Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
Eb
A reporter in a jail room,
Ab
whispering her source to a dying bulb
Bb
While the prince is in a fable, peaceful in his cradle,
Cm
Bb
Ab
Bb
convinced of the im possible:
Fm
Bb
All those wicked words I used to
Eb
Ab
build my wild Western truth!
Bb
Fm
Bb
I was just following the rules. Yeah,
Eb
Ab
I did what I had to do.
Bb
Fm
Eb
Bb
So now its later than it needs to be
Gm
And in the dulcet tones
Cm
Bb
of dream
Ab
The prince atop his chariot,
Bb
Eb
Heaven bound & glory be.
Verse 2
Eb
A mother in a market chases after
Ab
children that she barely knows
Bb
While the father on the barstool, dropped off by
Cm
Bb
Ab
his carpool, is playing a familiar role:
Eb
Fm
Bb
I used to be a conquering king. I watched
Eb
Ab
the slow stars shoot & swing.
Bb
Fm
Bb
When I'd wake, the world would sing. Now,
Eb
Ab
I can't hear anything.
F
Fm
Eb
Bb
So now its later than it needs to be
Gm
And while his stranger
Cm
Bb
family sleeps
Ab
The king looks for his castle,
Bb
Eb
Heaven bound & glory be.
Ab
There's a myth we must've
Verse 3
Eb
made
Gm
Ab
One we're spreading every day
Cm
Fm
Bb
In every dying dream we grieve
Gm
Cm
The humming hole we fight & feed
Bb
Ab
Bb
It's the loving lives we long for
Heaven bound & glory be
Eb
A
Verse 4
man in a hotel room,
Ab
tangled to his teeth by the telephone
Bb
He's waiting on a woman,
wondering what she's doing,
Cm
Bb
Ab
And pacing so his pulse won't slow.
Cm
Fm
Bb
He drums his legs and pulls his hair;
Eb
Ab
he carves her dimples in the air.
Bb
Fm
Bb
The ra ging world has spooked him scared,
Eb
Ab
and he don't want her lost out there.
Bb
Fm
So now it's later than it
Eb
Bb
needs to be
Gm
And though his aching
Cm
eyes want sleep
Bb
Fm
Eb
Bb
Against all rational ity
Gm
Bb
Cm
Bb
Against everything he be lieves
Ab
He prays for her protection,
Bb
Cm
F
Ab
Bb
Heaven bound
Eb
Bb
Cm
Bb
& glory be.
Ab
I pray for your protection,
Bb
Eb
Heaven bound & glory be.
Bb
Eb
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEb Ab Bb Cm Fm...
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
Fm
Gm
F
Capo: 1
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