St Joe Keeps Us Safe

Tom : Em
G
I got sick of the silence,
Bm
I got tired of the dark,
C D Em
I was sleeping in late, I was wasting away, I was dying in small parts.
G
So I lit up a smoke and,
Bm
Took a walk through the park.
C D Em
The dead leaves scrape concrete making it sound like you're next to me, arm in arm.
D
I was putting holes in the drywall.
Em D C
I was hoping you'd save me from me.
G
I'm gonna go see my mother.
Bm
Take the LIRR.
C D
Walk the cold Brooklyn streets towards Astoria, Queens
Em
out to West Babylon.
G
I walked up the driveway.
Bm
Saw my Daddy's old car.
C D Em
He's been gone for months but we covered it up. It still sits in the yard.

[Refrão]
Am D C
Well I spent my whole life saying I'd never need no one
G F Em
but I think I might need you.
Am Cm
I think I might need you. I think I might need you.

[Próxima Parte]
G
We sat in the kitchen.
Bm
My mother's a soldier of god,
C
and so paintings of Jesus,
D Em
and statues of saints still adorn all the halls,
G
But we'll never go hungry,
Bm
thanks to the infant of Prague,
C D Em
and St. Joe keeps us safe cause we buried him deep in a hole in the backyard.
D
I know things ain't been good since dad died.
Em D C
I know you don't need this from me.
G
But mama, I'm breaking.
Bm
There's no light in the dark.
C D Em
Dianne left this week. She said, "Son, look at me. I know we ain't been this low before
G
and I'm sorry Aaron.
Bm
I know this year has been hard.
C
If you're hurt then I'm hurt.
D Em
I won't make it worse. I'm always in your corner."

[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
Am Cm
Something's wrong.
G F Em
I been waiting here too long.
Am Cm G F Em
She said, "I knew something was wrong. You ain't called here in too long.
Am Cm G
Take the car and run. Take the car and run. Take the car and run."