Intro: F#m-F#m-A-E x2
F#m
Two packs of cigarettes a day
A
The strongest whiskey
E F#m
Kentucky can make
A
That's a recipe to put a vagabond
E F#m
On his hands and knees
I watched it all up close
A
I knew him more than most
E F#m
I saw a side of him he never showed
A
Full of sympathy for a world that
E
Wouldn't let him be
Bm
That's the man he was
D C#
Have you heard enough
F#m A E
What a shame what a shame
F#m
To judge a life that you can't change
A E
The choir sings the church bells ring
F#m
So won't you give this man his wings
A E
What a shame to have to beg you to
D C#
See we're not all the same
F#m
What a shame
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F#m
There's a hard life for every silver spoon
A E
There's a touch of grey for every shade of blue
F#m
That's the way that I see life
A
If there was nothing wrong
E
Then there'd be nothing right
F#m
And for this working man they say could
A
Barely stand
E F#m
There's gotta be a better place to land
A
Some kind of remedy for a world that
E
Wouldn't let him be
Bm
That's the man he was
D C#
Have you heard enough
F#m A E
What a shame what a shame
F#m
To judge a life that you can't change
A E
The choir sings the church bells ring
F#m
So won't you give this man his wings
A E
What a shame to have to beg you to
D C#
See we're not all the same
Bm-A
What a shame
Bridge:
Bbm-Cm-C#-Fm-Eb x2
Bbm Cm C# Fm Eb
God forgive the hands that laid you down
They never knew how
Bbm Cm C# Fm Eb
But your broken heart can break the sound
And change the season
C# Eb
Now the leaves are falling faster happily ever after
C#
You gave me hope through your endeavors
Eb Fm F#m Ab Bb Cm C#
And now you will live for-e--ver
F#m A E
What a shame what a shame
F#m
To judge a life that you can't change
A E
The choir sings the church bells ring
F#m
So won't you give this man his wings
A E
What a shame to have to beg you to
F#m
See we're not all the same
A E
What a shame what a shame
F#m
Cause we're not all the same
A E
What a shame what a shame
F#m
Cause we're not all the same
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