John Allyn Smith Sails

[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [A]  [D]

Ending of each verse:
[Em]

[Bm] [G] [A]

Ending of 3rd bridge:
[Em]  [F#] [G] [A]

Pre-chorus and chorus:
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[D] [G] [D] [A]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D]   [A] [D]

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[D]By the second [A]verse, dear friends
My [Bm]head will burst, my [G]life will end
So, I'd [A]like to start this one off by saying
[D]"Live and love"

[D]I was young and at [A]home in bed
And I was [Bm]hanging on the words [G]some poem said
In [A]'31
I was [D]impressionable

I was [Em]upsettable

I tried to [Bm]make my breathing s[G]top, my heart beat s[A]low
So, when my [Bm]mom and John came in[G], I would be co[A]ld

[D]From a bridge on Washington [A]Avenue,
The [Bm]year of 19[G]72
Broke my[A] bones and skull,
and it was[D] memorable
It was [D]half a second in; I was [A]halfway down-
Do you [Bm]think I wanted to [G]turn back around
and [A]teach a class
Where you [D]kiss the ass
that I've ex[Em]posed to you?

And at the [Bm]funeral, the [G]Universi[A]ty
Cried at three [Bm]poems they'd [G]present in place of a[A] broken me

[D]I was breaking in a [A]case of suds
At the [Bm]Brass Rail, a [G]fall-down drunk
with his [A]tongue torn out
and his [D]balls removed
And I [D]knew that my last [A]lines were gone,
while [Bm]stupidly I [G]lingered on,
Oh, but [A]wise men know
when it's [D]time to go
And so [Em]I should, too

And so I [Bm]fly into the [G]brightest winter [A]sun
Of this [Bm]frozen town. I'm [G]stripped down to move [A]on,
my friends: I'm [Em]gone   [F#]      [G]        [A]

Pre-chorus and Chorus:
Well, [D]I hear my fa[G]ther [D]fall  [G]
And [D]I hear my mo[G]ther [D]call  [G]
And [D]I hear the o[G]thers [D]all whisper "Come [A]home"
I'm sorry to [D]go      [G]          [D]
[D]I loved you all[G] so
But [D]this is the worst trip[A] I've ever been [D]on [G]   [D]

So, [D]hoist up the John [G]B. [D]sail [G]
[D]See how the main [G]sail [D]sets  [G]
I'm [D]full in my heart and [G]my [D]head and I wanna go [A]home
With a book in each [D]hand [G]     [D]
[D]In the way I had [G]planned
Well, [D]this is the worst trip[A] I've ever been [D]on

So, [D]hoist up the John [G]B. [D]sail [G]
[D]See how the main [G]sail [D]sets  [G]
I'm [D]full in my heart and [G]my [D]head and I wanna go [A]home
With a book in each [D]hand [G]     [D]
[D]In the way I had [G]planned
I [D]feel so broke up,[A] I wanna go [D]home.

That's it, enjoy!