Intro: G F G D Eb F G Bb G BbVerso 1:
G Bb There's an old man on a city bus G Holding a candy cane Bb G And it isn't even Christmas Bb He sees a note in the obituary that F C His last friend has died G Bb There's an infant clinging to his G Overweight mother in the cold Bb G As they go to shop for cigarettes Bb And she spends her last dollar on a F C Gm F Bottle of vodka for tonightBb F Gm And I guess it struck a nerve F C Gm Like I had to squint my eyes F Gm You can never get out of the line of F C Sight Bb F Gm Like a barren winter day F C Gm Or a patch of unburned green Gm F Gm D Like a tragic real dreeaam Eb F G Bb I guess it struck a nerveInstrumental: G Bb G Bb F CVerso 2:
G Bb Every day I wander in negative G Disposition Bb G As I'm bombarded by superlatives Bb F Realizing very well that I am not C Alone G Bb Introverted, I look to tomorrow for G Salvation Bb G But I'm thinking altruistically Bb F And a wave of overwhelming doubt turns C Gm F Me to stoneBb F Gm And I guess it struck a nerve F C Gm Sent a murmur through my heart F Gm We just haven't got time to crack the F C Maze Bb F Gm Like a magic speeding clock F C Gm Or a cancer in our cells Gm F Gm D A collision in the daaark Eb F G Bb G Bb I guess it struck a neeeeeerrrrve One, two!Solo: G Bb G Bb G Bb F C G Bb G Bb G Bb F C GmPonte:
Eb F G I trrryyy to close my eyes Eb F G But I cannot ignore the stimuli Eb F If there's a purpose for us all, it G Bb Remains a secret to me Eb F D7 Don't ask me to justify my lifeBb F Gm 'Cause I guess it struck a nerve (It Struck a nerve!) F C Gm Like I had to squint my eyes F Gm You can never get out of the line of F C Sight Bb F Gm Like a magic speeding clock F C Gm Or a cancer in our cells Gm F Gm D A collision in the daaark Eb F G Bb I guess it struck a nerveFinal: G Bb G Bb Eb F G Bb G Bb G Bb Eb F G