View Guitar Chords for 17 and 53 - chords ver. 1
intro: Am G DAm You were GsevenDteen the year your father died Am And he was Gfifty-Dthree when you were seventeen Am In the Gmuseum Dwhere you laid your head to sleep Am The artiGfacts were cold to Dcomfort youAmWhen you hGeard them fighting Dyou hid in the apple tree AmThe branchGes broke their noisDe AmAnd when yGour brother studiedD at the university AmYou were lGeft alone to realizDeDmThat while you were growing older EmHe was busy growing older Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah DdumAmIn the sumGmer when your fatheDr drove you to the river AmAnd he wouGld sing so loud D AmSoon to beG kept silent when yDou climbed through barbed-wired fences AmTo get to Gthe riverside DDmAnd while you were growing older EmHe was busy growing older Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah DdumAmAnd in FebGruary you were runnDing late one day AmAnd out thGe door you ran D AmLeaving leGft unsaid the thingDs you’d soon regret not telling AmNever knowGing this would be yDour last chanceDmAnd while you were growing older EmHe was busy growing olderAm And was it Dmfair to G Dmblame the Ggi- Amrl, And was it Dmfair to G Dmmake the Gchild Amchoose, And when you Dmstood next Gto the Dmmoun-Gta- Amin, Did you Dmswear that you could Ghear him Dmcalling Gyou? Am bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum Am bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah DdumAmI am twentGy-two and you are fDifty-three AmAnd only bGlood can tell D AmThat we arGe made up of stringDs and strands of DNA AmDancing waGltzes in our cells DDmand while you are growing older Emi am busy growing older Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum Amtoo, bah dah Gdum, da dah dah dah Ddum