Intro: Abmaj7  Ab6  Bbm  Eb x2

Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)Ab6 (xx1111@1)Bbm (x13321@1)        EbA (x43121@3)windy day, the cars in slow formation
Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)Ab6 (xx1111@1)Bbm (x13321@1)     EbNot (x43121@3)far away, a final destination
Eb6 (xx15xx@4)        FOne (133211@1)mother's son
Bbm (x13321@1)                 EbHis (x43121@3)father's distant gaze, regretting
Eb6 (xx15xx@4)            FWhere (133211@1)they went wrong
Bbm (x13321@1)               EbHe (x43121@3)always found it too upsetting

Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)    Ab6 (xx1111@1)
Me and my friend
Bbm (x13321@1)         EbWe (x43121@3)lived our lives completely
Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)      Ab6 (xx1111@1)
From start to end
Bbm (x13321@1)         EbYou (x43121@3)and your friend, so sweetly
Eb6 (xx15xx@4)               FWith (133211@1)strength and pride
    Bbm (x13321@1)        EbIn (x43121@3)spite of everything, and swimming
Eb6 (xx15xx@4)        FAgainst (133211@1)the tide
      Bbm (x13321@1)     EbTo (x43121@3)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 (2x4342@1)    F (133211@1)      Bbm (x13321@1) EbTo (x43121@3)wipe away the tears
F#6 (2x4342@1)    F (133211@1)     BbmNo (x13321@1)more pain, no fear
                        FNo (133211@1)sorrow or dying, no waiting or crying
Bbm (x13321@1)        C#/Ab              Eb/GThese (444322@1)former things have passed away
         Eb (x43121@3)        Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)Ab6 (xx1111@1)Bbm (x13321@1)Eb (x43121@3)AbAnother (xx1114@1)life begins today