Chords with lyrics
--Chords Used--
G: 355433 or 320033
Bm: x24432 or 799777
Em: 022000
D: xx0232
C: x32010 or 8[10][10]988
D5: x577xx
E5: x799xx
C5C5 x355xx
Intro: G+G B minorBm E minorEm D MajorD C majorC x2
(Verse 1)
G+G
You dreamed he'd shine like the sun now your sun has set
B minorBm
Hey dad, grab another cigarette
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Ashes fall like an unpaid debt, Come on everybody place your bets
G+G
In seventh grade he dug his grave
B minorBm
Trying to be cool with the cool kids, hey
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Follow everything they say, you might fit in if you misbehave
G+G
At sixteen he promised he'd be clean
B minorBm
You didn't bend but you sure did lean
E5E5 D5D5 C5C5
You do not deserve this
(Chorus)
G+G
Hey Mr. Wilmington
D5D5
Yeah I heard about your son
E5E5 D5D5
It's hard enough to hide your scars
C5C5
In small town USA
G+G
Sweet Mr. Wilmington
D5D5
Yeah I read about your son
E5E5 D5D5
Don't blame yourself, you raised him right
C5C5
Remember that when you can't sleep at night
(Verse 2)
G+G
At 21 you found his gun
B minorBm
Hey dad, it's just begun
E minorEm D MajorD
The ties that bind, they come undone
C majorC
Come on everybody, just for fun
G+G
At twenty four you found him on the floor
B minorBm
Decadence was all he wore
E5E5 D5D5 C5C5
You do not deserve this
(Chorus)
G+G
Hey Mr. Wilmington
D5D5
Yeah I heard about your son
E5E5 D5D5
It's hard enough to hide your scars
C5C5
In small town USA
G+G
Sweet Mr. Wilmington
D5D5
Yeah I read about your son
E5E5 D5D5
Don't blame yourself, you raised him right
C5C5
Remember that when you can't sleep at night
(Play D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 C5C5 during the Na Na Na Na Na's)
(Verse 3)
G+G
At the funeral, read his eulogy
B minorBm
Insincere apologies
E5E5 D5D5 C5C5
You do not deserve this
G+G
All the papers and press decide
B minorBm
Hey!
[N.C]
Just another suicide
E5E5 D5D5 C5C5
You do not deserve this
(Chorus x2)
G+G
Hey Mr. Wilmington
D5D5
Yeah I heard about your son
E5E5 D5D5
It's hard enough to hide your scars
C5C5
In small town USA
G+G
Sweet Mr. Wilmington
D5D5
Yeah I read about your son
E5E5 D5D5
Don't blame yourself, you raised him right
C5C5
Remember that when you can't sleep at night
(Play D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 C5C5 over the Na Na Na Na Na's again)
Remember that when you can't sleep at night
End on C5C5