incident on south dowling – paul kelly

verse 1
Am
my baby was dying
turning so blue
four feet from me dying
my head was like glue
i couldn’t save my baby ( he couldn’t save his baby )

verse 2
Am
loaded and sinking
to the vegetable zone
she just kept on sinking
now she’s mineral and bone
i couldn’t save my baby ( he couldn’t save his baby )

chorus
G Am
we lived on the first floor
G Am
we lived in two rooms
G Am
now my poor baby
G Am
she lives with the worms

verse 3
Am
a head full of rocks
it’s a heavy heavy head
i was watching a movie
where someone looked dead
now people that whisper
now people they stare
they say i couldn’t save her
even though i was right there
i couldn’t save my baby ( he couldn’t save his baby )

chorus
G Am
we lived on the first floor
G Am
we lived in two rooms
G Am
now poor baby
G Am
she lives with the worms
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