[Verse 1]
C#m B A
The sun is rising so late, it's early
C#m B A
I have spread myself too thin again
C#m B A
The guest of honor at my guilty party
C#m B A
Me and this silence have become old friends
[Chorus]
A E B
Father make believe for your daughters
A E B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A E B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m A B
But for now you've got to keep them young
[Instrumental]
C#m
[Verse 2]
C#m B A
My solitude it makes me softer
C#m B A
My suffering is not in vain
C#m B A
My depression sings, "how much longer
C#m B
Will I have to wait to see a world free from pain?"
[Chorus]
A E B
Father make believe for your daughters
A E B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A E B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m A B
But for now you've got to keep them young
[Chorus]
(only strum each chords once for the first two lines)
A E B
Father make believe for your daughters
A E B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A E B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m A B
But for now you've got to keep them young
A E B
Father make believe for your daughters
A E B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A E B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m A B
But for now you've got to keep them young