Orphan Histories

F#m E (2x) F#m E We wipe the chaff from our hands F#m And the sweat off of our brows E We mourn the old setting sun F#m And our empty bank accounts E F#m For all the damages we've done in the service of a dream E D They say, baby, you'll pay dearly F#m E (2x) F#m E Oh how these roads make us old F#m And the sunrise makes us quake E We live for scant scraps of hope F#m Laid along the interstate E F#m Of all the places we'll go, we'll wind up memory and debris E D And I'll say, kid, you're coming with me A A/G# F#m E D E I'll close my eyes and pretend to pray that rain never ends A A/G# F#m E D E But when the oceans dry up, I'll know enough is enough D E And I'll sing softly F#m E (2x) F#m E We'll take the last thing we know F#m And we'll let it run our lives E Serenade the devil with those songs F#m We've played too many times E F#m That just blow by and leave us numb with the thrill of our defeat E D I'll keep the habit if it kills me A A/G# F#m E D E I'll close my eyes and pretend to pray that rain never ends A A/G# F#m E D E But when the oceans dry up, I'll know enough is enough D E And I'll sing softly A A/G# F#m E I guess I'll see you around D E And I'll sing softly A A/G# F#m E D E I guess I'll see you around, see you around D A E F#m E (2x) D A Holy ghost E F#m E Let us live until we're forgotten D A Hold me close E F#m E To the floors of masterless oceans D A Holy ghost E F#m E To the souls of motherless orphans D A Hold me close E F#m E D Til our histories lay still in their coffins