Intro: Db Eb Db Ab Verse 1: Ab Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind Db Ab You're tethered to another and you're worried all the time Eb Db Db Bbm7 Eb Db You always knew the melody but you never heard it rhyme Ab She is fair and she is quiet, Lord, she doesn't look like me Db Ab She made me love the morning, she's a holiday at sea Eb Db Db Bbm Ab The New York streets are as busy as they always used to be Eb Ab But I am the mother of Evangeline Verse 2: Ab The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep Db Ab She broke a thousand heirlooms I was never meant to keep Eb Db Db Bbm Ab She filled my life with color, cancelled plans, and trashed my car Eb Eb Eb But none of that is ever who we are Ab Outside of my windows are the mountains and the snow Db Ab I hold you while you're sleeping and I wish that I could go Eb Db Db Bbm Ab All my rowdy friends are out accomplishing their dreams Eb Ab But I am the mother of Evangeline Bridge: Eb Db Ab They've still got their morning paper and their coffee and their time Eb Db Ab And they still enjoy their evenings with the skeptics and the wine, oh C7 Db Db Bbm But all the wonders I have seen, I will see a second time Ab Eb Eb Eb From inside of the ages through your eyes Verse 3: Ab You were not an accident where no one thought it through Db Ab The world that stood agaisnt us made us mean to fight for you Eb Db Db Bbm Eb Db And when we chose your name we knew you'd fight the power too Ab You're nothing short of magical and beautiful to me Db Ab I'll never hit the bigtime without you Eb Db Db Bbm Ab So they can keep their treasure and their ties to the machine Eb Fm Cause I am the mother of Evangeline Db Db Db Bbm Eb Db They can keep their treasure and their ties to the machine Ab Eb Ab Cause I am the mother of Evangeline Db Db Bbm Ab Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Db Db Bbm Ab Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Db Db Bbm Ab Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
