Intro: F7 Bb Bbm F G C F
Verse 1:
Dm7 C Fmaj7
Simple walk to the corner store
Dm7 C Fmaj7
Mama never thought she would be gettin' a call from the coroner
Dm7 C
Said her son's been gunned down, been gunned down
F
'Can you come now?'
Gm7
Tears in her eyes, 'Can you calm down?
F Bb C
Please, ma'am, can you calm down?'
Pre-Chorus
Dm7 C F
But it rained fire in the city that day, they say
Dm7 C
A river of blood in the streets
F
No love in the streets
Dm7 C F
And then came silence in the city that day, they say
Bb
Just another one gone
C
And they tell her move on
And she's stuck there, singing
F7 Bb
'Baby, don't you close your eyes
Bbm F
'Cause this could be our final time
G C F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
F7 Bb
And I think of all you could have done
Bbm F
At least you'll stay forever young
G C F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
G C F
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die'
Verse 2:
Dm7 C F
New job, new city, new her
Dm7 C F
Bright-eyed, you would have been proud if you knew her
Dm7 C F
Flashing lights in the mirror, pull over, pull over
Gm7 F Bb C
A couple nights in detention and it's over, a whole life's over
Pre-Chorus
Dm7 C Fmaj7
They came marching in the city that day, they say
Dm7 C
Carryin' signs in the streets
F
Cryin' eyes in the streets
Dm7 C F
But they heard nothing from the city that day, they say
Bb
Just another one gone
C
And the city moved on
We're stuck here singing
F7 Bb
'Baby, don't you close your eyes
Bbm F
'Cause this could be our final time
G C F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
F7 Bb
I'll think of all you coulda done
Bbm F
At least you'll stay forever young
G C F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
G C F
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die'
Bridge:
Dm7 C
Another dream lost
F7 Bb
Another king and queen lost
Cm6 F C
Another broken promise they refuse to make right
Dm7 C
Oh, another night to live in fear
F7 Bb
Oh, another night that you're not here
Cm6 Esus C
Another reason to get out there and fight
F7 Bb
But I said, 'Baby, don't you close your eyes
Bbm F
'Cause this could be our final time
G C F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
F7 Bb
But I'll think of all you coulda done
Bbm F
At least you'll stay forever young
G C F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
G C
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way...'