Holland 1945

[C]

Muted strumming during "One... Two..."

[C]The only girl I've ever [G]loved
[C]Was born with roses in her[G] eyes
[C]But then they buried her al[G]ive
One evening [D]1945     [C]
With just her [D]sister at her [G]side
And only [D]weeks before the g[C]uns
All came and [D]rained on every[G]one
Now she's a [D]little boy in S[C]pain
Playing pia[D]nos filled with f[G]lames
On empty [D]rings around the [C]sun
All sing to [D]say my dream has [G]come

But now we must [C]pick up ever[G]y piece
Of the [C]life we used to[G] love
Just to [C]keep ourse[G]lves
At least eno[C]ugh to carry on [D]

Same as Verse 1:
And now we ride the circus wheel
With your dark brother wrapped in white
Says it was good to be alive
But now he rides a comet's flame
And won't be coming back again
The Earth looks better from a star
That's right above from where you are
He didn't mean to make you cry
With sparks that ring and bullets fly
On empty rings around your heart
The world just screams and falls apart

But now we must [C]pick up ever[G]y piece
Of the [C]life we used to[G] love
Just to [C]keep ourse[G]lves
At least eno[C]ugh to carry on [D]

And here's where you[C]r mother [G]sleeps
And here is the [C]room where your [G]brothers were bo[D]rn
Indenti[C]ons in the[G] sheets
Where their bodies once [C]moved but don't [G]move any[D]more
And it's so [C]sad to [G]see the [C]world agr[G]ee
That they'd rather see their [C]faces fill with[D] flies
All when I'd [C]want to keep white [D]roses in their [G]eyes

Play C, G repeating until the end