Originally in G, I play in D
Ringing piano intro
| D | A/C# | Bm | A | G | D/F# | Em | A |
Vox on 5 1 on “when I”
| D | A/C# | |
| When I | was a | young boy |
| Bm | A | |
| My f | ather took | me into the |
| G | D/F# | Em | A |
| City to s | ee a marching b | and |
Snare drum enters
| D | A/C# | |
| He said, son | when you grow | up |
| Bm | A | G | |
| Would | you be the s | avior of the | broken |
| D/F# | Em | A | |
| The | beaten and the d | amned |
| D | A/C# | |
| He said | will you d | efeat them |
| Bm | A | G | |
| Your | demons, and a | ll the non bel | ievers |
| D/F# | Em | A | |
| The p | lans that they have | made |
| D | A/C# | |
| Because | one day I’ll | leave you |
| Bm | A | |
| A p | hantom to | lead you in the |
| G | D/F# | Em | A |
| Summer, to | join the black p | arade |
Big anthemic guitar harmonies enter
| D | A/C# | Bm | A | G | D/F# | Em | A |
Now vox on the 2 1 on “I was”
| D | A/C# | |
| When | I was a | young boy |
| Bm | A | |
| My | father took | me into the |
| G | D/F# | Em | A |
| City to | see a marching b | and |
| D | A/C# | |
| He said s | on when you gr | ow up |
| Bm | A | G | |
| Would | you be the s | avior of the b | roken |
| D/F# | Em | A | |
| The | beaten and the da | mned |
| D |
At tempo
| D | A/C# | Bm | A | G | G | A | A |
Vox on 5 5 4 3 on “sometimes I get”
| D | A/C# | D7/C | G | |
| Somet | imes I get the | feeling she’s wa | tching over me |
| G | D | A | |
| And oth | er times I | feel like I should g | o |
| D | A/C# | D7/C | G | |
| And t | hrough it all, the r | ise and fall, the b | odies in the s | treets |
| G | D | A | |
| And w | hen you’re gone we | want you all to | know |
| D | A/C# | Bm | |
| We’ll carry o | n, we’ll | carry | on |
| A | G | |
| And tho | ugh you’re | dead and gone believe me |
| A | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| Your m | emory will carry o | n, we’ll | carry | on |
| A | G | |
| And | in my | heart I can’t contain it |
| A | |
| The anthe | m won’t explain it |
| D | A/C# | D7/F# | G | |
| A | woman sends you | reeling from d | ecimated dr | eams |
| D | A | |
| Your misery and h | ate will kill us a | ll |
| D | A/C# | |
| So p | aint it black and | take it back |
| Bm | G | |
| Let’s s | hout it loud and | clear |
| G | D | A | |
| Defi | ant to the e | nd we hear the ca | ll |
| D | A/C# | Bm | |
| To carry o | n, we’ll | carry | on |
| A | G | |
| And tho | ugh you’re | dead and gone believe me |
| A | D | A/C# | Bm | |
| Your m | emory will carry o | n, we’ll | carry | on |
| A | G | |
| And | though you’re | broken and defeated |
| A | A | G | |
| Your we | ary widow ma | rch | es |
Bridge
| F#7 | Bm |
| On and on we carry through the f | ears, oh oh oh |
| F#7 | Bm |
| Disappointed faces of your | peers, oh oh oh |
| G | Gm | A | G | F | D |
| Take a look at me cause I | could | not c | are a | t a | ll |
Marching rhythm again
| D | A/C# |
| Do or die, | you’ll never make me |
| Bm | A | G |
| Because the world, | will never take my hea | rt |
| D | |
| When they try, | they’ll never break me |
| G | A | D |
| You want it all, | you wanna play this p | art |
| D | A/C# |
| I won’t explain, | or say I’m sorry |
| Bm | A |
| I’m unashamed, | I’m gonna show my scar |
| G | D |
| Give a cheer, | for all the broken |
| G | A | E |
| Listen here, | because it’s who we ar | e |
| E | B/D# |
| I’m just a man, | I’m not a hero |
| C#m | B |
| I’m just a boy, | who had to sing this song |
| A | E |
| I’m just a man, | I’m not a hero |
| B | B | B |
| I, | don’t, | care |
Hard stop on “carry”
| B | E | B/D# | C#m | |
| We’ll c | arry o | n, we’ll | carry | on |
| B | A | |
| And thou | gh you’re d | ead and gone believe me |
| B | |
| Your m | emory will |
| E | B/D# | C#m | |
| Carry | on, | you’ll carry | on |
| B | A | |
| And th | ough you’re | broken and defeated |
| B | E | |
| Your we | ary widow marches o | n |
| E | B/D# |
| Do or die, | you’ll never make me |
| C#m | B | A |
| Because the world, | will never take my hea | rt |
| A |
| You can try, you’ll never break me |
| B |
| You want it all, you wanna lay this part |
| E | B/D# |
| Do or die, | you’ll never make me |
| C#m | B | A |
| Because the world, | will never take my hea | rt |
| A |
| You can try, you’ll never break me |
| B | E |
| You want it all, you wanna lay this par | t |