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they'd hooked you up to a fentanyl drip
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to mitigate the pain a little bit
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i flew in from pennsylvania
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when i heard the hour was coming fast
Bm G D5
And i docked in santa barbara
Bm G D5
tried to brace myself
Bm G D5
but you can't brace yourself
Bm G Asus4
when the time comes you just have to roll with the blast
Em G
and i'm an 1 -wheeler headed down the interstate
D5 A G
and my brakes are gonna give and i won't know til it's too late
C D
tires screaming when i lose control
Asus4 G
try not to hurt too many people when i roll
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find the harbor freeway and head south
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real tired head kind of light
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i found telegraph road i'd only seen the name on envelopes
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found the parking lot and turned right
Bm G D5
i felt all the details carving out space in my head
Bm G D5
tropicanas on the walkway neon red
Bm G D5
between the pain and the pills trying to hold it at bay
Bm G Asus4
stands a traveler going somewhere far away
Em G
and i am an airplane tumbling wing over wing
D5 A G
try to listen to my instruments they don't say anything
C D
people screaming when the engines quit
Asus4 G
i hope we're all in crash position when we hit
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and then came to your bedside
Dsus4
and as it turns out
D5
i'm not ready
Dmaj7 D sus
and as though
Dsus4 D5
you were speaking through a thick haze
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you said hello to me
Bm G D5
we all stood there around you
Bm G D5
happy to hear you speak
Bm G D5
the last of something bright burning
Bm G
still burning
Asus4
beyond the cancer and the chemotherapy
Em G
and you were a presence full of light upon this earth
D5 A G
and i am a witness to your life and to its worth
C D
it's three days later when i get the call
Asus4 G
and there's nobody around to break my fall