[Intro]
G   Am7  D9  Am7  G     Em    C G    x2

[Intro-verse]
G       C   G        Em      C   G
If only for my tongue, if only for my mouth
Em   C        G         D    Em   C     G
Find my words to speak, dribble out, fall out

[Intro-break]
G   Am7  D9  Am7  G     Em    C G    

[Intro-verse]
G             C      G     Em     C    G
And it waited in his skin, buried deep within 
   Em     C   G       D      Em     C     G
It buried Lilian, and now it waits, waits for him

[Intro-break II]
G   Am7  D9  Am7  G     Em    C G    x2

[Intro-verse]
G           C   G         Em     C   G
And the day has arrived, a civil war inside 
    Em     C    G           D   Em    C    G
The cells, they multiplied, da da da, da da da

[Song-intro]
G  C  G  D/F#  Em  C  G  x2

[Chorus]
G    C     G    D/F#   Em     C      G
Held on to hope like a noose, like a rope
G       C     G  D/F#    Em    C  G
God and medicine take no mercy on him
Em       C   G          Em         C   G
Poisoned his blood, and burned out his throat
Em     C  G
Enough is enough,
D      Em   C        G
He's a long way from home

[Break]
G  C  G  D/F#  Em  C  G 

[Chorus]
G       C  G     D/F#   Em   C       G
Days of my youth wasted on a selfish fool
G       C       G     D/F#    Em    C        G
Who ran for the hills from the hand you were dealt
Em     C   G        Em     C       G
I flew far away, as far as I could go
     Em      C       G
Your time is running out
    D     Em   C        G
And I'm a long way from home

[Break]
G  C  G  D/F#  Em  C  G   x2

[Chorus]
G    C     G        D/F# Em   C     G
Laid up in bed, you were laid up in bed
G       C   G    D/F#        Em      C    G
Holding the pain like you're holding your breath
Em       C         G       Em   C      G
I prayed you could sleep, sleep like a stone
Em           C       G
You're right next to me
D            Em   C        G
But you're a long way from home

[Break]
G  C  G  D/F#  Em  C  G   x2

[Chorus]
G     C  G     D/F#  Em  C         G
Hospital gowns never fit like they should
G         C      G      D/F#   Em  C   G
We yelled at the nurse, didn't do  any good
Em   C     G       Em   C         G
More morphine, the last words you moaned
Em      C     G
At last I was sure
D                Em  C         G
That you weren't far away from home

[End]
G  C  G  D/F#  Em  C  G   x2