Intro: Ab7M Ab6 Bbm Eb x2 Ab7M Ab6 Bbm Eb A windy day, the cars in slow formation Ab7M Ab6 Bbm Eb Not far away, a final destination Eb6 F One mother's son Bbm Eb His father's distant gaze, regretting Eb6 F Where they went wrong Bbm Eb He always found it too upsetting Ab7M Ab6 Me and my friend Bbm Eb We lived our lives completely Ab7M Ab6 From start to end Bbm Eb You and your friend, so sweetly Eb6 F With strength and pride Bbm Eb In spite of everything, and swimming Eb6 F Against the tide Bbm Eb To obstinately hope of winning And at the end Your funny uncle staring At all your friends With military bearing And stopped to stand To smile and speak of you directly Goodbye, shake hands Like you did everything correctly F#6 F Bbm Eb To wipe away the tears F#6 F Bbm No more pain, no fear F No sorrow or dying, no waiting or crying Bbm C#/Ab Eb/G These former things have passed away Eb Ab7M Ab6 Bbm Eb Ab Another life begins today