Pattern A                                         Filler
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| ------------|----------
  /                                                               \ /                       \
   F       Bb      C       F               Bb      C       F         F
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----|---0-------0-------0-----|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0-|-------0-------0-------0-|
D|-------------2---0---4-4h5---4---2-----------2---0---------------|-------------------------|
A|-----2---3---------------------------2---3-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------2---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---|

                                    Pattern B
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
  /                                                                               \
   Bb      F               Bb              F       C
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0---------------1-------1-------0-------3-------3-------3-----3-3-----|
G|---0---0-------0---0---0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2---------|
D|-----2-------0---2---0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---0-------|
A|-3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------3-------------------------------3-------2-------2-------2-----------2---|

                                                            Pattern C
E|------------------------------------------------------------|---|
  /                                                               
   Dm             Bb     F         Bb    F       C
E|-3--^2-0---------0---------------0-------------------------------|
B|-0--| 0-----3-----1-3---0---------1-3---0-----------3-----3-3-----|
G|-0--| 0-----------0-----0---0-----0-----0---0---2---------2-2-----|
D|----| 2-----------------0---------------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A|----| 2-----------3---3-----------3---3---------------------------|
E|-0-------0---0-----------3---3-----------3---3---2---2---0---2---|

                           
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                  \
   Dm              Bb    F         Bb    C         Bb      F
E|-3--^2-0---------0---------------0-------------------------------|
B|-0--| 0-----3-----1-3---0---------1-3-------0-------1---0---------|
G|-0--| 0-----------0-----0---0-----0-----2-------0-----------0---0-|
D|----| 2-----------------0---------------0-------------------------|
A|----| 2-----------3---3-----------3---3---------------------------|
E|-0-------0---0-----------3---3-----------2---2---3---3---3---3---|

The second chord in each bar of pattern C is strummed down, flamenco style, with the index finger.


Intro: A, Filler


A Welcome home my son, it's been so very long, I know that you're here to surrender.
A The disappointing days I suffered at your age were more than I care to remember.
B Before you throw the towel and turn your engines out, don't expect to spit all that you tasted from your mouth
A After all you've seen, the most you'll hope to be is pretending to be a pretender.

C instrumental

A The years that I been through, I met a gentle few who say that they love and they mean it.
A The others that I met, they're decent folks I guess, but all that they love is achievement.
B Their swagger and their dress, the trappings of success, the butter and the milk of what it takes to get ahead
A Any given night, you'll catch them dead to rights painting their name on the ceiling.

C instrumental

Solo over the verse (AABA), Filler

A Remember in the end that many of your friends would rather be dead than uncertain.
A They want a simple yes, or even better yet, a promise the next life is perfect.
B I promise that it's not, but then what have they got? Only fifty years, they never gave a moment's thought.
A Anyone they find who tells them otherwise, they'll follow him backwards and shirtless.

C Instrumental