Intro | / slide up | h hammer-on | p pull-off A D6 A D6 e|------------5-7--------------------------------| B|------------5-7-----------------9-------7------| G|------7-7---6-7------7-7---9/11-9-------7------| D|--7---7-7h9---7--7---7-7h9-------9h11p9-7------| A|--7h9------------7h9---------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| A D6 A D6 e|------------5-7--------------------------------| B|------------5-7-----------------9-------7------| G|------7-7---6-7------7-7---9/11-9-------7------| D|--7---7-7h9---7--7---7-7h9-------9h11p9-7------| A|--7h9------------7h9---------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|Verso 1:
A A7 D6 A A/G# F#m A7/E D Bm/A Bm7 We carried you in our arms on Independence Day G D A A7 D6 And now you'd throw us all aside and put us all away A A7 D6 A A/G# F#m A7/E D Bm Bm7 Oh, what dear daughter 'neath the sun could treat a father so? G D A A7 To wait upon him hand and foot and always ask 'NoC#7 F#m Tears of rage, tears of grief D A Why must I always be the thief? C#7 F#m A7/E Come to me now, you know we're so low D Bm A D6 A D6 And life is briefVerso 2:
A A7 D6 A A/G# F#m A7/E D Bm/A Bm7 We pointed out the way to go And scratched your name in sand G D A A7 But you just thought it was nothing more Than a place for you to stand A A7 D6 A A/G# F#m A7/E D Bm Bm7 while we watched and waited for you to climb, There was no one true G D A A7 I myself was among The ones who thought It was a childish thing to doC#7 F#m Tears of rage, tears of grief D A Why must I always be the thief? C#7 F#m A7/E Come to me now, you know we're so low D Bm A D6 A D6 And life is briefInstrumental: Verse A A7 D6 A A/G# F#m A7/E D Bm/A Bm7 G D A A7 D6 A A7 D6 A A/G# F#m A7/E D Bm Bm7 G D A A7 A D6 A D6Verso 3:
A A9 A7 D6 A A/G# F#m A7/E D Bm/A Bm7 It was all very painless When you went out to receive G D A A7 All that false instruction That we never could believe A A9 A7 D6 A A/G# F#m A7/E D Bm Bm7 And now the heart is filled with gold As if it was a purse G D A A7 But, oh, what kind of love is this Which goes from bad to worse?C#7 F#m Tears of rage, tears of grief D A Why must I always be the thief? C#7 F#m A7/E Come to me now, you know we're so low D Bm And life is brief C#7 F#m A7/E Come to me now, you know we're so low D Bm A D6 A D6 A D6 A And life is brief