CAPO: 3
The Am/D at the end is completely optional,
but it really helps simulate the synth part.
I play it xx0210.
Intro:
C Am
C Am F
C Am
C Am F
C Am F
C Am F
Verse:
C
the end of june came
Am
and took you away
C
we were all crying
Am
felt like i was dying
F Am
black dress & black shoes
G
tied laces for you
F Am
the saddest of days
G
why couldn't we save...
Chorus:
C
you?
Am F
why couldn't we save...
C Am F
you?
Verse:
C
inside my head
Am
at the edge of the bed
C
where somberness lay
Am
in your children that day
F Am
as goodbyes are spent
G
holding on to what's left
F Am
the saddest of days
G
why couldn't we save...
Chorus:
C
you?
Am F
why couldn't we save...
C Am F
you?
Interlude:
C
Verse:
C
nothing but ashes
Am
in the old fire place
C
with all of the memories
Am
he has erased
F Am
heavier heels
G
his mourning concealed
F Am
on the saddest of days
G
why couldn't we save...
[wait an extra second...]
Chorus:
C
you?
Am F
why couldn't we save...
C Am F
you?
C Am/D F
you?
C Am/D F
you?
