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 |