| E | D | E |
| Dear Mother, ca | n you hear me w | hining? |
| E | D | G | B |
| It’s been three whol | e weeks since that | I have left your h | ome |
| E | D | E |
| This sudden fea | r has left me tr | embling |
| E | D | G | B |
| ‘Cause now it se | ems that I am o | ut here on my o | wn |
| G | B |
| And I’m f | eeling so alo | ne |
| E | G | A | C |
| Pay attention t | o the cracked streets, a | nd the broken hom | es |
| E | G | B |
| Some call it s | lums, some call it ni | ce |
| E | G | A | C |
| I wa | nna take you t | hrough the wasteland I l | ike to call my | home |
| E | D | E |
| A gunshot ri | ngs out at the st | ation |
| E | D | G | B |
| Another u | rchin snaps, and le | ft dead on his o | wn |
| E | D | E |
| It makes me wo | nder why I’m st | ill here |
| E | D | G | B |
| For some strange re | ason it’s now f | eeling like my ho | me |
| G | B |
| And I’m ne | ver gonna | go |
| E | G | A | C |
| Pay attention t | o the cracked streets, a | nd the broken hom | es |
| E | G | B |
| Some call it s | lums, some call it ni | ce |
| E | G | A | C |
| I wa | nna take you t | hrough the wasteland I l | ike to call my | home |
| E | D | E |
| Dear mother, c | an you hear me l | aughing? |
| E | D | G | B |
| It’s been six wh | ole months since that | I have left your h | ome |
| E | D | E |
| It makes me wo | nder why I’m s | till here |
| E | D | G | B |
| For some strange r | eason it’s now fe | eling like my h | ome |
| G | B |
| And I’m ne | ver gonna | go |
| E | G | A | C |
| Pay attention t | o the cracked streets, a | nd the broken hom | es |
| E | G | B |
| Some call it s | lums, some call it ni | ce |
| E | G | A | C |
| I wa | nna take you t | hrough the wasteland I l | ike to call my | home |