Rite Of Passage

[Intro]
A Bm D
(x2)

[Verse 1]
A F#m
Break ups blowjobs and black
E A
eyes Basements and goodbyes
Bm
now And you’re all freaked out
D
Trying to find out what your
A
life is about In your soul
F#m
there’s a broken bone Cause
E A
you’re so far so far from home
Bm
And you got let down by Occupy
D
Can’t find the ties that bind

[Verse 2]
A
I wish I could help
F#m E
you through this phase
A Bm
It’s like Bowie says
D
You pretty young things
You go through ch-ch-changes

[Refrain 1]
A Bm D
Don’t take the road
A Bm D
they left behind us
Don’t let them find us

[Chorus 1]
A Bm
Something you can’t
D
come back from
A
Something has lost
Bm D
and something has won
A
What’s done is done
E D
Move on to another one
A Bm
It’s rites of passage
D
It’s just rites of passage

[Verse 3]
A
I used to think my
F#m E
thoughts were depraved
A Bm
Too low to be saved
D
All shadow and shade
So scared for even
A
thinking Even diamond
F#m E
dogs have their days
A Bm
It’s like Bowie says
D
You pretty young things
You go through ch-ch-changes

[Refrain 2]
A Bm D
Don’t take the road
A Bm D
they left behind us
Don’t let them find us

[Chorus 2]
A Bm
Something you can’t
D
come back from
A
Something has lost
Bm D
and something has won
A
What’s done is done
E D
Move on to another one
A Bm
It’s rites of passage
D
It’s just rites of passage
A Bm
It’s rites of passage
D
It’s just rites of passage

[Bridge]
D E
Can’t stop it coming
F#m D
now to you Life is knowing
E Bm
that you’re gonna die

[Chorus 3]
A Bm
Something you can’t
D
come back from
A
Something has lost
Bm D
and something has won
A
This pain is the
E D
same now for everyone
A Bm
It’s rites of passage
D
It’s just rites of passage
A Bm
It’s rites of passage
D
It’s just rites of passage

[Chorus 4]
A Bm
Something you can’t
D
come back from
A
Something has lost
Bm D
and something has won
A
What’s done is done
E D
Move on to another one
Bm
It’s rites of passage
D
It’s just rites of passage
Bm
It’s just rites of passage
D
I wish I could help you
through this phase

[Tony Fradelli Guitar Solo]
A Bm D
(x4)

[Instrumental]
A Bm D
(x4)

[Outro]
A Bm D
(x2)

then
A D F#m D
(x4)

then
A