@1)was busy growing older Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1)Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) And was it fair to blame the gi- Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1)Dm (xx0231@1) Grl, (320003@1)And was it fair to make the child Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Gchoose, (320003@1)And when you stood next to the moun-ta- Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Gin, (320003@1) Did you swear that you could hear him calling you? Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1)am twenty-two and you are fifty-three Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)only blood can tell Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DThat (xx0232@1)we are made up of strings and strands of DNA Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) DDancing (xx0232@1)waltzes in our cells Dmand (xx0231@1)while you are growing older Emi (022000@1)am busy growing older Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Dtoo, (xx0232@1)bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Dtoo, (xx0232@1)bah dah dum, da dah dah dah dum
