Intro: F7  Bb Bbm F G C F 


[Verso 1]
 
Dm7                C           Fmaj7 
Simple walk to the corner store 
                                          Dm7          C      Fmaj7 
Mama never thought she would be gettin' a call from the coroner 
                    Dm7                        C 
Said her son's been gunned down, been gunned down 
             F 
"Can you come now?" 
                                    Gm7 
Tears in her eyes, "Can you calm down? 
               F            Bb   C 
Please, ma'am, can you calm down?" 


[Pré-Refrão]
 
              Dm7                    C            F 
But it rained fire in the city that day, they say 
           Dm7                 C 
A river of blood in the streets 
   F 
No love in the streets 
              Dm7                       C           F 
And then came silence in the city that day, they say 
                    Bb 
Just another one gone 
                       C 
And they tell her move on 


[Refrão]


And she's stuck there, singing 
F7                          Bb 
"Baby, don't you close your eyes 
       Bbm               F 
'Cause this could be our final time 
    G                 C             F 
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye 
    F7                 Bb 
And I think of all you could have done 
   Bbm               F 
At least you'll stay forever young 
   G                   C              F 
I guess you picked the perfect way to die 
      G                    C             F 
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die" 


[Verso 2]
 
Dm7          C          F 
New job, new city, new her 
Dm7               C                            F 
Bright-eyed, you would have been proud if you knew her 
                                    Dm7   C        F 
Flashing lights in the mirror, pull over, pull over 
                                      Gm7           F      Bb   C 
A couple nights in detention and it's over, a whole life's over 


[Pré-Refrão]

          Dm7                       C          Fmaj7 
They came marching in the city that day, they say 
         Dm7                C 
Carryin' signs in the streets 
       F 
Cryin' eyes in the streets 
               Dm7                         C          F 
But they heard nothing from the city that day, they say 
                 Bb 
Just another one gone 
                   C 
And the city moved on 


[Refrão]
 

We're stuck here singing 
F7               Bb 
"Baby, don't you close your eyes 
Bbm                      F 
'Cause this could be our final time 
G                     C                 F 
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye 
    F7                Bb 
I'll think of all you coulda done 
   Bbm               F 
At least you'll stay forever young 
  G                    C              F 
I guess you picked the perfect way to die 
      G                   C               F 
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die" 


[Ponte]
 
        Dm7       C 
Another dream lost 
        F7             Bb 
Another king and queen lost 
        Cm6                                F      C 
Another broken promise they refuse to make right 
            Dm7              C 
Oh, another night to live in fear 
            F7                    Bb 
Oh, another night that you're not here 
        Cm6                    Esus  C 
Another reason to get out there and fight 


[Refrão]

            F7               Bb 
But I said, "Baby, don't you close your eyes 
       Bbm               F 
'Cause this could be our final time 
        G            C              F 
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye 
         F7               Bb 
But I'll think of all you coulda done 
    Bbm              F 
At least you'll stay forever young 
  G                    C              F 
I guess you picked the perfect way to die 
      G                   C 
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way..."