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for the A riff bit hammer off and on between A (x02220) and open (x00000)

A D E x2

A                 D E     A D E
I will wake up at 6am again
A                  D          E
And I will find my way to the front door
A                                            D      E
Like a soldier crawling through the smoking carnage
D                       A
Smoldering bodies at my feet
D                                     E
I’d love to stick around but I’ve got someone to meet

A                           D       E                                
And I will put my best foot forward
A                            D            E
And I’ll thank god I made it out of there
       A   D       E           A    D E
On the day when my new friends come

I will present myself in my nice white tuxedo jacket
And I will look at the day through my dark sunglasses
And take in the scene
The house behind me and the people in it
Will all go up like steam in just a minute

There’s gonna be a redefining of some borders
And I will receive my orders
       A   D       E           A 
On the day when my new friends come

F#m                  A
The rooftops and the sidewalks
F#m                A
Will all melt like plastic
F#m                 A
And oh friends, old friends, dear friends, 
D                  E
I’m gonna look fantastic

There won’t be any reason left to cry, because there won’t be any people left to cry for
My memory’s gonna vaporize itself
And my Italian shoes, well, they will be to die for
I believe I can fly
when you look up at me and wave good-bye

on the day when my new friends come

Outro is the verse progression followed by 4 measures of A D E, end on A