Verse 1: Gb Abm Let me out Gb B Of these mental ward confines E So white and plain Gb Abm Free my mind Gb B From prescriptions that you write E B I'm not the same Dbm Gb Young kid with the see-through skin B Gb Abm Ebm All arteries and veins Dbm Gb Spun out in the family car B Gb E7 Trying to make my way Dbm Gb Home Chorus 1: Abm Gb Are you ready to put me under B E7 'Cause I'm ready to go back home Abm Gb I don't care what the doctors told me B E7 I spoke to Jesus on the telephone Abm Gb He said, "Lace up your shoes and quit playing the blues" B E7 I'm gonna take me to a better place Abm Gb Where the sun always shines and the light in your eyes B E7 Is always tended like a burning flame Interlude: Dbm Gb Na na, na na na na na B Gb Abm Ebm Na na na na na na Dbm Gb Na na, na na na na na B Gb E7 Na na na na na na Verse 2: Gb Abm Gb B Write me up on a list of who was cured E And what was slain Gb Abm Gb B Like a glove with the blood of who you hurt E I'm thrown away Verse 3: B Because I'm Dbm Gb Half gone, don't know what I'm on B Gb Abm Ebm My vision blurs and shakes Db Gb You don't need a PhD B Gb E7 To be the one to break Dbm Gb Me Chorus 2: Abm Gb Are you ready to call my mother B E7 And my father, my sister too Ab Gb 'Cause I'm going to higher places B E7 And I'm so sorry I'm not taking you Abm Gb So I'll lace up my shoes and quit playing the blues B E7 I'm gonna take me to a better place Abm Gb Where the sun always shines and the light in your eyes B E7 Is always tended like a burning flame Ab Where the sun always shines Gb And the bells never chime B E7 And the undertaker stays away Outro: Db Gb Na na, na na na na na B Gb Abm Ebm Na na na na na na Dbm Gb Na na, na na na na na B Gb E7 Na na na na na na
