[Intro]
A D A E F#m D A x2
[Estrofa]
A    D     A    E      F#m    D     
Held on to hope like a noose, like a
 A 
 rope 
Held on to hope like a noose, like a rope 
A       D   A    E       F#m D    A 
God and medicine take no mercy on him
 
God and medicine take no mercy on him 
D            A          D         
Poisoned his blood, and burned out
     A 
 his throat 
Poisoned his blood, and burned out his throat 
D         A       E      F#m    D
Enough is enough, he's a long way
      A   D A E F#m D A 
 from home 
Enough is enough, he's a long way from home 
[Estrofa]
A    D     A     E      F#m  D      
Days of my youth wasted on a selfish
 A 
 fool 
Days of my youth wasted on a selfish fool 
A       D       A     E        F#m 
Who ran for the hills from the hand
 D        A 
 you were dealt 
Who ran for the hills from the hand you were dealt 
D            A      D              A 
I flew far away, as far as I could go
 
I flew far away, as far as I could go 
D                    A       E    
Your time is running out and I'm a
 F#m  D        A   D A E F#m D A 
 long way from home
Your time is running out and I'm a long way from home
[Instrumental]
A D A E F#m D A
[Estrofa]
A    D     A    E        F#m  D    
Laid up in bed, you were laid up in
  A 
 bed 
Laid up in bed, you were laid up in bed 
A  D        A    E           F#m D  
Holding the pain like you're holding
      A 
 your breath 
Holding the pain like you're holding your breath 
D                  A      D         
I prayed you could sleep, sleep like
     A 
 a stone 
I prayed you could sleep, sleep like a stone 
D                    A       E      
You're right next to me but you're a
 F#m   D       A  D A E F#m D A 
 long way from home
You're right next to me but you're a long way from home
[Instrumental]
A D A E F#m D A
[Estrofa]
A   D     A     E    F#m  D       
Hospital gowns never fit like they
   A 
 should 
Hospital gowns never fit like they should 
A         D       A     E     F#m D  
We yelled at the nurse, didn't do any
  A 
 good 
We yelled at the nurse, didn't do any good 
D         A         D            
More morphine, the last words you
  A 
 moaned 
More morphine, the last words you moaned 
D              A         E         
At last I was sure that you weren't
 F#m   D       A  D A E F#m D A 
 far away from home
At last I was sure that you weren't far away from home
[Outro]
A D A E F#m D A