[A]Oh, oh, oh brother totem pole
[A]I saw your legends lined up
And I never felt more natural [Bm]
A[Gbm]part, I just came[Bm] ap[Gbm]art
[A]Please, please, please sister Socrates
[A]You always answer with a question
Show some kindness to a petty thief [Bm]
For[Gbm]give, you did[Bm] forg[Gbm]ive
Watch the [D]migrants smoke in the [E]old orange grove
And the [A]red rocket blaze over [D]Cape Canaveral
You’ve been a [D]father to me in 19[E]1960’s speak
Give me [A]comatose joy like [D]rerun TV
While the m[Bm]mountain’s side was shining
Wild colors of my destiny [A]
I watched your [Bm]face age backwards
Changing shape in my memory [A]
You taught me [Bm]victory’s sweet
Even deep in the cheap seats [A]
Interlude:
[A] [A] [Bm] [Gbm] [Bm] [Gbm]
[A]Hey, hey, hey mother interstate
[A]Can you deliver me from evil
Make me honest make me wedding cake [Bm]
A[Gbm]tone, I will[Bm] aton[Gbm]e
[A]Wait, wait, wait mighty outer-space
[A]All that flying saucer terror
Made me lazy drinking lemonade [Bm]
a [Gbm]waste, it just [Bm]went to w[Gbm]waste
Like the [D]Freon cold out the [E]hotel door
Or the [A]white rocket fade over [D]Cape Canaveral
You’ve been a [D]daughter to me your [E]buried shoe-box grief
I felt your [A]poltergeist love like [D]savannah heat
While the [Bm]waterfall was pouring
Crazy symbols of my destiny [A]
I watched your [Bm]face die backwards
Little baby in my memory [A]
You told me [Bm]victory's sweet
Even deep in the cheap seats [A]
[D]And you don’t judge m[Gbm]me [D]
That’s not your [E]style [D]
But I won’t see you[Gbm]you
for a [Dbm]little while [D]
And there’s no [Gbm]worries, oh lord [D]
Who's got [E]time [D]
All these c[Gbm]changes gonna [E]fill your mind
Like the [D]citrus glow off the [E]old orange grove
Or the [A]red rocket blaze over [D]Cape Canaveral
It’s been a [D]nightmare to me Some 19[E]1980’s greed
Gives me [A]parachute dreams Like [D]old war movies
While the [Bm]uniVerse was
drawing perfect circles for infinity [A]
I watched the [Bm]stars get smaller
Tiny diamonds in my memory [A]
I know that [Bm]victory is sweet
Even deep in the cheap seats [A]
