Key: B major
Verse 1
G
Em
G
Jamie was a friend of mine
C
G
He was twenty- five when he died
C
G
He was twenty- five when he died
Em
G
And he'd hate me, but I get angry
C
G
Well, I wish my friend was still alive,
oh Lord
G
Verse 2
And when he died,
oh, they took him to his grave
Em
G
And they carried him there
C
G
on the back of a parade
C
G
On the back of a parade
And when he died,
they sent his spirit to the sky
Em
G
Then he came back down with
C
G
a piano in his mouth
C
G
A piano in his mouth
Verse 3
G
Oh, Desi was a friend of mine
C
G
She's a mermaid now, mama
C
G
She's a mermaid now, mm
Em
G
In the morning, it gets lonely
C
G
Well, I wish my friends were still alive
G
Verse 4
And when she died,
oh, they took her to her grave
Em
G
And they car ried her there
C
G
on the back of a parade
C
G
On the back of a parade
And when she died,
they sent her spirit to the sky
Em
G
Then it came back down with
C
G
a piano in her mouth
G
Verse 5
And when they died they,
oh, took 'em to their graves
Em
G
And they carried them there
C
G
on the back of a parade
C
G
On the back of a parade
And when they died,
they sent their spirits to the sky
Em
G
Then they came back down with
C
G
a piano in their mouths
C
G
A piano in their mouths
Em
G
And the mu sic did come out
C
G
The piano in their mouths
Interlude 1
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C
G
Verse 6
G
Em
G
Oh, Jamie was a friend of mine
C
G
He was twenty- five when he died,
oh Lord
C
G
And I wish my friend was still alive
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ChordsG Em C
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