The '59 Sound Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][Em][D][C]
[G][C][Em][D][C]

[Verse 1]
Well, I [Em]won
der which song they're gonna [Bm]play [B]when we go.
I hope [Em]it's something quiet and
minor and peaceful and [C]slow.
When [Em]we float out into the ether,
into the [B]Everlasting Arms,
I hope [Em]we don't hear Marley's
chains we forged in life.
[C]

[Verse 2]
'Cause the [Em]chains [C]I been hearing
now for [G]most of my [D]life,
[G]The chain[Em] s I be[C]en hearing
now for most of [G]my life.
Did you [D]hear the

[Verse 3]
[G]fifty-nine Sound Sound coming
through on [C]grandmother's radio?
Did you hear the rat[Em]tling chains
[D]in the hospital wal[C]ls?
Did you hear the [G]old gospel choir
when they came to [C]carry you over?
Did you hear your fa[Em]vorite
[D]song one last time?
[C]

[Verse 4]
And I [Em]won der were you scared
when [B]the metal hit the glass?
See, I was [Em]playing a show down the road
When your spirit left your [C]body.
And [Em]they told me on the front lawn.
[B]I'm sorry I couldn't go,
But [Em]I still know the song and the words
and her name and the [C]reasons.
And [Em]I know 'cause we [C]were kids
and [G]we used to hang
[C]I know 'cause we were kids
and [G]we used to hang
[D]Did you hear the

[Verse 5]
[G]fifty-nine sound sound coming
through on [C]grandmother's radio?
Did you hear the rat[Em]tling chains
[D]in the hospital wal[C]ls?
Did you hear the [G]old gospel choir
when they came to [C]carry you over?
Did you hear your fa[Em]vorite
[D]song one last time?

[Verse 6]
Young [C]boys, young girls,
[Em]Young [G]boys, [D]young gir[Em]ls,[G]
[D]You[Em]ng boys,
[G]you[C]ng [G]gir[D]ls,[Em]
Young boys, [C]young [G]gir[D]ls,

[Verse 7]
Ain't [Em]supposed to [C]die on
[G]a Saturday [D]night,
Ain't [Em]supposed [C]to die on
[G]a Saturday [D]night,
[Em]Ain't supposed to [C]die on
[G]a Sat[D]urday night,
Ain't [Em]supposed [C]to die on [G]a Saturday night,
[D]Did you hear the

[Verse 8]
[G]fifty-nine sound sound
coming through on [C]grandfather's radio?
Did you hear the rat[Em]tling chains
[D]in the hospital wal[C]ls?
Did you hear the [G]old gospel choir
when they came to [C]carry you over?
Did you hear your fa[Em]vorite
[D]song one last time?
[C]

[Verse 9]
Young [Em]boys, [C]you[G]ng [D]girls,[Em]
[C][G][D]
Young [Em]boys,
[C]you[G]ng [D]girls.

[Outro 1]
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