intro Em F#dim D7 Em D C G D

verse 1

Em A/C# D G/B C
she sits alone , an empty stare

F#/A# B E/G# Em
A mother’s face she wears

A/C# D
where did she go wrong ,

G/B C
the fight is gone

F#/A# Bsus4 B
lord help this broken home

pre – chorus

Em C A7 D Em
hey , mother , father , sister

Em C A7 D D#dim Em
hey , come back , tryin’ , believein’

Em C A7 D C
hey , mother , father , dreamer
chorus
G C G D C
don’t you know that i’m alive for you

G D C
i’m your seventh son

G C G D
and when lightnin’ strikes the family

Cadd9
have faith , believe .

interlude Em A/C# D G/B

verse 2

Em A/C# D G/B C
with dreams he tried , lost his pride

F#/A# B E/G#
he drinks his life away

Em A/C# D G/B C
one photograph , in broken glass

F#/A# Bsus4 B
it should not end this way .

interlude Em D C G/B Gm6/A# F#2/G# F/A B#add9 Csus4 ( x2 )

bridge

Em A/C# D
through bitter tears

G/B C F#/A#
and wounded years , those ties

B E/G#
of blood were strong

Em A/C# D G/B C
so much to say , those yesterdays

F#/A# Bsus4 B
so now don’t you turn away .

pre – chorus

chorus

outro [ ch ] B# [ /Ch ] F2/A [ ch ] B# [ /Ch ] F2/A C F2 C F2 C2/A F2

C2 B#add9 A2