Tom: C
C
[Verse 1]
C
It took hold of me
C7 Am
I saw a grown man crying
Dm G C Am
I ricocheted the difference as a stranger kindly watching
Dm G C Am
From a park bench across the street
[Interlude]
Dm G
[Chorus]
G C C7
And it took hold of me
Am
I wonder what this man is borrowing
Dm G C Am
Has he unlocked the pattern from that well that he's been drawing from
Dm G C Am
As he dips the shadows unto his feet?
[Interlude]
Dm G
[Verse]
G C C7
And it took hold of me
Am
Was someone planting him a garden?
Dm G C Am
Was her hair as long as the streams within a fountain
Dm
Pouring light
G C Am
Into a home he could not keep
[Interlude]
Dm G
[instrumental]
|C |B♭ |Am |Dm G |C Am |Dm G |C |Am G7 |
[Bridge]
C7 F
Oh how nice to see a pattern broken
D7 G
When I've never even seen my father weep
[Interlude]
G7
[Chorus]
G7 C C7
So it took hold of me
Am
Was someone planting him a daughter
Dm G C Am Dm
Was her life as strong as the river pushing water from the sides
G C Am
And gently out to sea
[Interlude]
Dm G
[Verse]
G C C7
And it took hold of me
Am
I offer cigarette and lighter
Dm G C Am
I know it isn't much but if it makes spirits feel higher
Dm G C Am
We push the smoke out into the street
[Interlude]
Dm G
[Outro]
C Am
Into the street
Dm G
C Am
Into the street
Dm G C
