[Intro] C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 [Verse] C F Dm7 She was twenty-six when she came to the 'burbs F C Where the family secrets stop at the curb (stop at the curb) F I was nine when she moved next door Dm7 F C She had married a Republican, he was for the war Am (He was for the war, he was for the war) Em He was mean, he beat her up F C Am All the time preaching that Republican stuff Em Hated blacks, he hated Jews F C And knelt down Sunday at Our Lady Of The Blues C Lady Of The Blues (Lady Of The Blues) [Verse] F Over at my house, things were sad Dm7 F C Because my folks were always fighting, that made me feel bad (me feel bad) F I went to her door with a cookie tin Dm7 F C I said, "I am your neighbour, would you let me in?" Am (Would you let me in, would you let me in) Em She was big, having a baby F C Am She asked me, "Are you hungry", I said maybe Em F She gave me soup, a piece of toast C Dm She gave me what I needed the most [Chorus] G7 Yeah Em7 Dm Thank you for the love you gave G To me as a child Em7 Dm There must have been so much pain G F That you never cried Fmaj7/C C G F In my home_________ C Away from home (away from home) Fmaj7/C C G F Home_________ C Away from home (home) [Verse] F Then one day we found a sick bird Dm7 F C On the very same doorstep where I first met her (first met her) F Being a nurse, well, she took the bird in Dm7 F C Fed her with an eyedropper 'til the following spring (following spring) Am Em When the time came to let the bird go F C Am This is what she said when I cried 'No' Em "If you keep her locked inside F C Dm Honey, she won't be able to fly" [Chorus] G7 Yeah Em7 Dm Thank you for the love you gave G To me as a child Em7 Dm There must have been so much pain G F That you kept inside Fmaj7/C C G F In my home_________ C Away from home (home) Fmaj7/C C G F Home_________ C Away from home (home) Fmaj7/C C G F Home_________ C Away from home (home) [Outro] C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
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