Capo 1

Sounds better barred but it's not vital.

Intro:
D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)Bm (x24432@1)           G (320003@1)        Bm (x24432@1)    
Rob lived in a box by the rails
               G (320003@1)             BmOnly (x24432@1)think he knew's you don't fail
                 G (320003@1)        Aif (x02220@1)you live in a box by the rails
                                     Ddont' (xx0232@1)comb your hair don't comb your tails

Chorus:
DSweep (xx0232@1)my mess away,
DLeave (xx0232@1)my body, leave my bones
DLeave (xx0232@1)my hold and leave my soul
         G (320003@1)             BmLeave (x24432@1)me nothing i don't need at all,
G (320003@1)             DNothing (xx0232@1)i don't need at all

D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)Bm (x24432@1)            G (320003@1)         BmHe (x24432@1)ate from the bins in the park
                    G (320003@1)        BmStayed (x24432@1)out with the rats after dark
             G (320003@1)                   ANever (x02220@1)left a trail, never made his mark
                                DWhen (xx0232@1)he ate with the rats after dark

Chorus

Bm (x24432@1)             G (320003@1)                    BmCalling (x24432@1)all his friends, never made him sad
             G (320003@1)             BmWith (x24432@1)all the things he never had
        G (320003@1)               AIt (x02220@1)only made them feel so bad
                               DFor (xx0232@1)having the things he never had

Chorus

Bm (x24432@1)                G (320003@1)     BmIf (x24432@1)you stay in that box overnight
          G (320003@1)               BmDon't (x24432@1)get out 'till it gets light
                 G (320003@1)                AThere's (x02220@1)not much lost of the secret life
                                          BmIt's (x24432@1)never gone wrong and it's never gone right
         G (320003@1)          BmNow (x24432@1)some more flowers grow
                  G (320003@1)                 BmAnd (x24432@1)the palm gets eaten by a few more throws
             G (320003@1)            AAn (x02220@1)old man's box is full of bones
        G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1) 
See his footprints in the snow

Chorus X2

outro: D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)GD