Intro: G
G                       Bm
Sometimes I don't understand
Em         D      C
Why I was born at all
G                            F   C
When all that I do leaves me empty
G           C           D
Aching and longing for more
G                         Bm
Sometimes I feel I could stand
        Em            D        C
Man, I feel like I'm ten feet tall
               G                         F   C
But then it's like I'm on trial and I'm guilty
  G            C        D
I don't know exactly what for
G
How I wish 
        Bm
I could be relieved
Am              G
Fall on God's doorstep
     C G   D
And be received
G
But it seems he doesn't
Bm          Em
Care for me anymore
   Am               G
So I'll be on my way
                C     G       D
Live from the cradle to the grave
             G     D
On my own
G                   Bm
Son you must understand
Em           D       C
Why I would let you fall
   G                      F    C
It isn't because I don't love you
     G           C            D
It's not that I want you to crawl
         G                      Bm
But the silence between us has grown
         Em            D       C
And your towers have grown so tall
G                             F   C
"I let you choose; you have chosen"
     G              C         D 
You don't seem to want me at all
G
How I wish
      Bm
To be reconciled
     Am              G
That you would just love me
          C    G     D
With the heart of a child
        G
But it seems you never
Bm             Em
Want me around anymore
   Am                   G
So you can have your way
                C    G        D
Live from the cradle to the grave
                Em  D  A  Em  D  C
Far from home
G
How I wish (Child how I love you)
        Bm
I could be relieved (but you're so far away)
Am             G
Fall on God's doorstep (Won't you come home to me?)
    C   G  D
And be received (I will give you my robe)
        G
But it seems he doesn't (Clothe you in linen)
Bm          Em
Care for me anymore (Son I want you to stay)
   Am               G
So I'll be on my way (I'll set you free)
                C    G       D 
Live from the cradle to the grave (How I long to be home)
G
How I wish (I've been alone)
      Bm
To be reconciled (so very long)
     Am              G
That you would just love me (with a heart made of stone)
          C    G     D
With the heart of a child (Can you dry all the tears)
        G
But it seems you never (I've held in my heart?)
Bm             Em
Want me around anymore
   Am                   G
So you can have your way (I'll be on my way)
               C     G           D
Live from the cradle to the grave
                Em  D  A  Em D A  
Far from home