Tone: [G]
Verse 1:
When they [G]dressed me and they
[D]put me on a plane to [C]Memphis, well
I [G]never got to see [D]Elvis [C]
I just [G]sweated it out in a [D]hotel room
But I [C]think the king woulda understood
Why I[G]I never made [D]it to [C]Graceland
The bathroom [G]tiles were [D]cool against my [C]hand
I pressed my [G]forehead to the
[D]floor and [C]prayed for a trapdoor
I've [G]been here many [D]times before
But [C]I've never made it to [G]Graceland[D]Graceland [C]
Chorus:
And if I make it to the [G]mornin'[D]mornin' [C]
I shoulda come with a [G]warnin'[D]warnin' [C]
And if I make it to the s[G]stage
I'll [D]show you what it [C]means
To be [G]saved [D] [C]
Verse 2:
Well, pick me [G]up in New Or[D]Orleans
Pinned [C]in a bathroom stall
Pick me [G]up above my [D]body
Press my [C]corpse against the wall
I told the [G]band to leave without me
[D]I'll [C]get the next flight
And I'll [G]see you all with [D]Elvis
If I [C]don't survive the night
Chorus:
If I make it to the [G]mornin'[D]mornin' [C]
I shoulda come with a [G]warnin'[D]warnin' [C]
And if I make it to the s[G]stage
I'll [D]show you what it [C]means
To be [G]saved [D] [C]
Bridge:
And after [Am]every tour, I swear I'll [G]quit
It's [D]over, boys, now this is it[C]it
[Am]But the call, it always comes
And the [G]songs, like [D]children, [C]beggin' to be [Am]born
But, oh, I guess I [G]got my [D]wish
But [C]anything, [G]anything, any[D]anything but [C]this
Chorus:
If I make it to the [G]mornin'[D]mornin' [C]
I shoulda come with a [G]warnin'[D]warnin' [C]
And if I make it to the s[G]stage
I'll [D]show you what it [C]means
To be [G]saved [D] [C]
Oh, you know I'm still a[G]afraid [D] [C]
I'm still crazy and I'm still [G]scared [D] [C]
But if I [G]make it to the s[D]stage
I'll [C]show you what it means
To be s[G]spared [D] [C]
Outro:
To be s[G]spared [D] [C]
To be s[G]spared [D] [C]
To be s[G]spared [D] [C]
To be s[G]spared