DDGGm DEAD D Em Bm7 A7 D Helpless, she lies across the stairs D Em Bm7 A7 D Haunting your days, consuming your prayers D Em Bm7 A7 D There will be healing, but don't force this girl to stand D Em Bm7 A7 D As she's counting the ceilings, with pale voice and trembling hands Em A7 D G You told me life was long, but now that it's gone, D Em F#m G You find yourself on top, as the leader of a flock A7 D D7 Called to be around for those below D Em Bm7 A7 D Whispered notes from the piano in the corner of the room D Em Bm7 A7 D Hold your throat, is that healing that you're hearing in her tune? D Em Bm7 A7 D Wanting change, but loving her just as she lies D Em Bm7 A7 D Is the burden of the man who's built his life on love Em A7 D G You told me life was long, but now that it's gone, D Em F#m G You find yourself on top, as the leader of a flock A7 D D7 Called to be around for those below Em7 A7 I'll be locked up and stored Em7 A7 In a lavender ward Em7 A7 'Cause my mind is just like hers, Em7 A7 just as broken, just as crippled, just as burned D Em F#m G And then I find myself on top, as the leader of a flock A7 D D7 Called to be around for those below