[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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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 E6sus(b2) C
Another reason to get out there and fight
[Chorus]
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..."
