Key: Bb major
Intro 1
G
Am
D
C
G
C
D
Dsus4
D
Verse 1
arrived in a cardboard suitcase
C
Am
Adim
Sealed with a kiss from his Mom
Cm
G
With a newspaper under his
Gdim
C#dim
arm
Am
D
And over his head
Am
C
Alone in the hall with his back to the wall
G
Bm
E
You could see he was one of a few
Am
D
He spoke only when spoken to
C
G
And sometimes alone in his bed
D
C
G
Sing the sweetest song
Bm
Am
Sing so sweet that while you sleep
D
C
G
C
Your melody lingers on
D
G
Verse 2
Sebastian is led to a black- walled room
C
Cm
Red carpeting covers the floor
G
Gdim
Someone is closing the door
C#dim
C
G
D
And raising the blind
Am
C
Hiding his eyes so they won't
looked surprised
G
Bm
E
When the hand reaches down for the note
Am
D
The one that his mother wrote
C
G
And tied by a string to his neck
D
C
G
Sing the sweetest song
D
C
G
C
Your melody lingers on
Interlude 1
D
Verse 3
C
Cm
And the rest of his life to begin
G
C#dim
Sebastian is wearing a grin
Am
D
under his nose
Am
C
Out on the grass, he can hear it at last
G
Bm
E
The rush of a bird to his home
Am
D
Then, while unpacking a comb
C
G
He thinks of a song that he knows
D
C
G
Sing the sweetest song
D
Am
Sing so sweet that while you sleep
D
C
G
Your melody lingers on
D
C
G
Sing the sweetest song
D
Am
Sing so sweet that while you sleep
D
C
G
Your melody lingers on
Outro 1
D
G
Am
D
C
G
Am
D
C
G
C
D
G
G
G
G
G
G
D
G
D
G
Em
D
D
G
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