[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G (C)
Line of limousines leaves one by one
G
The prayers been prayed, the hymns been sung
C
Black mascara's already run
G
But the tears keep flowin'
G
You can blame it on hate or blame it on guns
But mama's ain't supposed to bury their sons
C
Left a hole in her heart and it still ain't done
G
The bullet keeps on goin'
[Chorus]
C
Through every branch of his family tree
Every birthday that he'll never see
G
Every chance to live a good life that was stolen
C
Through the son he'll never get to raise
His daughter on her wedding day
Em D C
Wishin' it was his hands she was holdin'
Em D C
'Till every heart that's left to break is broken
G
The bullet keeps on goin'
[Verse 2]
G
The grass grows back around the stone
And friends stop checkin' in on the phone
C
The camera crews have all moved on
G
But the wound's still open
D
The bullet keeps on goin'
[Chorus]
C
Through every branch of his family tree
Every birthday that he'll never see
G
Every chance to live a good life that was stolen
C
Through the son he'll never get to raise
His daughter on her wedding day
Em D C
Wishin' it was his hands she was holdin'
Em D C
'Till every heart that's left to break is broken
Em D C Em D C
The bullet keeps on goooiiiin', yeah
[Bridge]
G
Line of limousines leaving one by one
The prayers been prayed, the hymns been sung
C
Oh, mama's ain't supposed to bury their sons
G
The bullet keeps on goin'
[Partial Chorus]
C
Through the son he'll never get to raise
His daughter on her wedding day
Em D C
Wishin' it was his hands she was holdin'
Em D C
'Till every heart that's left to break is broken
G
The bullet keeps on goin', the bullet keeps on goin'
End on G