Key: A minor
Verse 1
Ebm
Sleeping at night in a plaster
Abm
board box
Ebm
Ebsus4
Scratching the earth with
Ebm
Abm
the nails on my fingers
Ebm
Ebsus4
And the ground pukes up rocks and
Ebm
Db
rocks and more rocks
B
And when the seeds finally
Abm
Ebm
reach the ground
B
Gb
B
It's all been for nothing
Verse 2
B
Ebm
Ebsus4
Ebm
Abm
I hear the cries of children at night
Ebm
Ebsus4
I watch their faces grow
Ebm
Abm
sallow with hunger
Ebm
Ebsus4
Who draws the line between
Db
what's wrong and right
B
Abm
Ebm
And when I ask what my life is for
B
Gb
B
It's all been for nothing
Verse 3
B
Ebm
Abm
Save your regrets for the dead,
Gb
E
but for the living
Bb
Ebm
Db
Give them love and give them bread
B
Ebm
Abm
One more hungry mouth to be fed
Gb
E
Remember the living
Bb
Give them love,
give them bread
Ebm
Db
Ebm
B
Verse 4
Ebm
Ebsus4
Standing in the light of the
Ebm
kitchen screen door
Abm
Ebm
Ebsus4
Like some kind of untouchable
Ebm
Abm
stuck in Calcutta
Ebm
I almost forget what I'm
Db
standing here for
B
Abm
Ebm
And I don't know what to do but I know
B
Gb
B
I won't leave with nothing
Verse 5
B
Ebm
Where are the days when life
Abm
Ebm
was carefree
Abm
Why must I suffer this, what was my crime
Ebm
Ebsus4
Ebm
Db
Begging or thievery, which shall it be
B
Abm
Ebm
Is there no other choice for me
B
Gb
B
I can't live with nothing
Verse 6
B
Ebm
Abm
Save your regrets for the dead,
Gb
E
but for the living
Bb
Ebm
Db
Give them love, give them bread
B
Abm
One more hungry mouth to be fed
Gb
E
Remember the living
Bb
Ebm
Give them love, give them bread
Db
Yeah, justice
Verse 7
B
Bb
Abm
only comes to the dead,
Gb
E
but for the living
Bb
Ebm
Db
Give them love, give them bread
B
Tell them one more hungry
Ebm
Abm
mouth to be fed
Gb
E
Remember the living
Bb
Give them love, give them bread
Ebm
B
Verse 8
Ebm
Abm
I hear the cries of the children at night
Ebm
I watch their faces grow
Abm
sallow with hunger
Ebm
Abm
Ebsus4
Who draws the line between
Db
what's wrong and right
B
Abm
Ebm
When they ask me what life is for
B
Gb
B
I must give them something
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEbm Abm Ebsus4 Db B...
More songs by Todd Rundgren
Discover chords for more songs to play
5.0
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users