Intro: C, F 

C 
Was is Alabama? 
             F 
or Maybe in Mississippi? 
       C 
Was it religion? 
              F 
Or just their sympathy 
G 
That ruined you're goddamn family 
F 
I'm not a kid I'm like a kite 

I can't just go out and fly when I want to 


F 
Now I'm waiting around for the sun to go down 


F 
And I miss you like hell 
               Dm 
You know I do Mary Bell 


A 
So you didn't build the empire 
D 
You always said you would 
Fm 
You broke so many promises 
E        A 
It ain't no good 
D         Dm 
and now you're waiting around 
D         Dm 
you're just waiting around 


C 
So was it Alabama? 
            F 
or maybe in Mississippi  
   C 
was it religion 
              F 
or just their sympathy 
G        F                          C 
that ruined you're goddamn family