intro : ( play root note , then strum )
G Bm G Bm G Bm G Bm
G Bm C
i was born in nineteen eighty – nine
G D
all we could do
G
no shakes or coughs or burst relief
Bm
or lists of all our things
C G D
just minutes making minds
G Bm C
i was born in nineteen eighty – nine
G D
all we could do
G
but the makers never made
Bm
the comers never came
D
but i still felt that awful news
G
it was patience that we had
Bm
and the miles we had left
D
that held us there until we could let go
G Bm C
i was born in nineteen eighty – nine
G D
and it’ll be over soon
G
no moon children or people’s sun
Bm
or ringing in my ears
D
when i still felt that awful news
G
it was patience that we had
Bm
and the miles we had left
D
that held us there until we could let go
G
it was patience that we had
Bm
and the miles we had left
D
that held us there until we could let go
G Bm C
i was born in nineteen eighty – nine
G D
all we could do
G Bm
not in birth or body
C G D
but only in our minds
G Bm
not in birth or body
D
i still felt that awful news
G
it was patience that we had
Bm
and the miles we had left
D
that held us there until we could let go
G
it was patience that we had
Bm
and the miles we had left
D
that held us there until we could let go
intro : ( play root note , then strum )
G Bm G Bm G Bm G Bm
G Bm C
i was born in nineteen eighty – nine
G D
all we could do
G
no shakes or coughs or burst relief
Bm
or lists of all our things
C G D
just minutes making minds
G Bm C
i was born in nineteen eighty – nine
G D
all we could do
G
but the makers never made
Bm
the comers never came
D
but i still felt that awful news
G
it was patience that we had
Bm
and the miles we had left
D
that held us there until we could let go
G Bm C
i was born in nineteen eighty – nine
G D
and it’ll be over soon
G
no moon children or people’s sun
Bm
or ringing in my ears
D
when i still felt that awful news
G
it was patience that we had
Bm
and the miles we had left
D
that held us there until we could let go
G
it was patience that we had
Bm
and the miles we had left
D
that held us there until we could let go
G Bm C
i was born in nineteen eighty – nine
G D
all we could do
G Bm
not in birth or body
C G D
but only in our minds
G Bm
not in birth or body
D
i still felt that awful news
G
it was patience that we had
Bm
and the miles we had left
D
that held us there until we could let go
G
it was patience that we had
Bm
and the miles we had left
D
that held us there until we could let go
