Verse 1:
Am Gadd9 Am Gadd9
In a river the color of lead
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Immerse the baby's head
Fmaj7 G Am Gadd9 Am
Wrap her up in the News Of The World
Gadd9 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Dump her on a doorstep, girl
Pre-Chorus:
Fmaj7 G Am Amadd9 Am
This night has opened my eyes
Gadd9 G
And I will never sleep again
Verse 2:
Am Gadd9 Am Gadd9
You kicked and cried like a bullied child
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G
a grown man of twentyfive
Am Gadd9 Am
Oh, he said he'd cure your ills
Gadd9 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G
But he didn't and he never will
Pre-Chorus:
Am Amadd9 Am
Oh, save your life
Gadd9 G
Because you've only got one
Chorus:
Fmaj7
The dream has gone
Cmaj7
But the baby is real
G F
Oh, you did a good thing
Dm F G Fmaj7 Cmaj7
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
G F
Oh, you did a bad thing
Dm F G Dm
And I'm not happy
F G
And I'm not sad
Verse 3:
Am Gadd9 Am Gadd9
a shoeless child on a swing
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Reminds you of your own again
Fmaj7 G Am
She took away your troubles
Gadd9 Am
Oh, but then again
Gadd9
She left pain
Interlude: Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G
Pre-Chorus:
Am Amadd9 Am
So, please save your life
Gadd9 G
Because you've only got one
Chorus:
Fmaj7
The dream has gone
Cmaj7
But the baby is real
G F
Oh, you did a good thing
Dm F G
She could have been a poet
Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Or, she could have been a fool
G F
Oh, you did a bad thing
Dm F G Dm
And I'm not happy
F G
And I'm not sad
Outro:
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 G F Dm F G
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 G F Dm
F G
Oh...
Dm
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
F G Fmaj7 Cmaj7 G F Dm
F G Fmaj7 Cmaj7 G F Dm
F G
Oh...
Dm
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
F G Fmaj7 Cmaj7 G F Dm
F G
Outro:
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 G F Dm F G
Dm F G
