[Verse 1]
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It was in the March of the Winter
Am
I turned seventeen
Dm
That I bought those pills
C
I thought I would need
F
And I wrote a letter
Am
To my family
Dm
Said, "it's not your fault
C
And you've been good to me."
F
Just lately I've been feeling
Am
Like I don't belong
Dm
Like the ground's not mine
C
To walk upon
F
And I've heard that music
Am
Echo through the house
Dm
Where my grandmother drank
C
By herself
F
And I sat watching a flower
Am
As it was withering
Dm
I was embarrassed by
C
Its honesty
F
So I'd prefer to be remembered
Am
As a smiling face
Dm
Not this fucking wreck
C
That's taken its place
F Am Dm C
[Chorus]
F
So please forgive what I have done
Am
No, you can't stay mad at the setting sun
Dm
'cause we all get tired, I mean, eventually
C
There is nothing left to do but sleep
F Am Dm C x3
[Verse 2]
F
But Spring came, bearing sunlight
Am
Those persuasive rays
Dm
So I gave myself
C
A few more days
F Am
My salvation, it came, quite suddenly
Dm C
When Justin spoke, very plainly
F
He said, "now, of course it's your decision
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But just so you know
Dm
If you decide to leave
C
Soon, I will follow"
F Am Dm C x2
[Verse 3]
F
I wrote this for a baby
Am
Who has yet to be born
Dm
My brother's first child
C
I hope that womb's not too warm
F
'cause it's cold out here
Am
And it'll be quite a shock
Dm
To breathe this air
C
To discover loss
F
So I'd like to make some changes
Am
Before you arrive
Dm
So when your new eyes meet mine
C
They won't see no lies
Just love
F
Just love
Am
I will be pure
Dm
No, no, I know i will be pure
C
F Am
Like snow, like gold
Dm C
Like snow, like gold
F Am
Like snow, like snow
Dm C
Like gold, like gold, like gold
F Am Dm C x2