Verse 
E                                       C#m 
I remember the streets unfolded like a map 
                B                 E 
I was in the oldest part of the city 
E                                             C#m                        B            E 
My mother told me stories of when she was a child as we watched clothes dry on a balcony 
E                                            C#m 
There was a choir singing gospels loud and clear 
            B                E 
Oh no, I didn’t know how to feel 
E                                        C#m 
That was the last time I took Holy Communion 
            C#m                 B                  E 
I had to walk to the alter to see their faces clear 
            C#m               B                E 
When you asked me if I was okay I couldn’t answer (I just shook) 


Bridge 
    A                  B 
But oh, what would you do? 
               C#m                   B              A 
How would you feel if the world paid attention to you? 
                   B 
Oh, how they grow up! 
               C#m                   B                      A 
They were the shoes we wore when our wives fell in love with us 


[Refrão]
E               G#m          A            E      B 
Don’t let them call my name to an empty room 
E                 G#m          A         E      B 
If you’ll do that for me I’ll do it for you 

Interlude  
(palm muted) 
E C#m A B 

E                                                         C#m                      A               B 
The only suit I own is black and if it stays right at the back of my wardrobe this year could be a better one 
E                                                                    C#m               A         B 
Some things must die for some to grow and though I’ll find my own way home I know I’ll never be alone again 

Bridge 
    A                  B 
But oh, what would you do? 
               C#m                   B              A 
How would you feel if the world paid attention to you? 
                   B 
Oh, how they grow up! 
               C#m                   B                      A 
They were the shoes we wore when our wives fell in love with us 
 

[Refrão]
E               G#m          A            E      B 
Don’t let them call my name to an empty room 
E                 G#m          A         E      B 
If you’ll do that for me I’ll do it for you 

(let ring) 
E  
I’m a number at home, you’re a number abroad 
A              B     C#m 
I don’t know what to do 
E                                                             A              B         C#m 
But I’ll remember your face, any time any place, if it’s the last thing that I’ll ever do 
             A                B        E 
If it’s the last thing that I’ll ever do