Mr Wilmington Chords & Tabs
Lucky Boys Confusion
Mr. Wilmington
Commitment
2003
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com
Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G - 320033
D - xx0232
Em - 022000
C - x32010
Bm - x24432
Intro:
G Bm Em D C
G Bm Em D C C(hold)
Verse 1:
You dreamed he'd
G
shine like the sun
Now you son is set
Bm
Hey dad grab
another cigarette
Em
Ashes fall like
D
an unpaid debt
C
Come on everybody
place your bets
G
In seventh grade
he dug his grave
Bm
Trying to be cool
with the cool kids hey
Em D
Follow everything they
C
say You might fit in
if you misbehave
G
At sixteen he promised
he'd be clean
Bm
You didn't bend but
you sure did lean
Em D C (hold)
You do not deserve this
Chorus 1:
G
Hey Mr. Wilmington
D
Yeah, I heard
about your son
Em
It's hard enough
D
to hide your scars
C
In small-town USA
G
Sweet Mr. Wilmington
D
Yeah I read about your
Em
son Don't blame yourself
D
you raised him right
C
Remember that when
you can't sleep at night
Verse 2:
G
At twenty-one you
found his gun
Bm
Hey dad it's just begun
Em
The ties that bind
D
they come undone
C
Come on everybody
just for fun
G
At twenty-four you
found him on the floor
Bm
Decadence was all he wore
Em D C (hold)
You do not deserve this
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Chorus 2:
G
Hey Mr. Wilmington
D
Yeah, I heard
about your son
Em
It's hard enough
D
to hide your scars
C
In small-town USA
G
Sweet Mr. Wilmington
D
Yeah I read about your
Em
son Don't blame yourself
D
you raised him right
C
Remember that when
you can't sleep at night
(hold) D Em C
And na na na na naaaaa
D Em C
na na na na naaaaa
D Em C--C
na na na na naaaaa
D Em C--C--
na na na na naaaaa
Verse 3:
G
At the funeral
read his eulogy
Bm
Insincere apologies
Em D C
You do not deserve this
G
All the papers and
press decide
Bm(hold)
Hey just another suicide
Em D C (hold)
You do not deserve this
Chorus 3:
G
Hey Mr. Wilmington
D
Yeah, I heard
about your son
Em
It's hard enough
D
to hide your scars
C
In small-town USA
G
Sweet Mr. Wilmington
D
Yeah I read about your
Em
son Don't blame yourself
D
you raised him right
C
Remember that when
G
Hey Mr. Wilmington
D
Yeah, I heard
about your son
Em
It's hard enough
D
to hide your scars
C
In small-town USA
G
Sweet Mr. Wilmington
D
Yeah I read about your
Em
son Don't blame yourself
D
you raised him right
C
Remember that when
D Em C
na na na na naaaaa
(hold) D Em C
And na na na na naaaaa
D Em C--C--
na na na na naaaaa
D Em C
na na na na naaaaa
D Em C
na na na na naaaaa
C
Remember that when
you can't sleep at night
Remember that when
you can't sleep at night
C(hold)
Remember that when
you can't sleep at night
Remember that when
you can't sleep at night