WISHING WELLS (Ron Sexsmith)
From the album "Retriever" (2004)
Capo 1
[Intro]
G F G Am G F G Am G F G
[Verse 1]
C
Wishing wells
Em F
are fine in fairy tales
C
But they've got no business here
Em F G
Where evil's very real and children are known to just disappear
[Verse 2]
C
Magic spells
Em F
still hold no currency
C
Where people are lining up
Em F G
To sell their dignity when reality's a show, they'll crawl through mud
[Chorus]
F G Am G
I fear sometimes, we ain't got a hope in hell
F G Am G
I've half a mind to hang the next fool to wish me well
[Verse 3]
C
To wish me well
Em F
It comes as no surprise
C
All that rises to the top
Em F G
Before our very eyes with each generation expectation drops
[Chorus]
F G Am G
I fear sometimes, we ain't got a hope in hell
F G Am G
I've half a mind to hang the next fool to wish me well
C
To wish me well
[Instrumental]
Em F C Em F G
[Verse 4]
C
Tell me when,
Em F
when will the truth prevail
C
To clear away all the smug
Em F G
and smirking juveniles and save us from all the blood thirsty thugs
[Chorus]
F G Am G
I fear sometimes, we ain't got a hope in hell
F G Am G
I've half a mind to hang the next fool to wish me well
F G Am G
I fear sometimes, we ain't got a hope in hell
F G Am G
I've half a mind to hang the next fool to wish me well
[Outro]
F G Am G
[fade out]