Tone: [D]
Intro:
[D]
Verse 1:
I was [D]old by the time that I was nine
I es[B]escaped into books
And I cro[Em]crocheted to pass the time
When [Gb]death is crowding [Bm]half your view
It's [Em]hard to [A]play with [D]toys
How I [D]fought, how I toiled, how I lied
Discarded [B]lunches in the trash bin
[Em]Weighing on my mind
But [Gb]I'm so weak, my [Bm]shoulders heavy
[Em]Tell them [A]how I [D]tried
Chorus:
So, now [D]
[B]Tell them that I had it [Em]my way
Down by the [Gb]waterfall and twisted [Bm]sideways
Died with [Em]daisies [A]all ar[D]around
me [D]
I [B]tried so long to do things [Em]your way
The [Gb]glow was like an open [Bm]doorway
Spreading [Em]slowly [A]through the [D]trees
And when [D]
the [B]heavens came down to [Em]meet me
I [Gb]swam back to my shadow, [Bm]slammed the door
Upon [Gb]breaking through the surface, [Bm]wanted more
Than the [Gb]vision of my slumber [Bm]had in store
I [Gb]went back to my house and [Bm]lined my door
With [Em]daisies [A]all ar[D]around
Verse 2:
I make [D]friends with the others pretty quick
And I [B]remember my nurse from the [Em]last time that I was sick
He [Gb]looks surprised, says “[Bm]“Memory's a [Em]blessing [A]and a [D]curse
Chorus:
Hey, kid - [D]
Be[B]Before you turn in for [Em]curfew
I'm [Gb]hoping that your starry [Bm]dreams come true
I [Gb]hope that when you leave, you're [Bm]born anew
I [Gb]hope that you will tend your [Bm]garden filled with
[Em]Daisies [A]all a[D]around.”
Verse 3:
I drive [D]home from the ward in my new car
And now the [B]radio host is talking [Em]with a falling star
She [Gb]stops to whisper [Bm]in my ear and [Em]put my [A]mind at [D]ease
Been a [D]year since I sat there at the park
Staring [B]up at the sun until the [Em]summer went dark
By [Gb]god, an angel [Bm]caught my hand and [Em]swung me [A]back to [D]Earth
Chorus:
And now [D]
I am [B]closing in on my third [Em]decade
I [Gb]drape the tablecloth [Bm]over my past
And [Em]how this [A]life as[D]astounds
Me! [D]
Whether a [B]specter, or a trick of my [Em]vision
And now, the [Gb]lovingly discordant [Bm]serenade
The [Gb]table spread I used my [Bm]heart to make
My [Gb]playing cards in hand, I [Bm]hold an ace
A [Gb]toast to every memory [Bm]I had saved
A [Gb]child hands to me a [Bm]fresh bouquet
I [Gb]want to spend the rest of [Bm]all my days
With [Em]daisies [A]all a[D]around
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