Standard Tuning: you must tune down the high e to D
[Chorus]
C E7 G6 D
Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall
C E7 G6 Am
Been one seat empty 18 years in all
C E7 G6 D
Freezing slow time away from the world
C G6 Am
He?s 38 years old, never kissed a girl
C G6 Am
He?s 38 years old, never kissed a girl
C G6 Am
[Verse]
Am C E7 G6
We were sittin' at the table, heard the telephone ring
Father said he'd tell me if he saw anything
Heard the tap on the window in the middle of the night
Held back the curtains for my older brother mike
[Verse]
Am Dsus2
See my sister got raped, so a man got killed
C Dsus2
Little boy went to prison, man's buried on the hill
Am Dsus2
Folks went back to normal when they closed the case
C Dsus2
They still stare at their shoes when they pass our place
[Solo]
Am C E7 C Am (x3)
Am C E7
[Verse]
Am C E7 G6
My mother cried the horror has finally ceased
He whispered yeah, for the time being, at least
And over his shoulder, on the squad car megaphone
Said let's go Mikey, son, we're takin' you home
[Chorus]
C E7 G6 D
Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall
C E7 G6 Am
Been one seat empty 18 years in all
C E7 G6 D
Freezing slow time away from the world
C G6 Am
He?s 38 years old, never kissed a girl
C G6 Am
He?s 38 years old, never kissed a girl
C G6 Am C E7 C E7
He?s 38 years old,..... never kissed a girl
[Outro]
Am C E7 C Am (a few times over end solo)
Am C E7 Am C G6 Am