Intro: Fm 


[Verso 1]

Fm           Eb/G             Ab   Bb 
Cody says he didn't start the fire 
Cm             Bb               Ab 
   His parents know he probably did 
Fm          Eb/G           Ab    Bb 
   He's always playing with a light 
Cm          Bb                Ab 
   He's just a different kind of kid 
    Fm           Eb/G             Ab   Bb 
And Cody says He didn't raise the dead 
Cm         Bb              Ab 
   Says "religion's just a trick 
Fm              Eb/G             Ab   Bb 
   To keep hard-working folks in line" 
Cm            Bb                Ab 
   He says it makes his stomach sick 


[Refrão]

   Fm          Eb/G     Ab 
So who's gonna carry us away? 
Db             Ab/C          Bbm 
   Eagles with glory-painted wings? 
Eb                            Db         Ab/C 
   We keep on waiting for the miracle to come 
Eb/Bb               Ab 
      Pour down the mountain 
       Db         Ab/C    Eb/Bb  Ab 
Like a heaven-fed stream 


[Verso 2]

Fm            Eb/G           Ab   Bb 
Cody's always got one on the line 
Cm             Bb              Ab 
   He likes to walk 'em by the wrist 
Fm             Eb/G             Ab   Bb 
   He does his pulling with his eyes 
Cm             Bb               Ab 
   He does his talking with his fists 
Fm             Eb/G         Ab    Bb 
Bottle rockets on an August night 
Cm          Bb             Ab 
   Raid the coolers in the trucks 
Fm          Eb/G            Ab       Bb 
   If we're lucky we'll get loud and we'll drink 
Cm         Bb             Ab 
   Whiskey from a plastic jug 


[Refrão]

   Fm          Eb/G     Ab   Bb 
So who's gonna carry us away? 
Db             Ab/C          Bbm 
   Eagles with glory-painted wings? 
Eb                            Db         Ab/C 
   We keep on waiting for the miracle to come 
Eb/Bb               Ab 
      Fall from the firmament 
    Db           Ab/C   Eb 
And give us nice things 
              Db    Ab  Eb 
Round and round it goes 
         Db        Ab      Bbm 
Where it stops, nobody knows 
       Fm 
Nobody knows 

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[Refrão]

   Fm          Eb/G     Ab 
So who's gonna carry us away? 
Db             Ab/C          Bbm 
   Eagles with glory-painted wings? 
Eb                            Db         Ab/C 
   We keep on waiting for the miracle to come 
Eb/Bb               Ab 
      Roll down the mountain 
       Db           Ab/C 
To the sound of sad strings 
Eb/Bb            Ab              Db  Ab/C 
      We keep on waiting for the miracle 
Eb/Bb  Ab         Db  Ab/C 
          For the miracle 
Eb/Bb            Ab              Db  Ab/C 
      We keep on waiting for the miracle 
Eb/Bb  Ab         Db  Ab/C  Eb  Ab 
          For the miracle