Verse: Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 When I was a little girl Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 Like really little, like 8 or Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 so I was playing in my father's study Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 a place in the house I wasn't supposed to go Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 My father fancied himself a sailor Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 His study was filled with nautical dec- Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 or He kept a boat in a bottle on the top of a shelf Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 And it shattered on the ground when I slammed the door Pre-Chorus: Ebm Ebm I told my mother everything Ebm Ebm I told her I was so, so sorry Ebm Ebm She told me, "don't cry, when he comes home tonight Ebm Ebm We can make everything okay Ebm Ebm This is all we have to say" Chorus: Ab B Db "We don't remember a boat in a bottle Ab B Db It must've fallen off its shelf alone Ab B Db We know you loved it, we're so sad it's broken Ab B But neither one of us was even home" Db Eb Ab -downbeat of Verse- And it's our word, yes our word, against his Verse: Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 So I hid screw-ups from my father Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 Made up school awards to please my mom Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 Whatever made the steak taste better Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 Whatever kept the waters calm Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 I was told to keep their secrets Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 And in turn they'd keep mine Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 As I got older, I got dumber Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 I couldn't help but cross the line Pre-Chorus: Ebm Ebm Three times I nearly wrecked my life Ebm Ebm Three times I nearly came to ruin Ebm Ebm Three times went crying to my parents Ebm Ebm Who said they'd make it go away Ebm Ebm Yes, this is all we had to say Chorus: Ab B Db "We never rented a house in Sedona Ab B Db We didn't see Camille the day she died Ab B Db We haven't been on our boat in some years now Ab B So we don't care what you found inside" Dbm Eb And it's our word, yes our word Dbm Eb It's our word, yes our word Eb Against theirs Bridge: Eb Gb Eb Gb Somebody was paid to make it go away Ab Gb Everyone was paid to make the problems go away Ab Doesn't matter who gets screwed, or who is blamed Bbm Or what you need to do to clear your name Ab Gb An inconvenient truth can be easily erased Verse: -first four lines just roots- Ab Gb E When I was 26 Ab Gb E I was living in New York Ab Gb E I developed some fun habits Ab Gb E Put my white blood cells to work Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 I remember it so clearly Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 I was home alone on a Tuesday night Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 To level out, I'd popped some downers Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 But couldn't seem to get my mind right Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 I drew a bath and slipped into it Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 And suddenly became aware Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 I couldn't keep my head above water Abmaj7 Gbmaj7 Emaj7 -Ebm - I took a final gasp of air Chorus: Ebm Ebm And as I laid there helplessly Ebm Ebm a million different thoughts came to me Ebm Ebm I saw my parents hearing the news Ebm Ebm "Your only daughter drowned today" Ebm Ebm I thought about what they might say Chorus: Ab "Our daughter, Judith? B Db No, she moved to Austin Ab B Db She's very happy there, or so we hear Ab B Db She's always been so goddamned independent Ab B Db The years go by and now we barely see her" Ab B Db "Our daughter, Judith? You must be mistaken Ab B Db You mean the girl we raised as if our own? Ab B Db We loved her so much she felt like our child Ab B E But eventually we had to send her home" Outro: Dbm It'd be their word Eb Only their word Dbm It'd be their word Eb Only their word -nc- On it’s own
