( Am , E , F , G ) Am E F G From rape to right in, too real to live Am E should I lie down or stand up F G And walk around again? Am E My eyes finally wide open up F G My eyes finally wide open shut Am E I finally found the sound F G That heals the touch of my tears Am E Smells the taste of all we waste F G Could feed the others Am But we smother each other E F With the nectar and pucker the sour G Of sugarsweet weather Am It blows through our trees E Swims through our seas F G Flies through the last gasp we left on this earth ( Am E F G - 4x) It's a long lonely journey from death to birth Am Should I die again? E F G Am Should I die around the pounds of matter wailing through space? E F G Am I know I'll never know until I come face to face E F G With my own cold, dead face Am E F G with my own wooden case ( Am E F G ) ( Am E F G - 4x) It's a long lonely journey from death to birth