Intro: D

Verse 1:
      D
I was old by the time that I was nine
    B
I escaped into books
         Em
And I crocheted to pass the time
     Gb                Bm
When death is crowding half your view
     Em      A         D
It's hard to play with toys
      D
How I fought, how I toiled, how I lied
          B
Discarded lunches in the trash bin
Em
Weighing on my mind
    Gb              Bm
But I'm so weak, my shoulders heavy
Em        A     D
Tell them how I tried

Chorus:
        D
So, now
B                       Em
Tell them that I had it my way
            Gb                    Bm
Down by the waterfall and twisted sideways
          Em      A     D
Died with daisies all around
   D
me
  B                          Em
I tried so long to do things your way
    Gb                    Bm
The glow was like an open doorway
          Em     A           D
Spreading slowly through the trees
         D
And when
    B                    Em
the heavens came down to meet me
  Gb                      Bm
I swam back to my shadow, slammed the door
     Gb                            Bm
Upon breaking through the surface, wanted more
         Gb                   Bm
Than the vision of my slumber had in store
  Gb                        Bm
I went back to my house and lined my door
     Em      A     D
With daisies all around

Verse 2:
       D
I make friends with the others pretty quick
      B                          Em
And I remember my nurse from the last time that I was sick
   Gb                     Bm         Em       A     D
He looks surprised, says “Memory's a blessing and a curse

Chorus:
           D
Hey, kid -
  B                    Em
Before you turn in for curfew
    Gb                      Bm
I'm hoping that your starry dreams come true
  Gb                               Bm
I hope that when you leave, you're born anew
  Gb                           Bm
I hope that you will tend your garden filled with
Em      A    D
Daisies all around.”

Verse 3:
        D
I drive home from the ward in my new car
            B                     Em
And now the radio host is talking with a falling star
    Gb               Bm            Em     A       D
She stops to whisper in my ear and put my mind at ease
       D
Been a year since I sat there at the park
        B                       Em
Staring up at the sun until the summer went dark
   Gb            Bm                 Em       A       D
By god, an angel caught my hand and swung me back to Earth

Chorus:
        D
And now
     B                      Em
I am closing in on my third decade
  Gb                   Bm
I drape the tablecloth over my past
    Em       A      D
And how this life astounds
    D
Me!
          B                         Em
Whether a specter, or a trick of my vision
             Gb                  Bm
And now, the lovingly discordant serenade
    Gb                     Bm
The table spread I used my heart to make
   Gb                       Bm
My playing cards in hand, I hold an ace
  Gb                    Bm
A toast to every memory I had saved
  Gb                  Bm
A child hands to me a fresh bouquet
  Gb                        Bm
I want to spend the rest of all my days
     Em      A    D
With daisies all around
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