GYou (320003@1)fold his hands and smooth his tie, you gently lift his chin.
CWere (x32010@1)you really so blind, and unkind to him?
EmCan't (022000@1)help the itch to touch, to kiss, to hold him once again.
Am (x02210@1)                              CNow (x32010@1)to close his eyes--never open them....

G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)              Am (x02210@1)      CA (x32010@1)shadow passed, a shadow passed, yearning, yearning
Am (x02210@1)                     CFor (x32010@1)the fool it called a home.

G (320003@1)                         CAll (x32010@1)things he never did are left behind.
                   EmAll (022000@1)the things his mama wished he'd bear in mind,
    Am (x02210@1)                       CAnd (x32010@1)all his dad had hoped he'd know.



GThe (320003@1)talks you never had, the saturdays you never spent.
CAll (x32010@1)the 'grown-up' places you never went.
EmAnd (022000@1)all of the crying you wouldn't understand.
Am (x02210@1)                                     CYou (x32010@1)just let him cry, 'make a man out of him.'


G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)              Am (x02210@1)      CA (x32010@1)shadow passed, a shadow passed, yearning, yearning
Am (x02210@1)                     CFor (x32010@1)the fool it called a home.

G (320003@1)                         CAll (x32010@1)things he ever wished are left behind..
                   EmAll (022000@1)the things his mama did to make him mind,
    Am (x02210@1)                       CAnd (x32010@1)how his dad had hoped he'd grow.

G (320003@1)                          CAll (x32010@1)things he ever lived are left behind.
                   EmAll (022000@1)the fears that ever flickered through his mind.
        Am (x02210@1)                      CAll (x32010@1)the sadness that he'd come to own.

G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)              Am (x02210@1)      CA (x32010@1)shadow passed, a shadow passed, yearning, yearning
Am (x02210@1)                     CFor (x32010@1)the fool it called a home.