Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) D6sus2 Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D5 (xx023x@1) they'd hooked you up to afentanyl (x02210@1)drip Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D6sus2 D5 (xx023x@1) to mitigate the pain a little bit Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D6sus2 D5 (xx023x@1) i flew in from pennsylvania Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D6sus2 D5 (xx023x@1) when i heard the hour was coming fast Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1) D5 (xx023x@1) And i docked in santa barbara Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1) D5 (xx023x@1) tried to brace myself Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1) D5 (xx023x@1) but you can't brace yourself Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) Asus4when (x02230@1)the time comes you just have to roll with the blast Em (022000@1) Gand (320003@1)i'm an 18-wheeler headed down the interstate D5 (xx023x@1) A (x02220@1) Gand (320003@1)my brakes are gonna give and i won't know til it's too late C (x32010@1) Dtires (xx0232@1)screaming when i lose control Asus4 (x02230@1) Gtry (320003@1)not to hurt too many people when i roll [instrumental] Dmaj7 Dsus4 D6sus2 D5 Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D6sus2 D5 (xx023x@1) find the harbor freeway and head south Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) D6sus2 Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D5 (xx023x@1) real tired, head kind of light Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) D6sus2 Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D5i (xx023x@1)found telegraph road, i'd only seen the name on envelopes Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D6sus2 D5found (xx023x@1)the parking lot and turned right Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1) D5i (xx023x@1)felt all the details carving out space in my head Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1) D5tropicanas (xx023x@1)on the walkway neon red Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1) D5between (xx023x@1)the pain and the pills trying to hold it at bay Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1) Asus4stands (x02230@1)a traveler going somewhere far away Em (022000@1) Gand (320003@1)i am an airplane tumbling wing over wing D5 (xx023x@1) A (x02220@1) Gtry (320003@1)to listen to my instruments they don't say anything C (x32010@1) Dpeople (xx0232@1)screaming when the engines quit Asus4 (x02230@1) Gi (320003@1)hope we're all in crash position when we hit [instrumental] Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 Dmaj7 D6sus2 Dsus4 D5 Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) D6sus2 and then came to your bedside Dsus4 and as it turns out D5i'm (xx023x@1)not ready Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) D6sus2 and as though Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D5 (xx023x@1) you were speaking through a thick haze Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) D6sus2 Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D5 (xx023x@1) you said hello to me Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_320003@1">G D5we (xx023x@1)all stood there around you Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_320003@1">G D5happy (xx023x@1)to hear you speak Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_320003@1">G D5the (xx023x@1)last of something bright burning Bm (x24432@1) Gstill (320003@1)burning Asus4 beyond the cancer and the chemotherapy Em (022000@1) Gand (320003@1)you were a presence full of light upon this earth D5 (xx023x@1) A (x02220@1) Gand (320003@1)i am a witness to your life and to its worth C (x32010@1) Dit's (xx0232@1)three days later when i get the call Asus4 (x02230@1) Gand (320003@1)there's nobody around to break my fall