From saraheb591 on Ultimate-Guitar (edited by kearney)
F Bb F Bb F
F
Recite the songs that kept me whole
On the day I hand over command control
C Bb F
Try to let them all flow into this one
F
List alphabetically
The toxins the doctors found in me
Bb C G
During my time in prison
G# F# F
Count my fingers, every last one
F-F#-F (quick slide)
When I get done
F
Clean the floors well, sweep and swab
Do a thorough job
C Bb F
Leave the old place nicer than I found it
F
Wish well as the neighbors cheer and shout
Finally taking their earplugs out
Bb C G
Things were even worse here than they sounded
G# F# F
Grim-faced pilots, back from the bombing run
F-F#-F
When I get done
Dm Gm
Take a picture or two
Am Dm
Just to remember the view
F#m C#m
Leave a mark on the door
D A G
As an empty warning sign from one who's gone before
F Eb
But isn't here anymore
F
Let the crust form on my skin in the sun
F-F#-F
When I get done
F
Sweep the front porch, make it new
Put the broom away when I get through
C Bb F
No passersby need know of my lonely tenure
F
All this riot of light, the shock of leaves
Wind rippling in my sleeves
Bb C G
Swirling against my skin as in a blender
G# F# F
Red thread drying behind me, hand-spun
F-F#-F
When I get done
F# F F# F