Key: A minor
Verse 1
Em
Sleeping at night in a plaster
Am
board box
Em
Esus4
Scratching the earth with
Em
Am
the nails on my fingers
Em
Esus4
And the ground pukes up rocks and
Em
D
rocks and more rocks
C
And when the seeds finally
Am
Em
reach the ground
C
G
C
It's all been for nothing
Verse 2
C
Em
Esus4
Em
Am
I hear the cries of children at night
Em
Esus4
I watch their faces grow
Em
Am
sallow with hunger
Em
Esus4
Who draws the line between
D
what's wrong and right
C
Am
Em
And when I ask what my life is for
C
G
C
It's all been for nothing
Verse 3
C
Em
Am
Save your regrets for the dead,
G
F
but for the living
B
Em
D
Give them love and give them bread
C
Em
Am
One more hungry mouth to be fed
G
F
Remember the living
B
Give them love,
give them bread
Em
D
Em
C
Verse 4
Em
Esus4
Standing in the light of the
Em
kitchen screen door
Am
Em
Esus4
Like some kind of untouchable
Em
Am
stuck in Calcutta
Em
I almost forget what I'm
D
standing here for
C
Am
Em
And I don't know what to do but I know
C
G
C
I won't leave with nothing
Verse 5
C
Em
Where are the days when life
Am
Em
was carefree
Am
Why must I suffer this, what was my crime
Em
Esus4
Em
D
Begging or thievery, which shall it be
C
Am
Em
Is there no other choice for me
C
G
C
I can't live with nothing
Verse 6
C
Em
Am
Save your regrets for the dead,
G
F
but for the living
B
Em
D
Give them love, give them bread
C
Am
One more hungry mouth to be fed
G
F
Remember the living
B
Em
Give them love, give them bread
D
Yeah, justice
Verse 7
C
B
Am
only comes to the dead,
G
F
but for the living
B
Em
D
Give them love, give them bread
C
Tell them one more hungry
Em
Am
mouth to be fed
G
F
Remember the living
B
Give them love, give them bread
Em
C
Verse 8
Em
Am
I hear the cries of the children at night
Em
I watch their faces grow
Am
sallow with hunger
Em
Am
Esus4
Who draws the line between
D
what's wrong and right
C
Am
Em
When they ask me what life is for
C
G
C
I must give them something
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEm Am Esus4 D C...
More songs by Todd Rundgren
Discover chords for more songs to play
5.0
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users