Capo 5th Fret
Intro: G
Chorus 1:
GC
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
EmD
Will you buy me a house of gold?
GC
And when your father turns to stone,
GDG
Will you take care of me?"
Chorus 2:
GC
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
EmD
Will you buy me a house of gold?
GC
And when your father turns to stone,
GDG
Will you take care of me?"
Bridge 1:
CE7
I will make you
AmFmC
Queen of everything you see
G
I'll put you on the map
CG
I'll cure you of disease
Verse 1:
GC
Let's say we up and left this town
EmD
And turned our future upside-down
GC
We'll make pretend that you and me
GDG
Lived ever after, happily
Chorus 3:
GC
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
EmD
Will you buy me a house of gold?
GC
And when your father turns to stone,
GDG
Will you take care of me?"
Bridge 2:
CE7
I will make you
AmFmC
Queen of everything you see
G
I'll put you on the map
CG
I'll cure you of disease
Verse 2:
GC
And since we know that dreams are dead
EmD
And life turns plans up on their head
GC
I will plan to be a bum
GDG
So I just might become someone
Chorus 4:
GC
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
EmD
Will you buy me a house of gold?
GC
And when your father turns to stone,
GDG
Will you take care of me?"
Bridge 3:
CE7
I will make you
AmFmC
Queen of everything you see
G
I'll put you on the map
C
I'll cure you of disease