June 18 1976

june 18 , 1976 by pedro the lion , progress ep Am C F Dm Am C F Dm you were born in kc , missouri to a girl who wasn’t married Am C F Dm after your birth she brought you to the nursery Am C F Dm kissed your head and told you not to worry G Am Dm F Fadd9 F and then quietly she turned and slipped away Am C F Dm Am C F Dm in the elevator her heart began to pound to the rooftop , in her slippers , and her gown Am C F Dm on the edge , she took one last look around G C then closed her eyes and pushed away Am Em G speeding toward the ground C Am Em G through the air without a sound so gracefully Am C F Dm Am C F Dm twelve flights down , nearly naked on the ground skin and tragedy always attract a crowd Am C F Dm Am C F Dm so it was when the policeman came around he took more than fifty eyewitness accounts G E Am G F Dm G G7 C each one in awe , for they’d never seen a girl so sad and beautiful . . . . . Am Em G speeding toward the ground C Am Em G through the air without a sound C Am Em G speeding toward the ground C Am Em G F through the air without a sound so gracefully