1989

(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 Em 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 Em But the makers never made Bm The comers never came D But I still felt that awful news Em 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 Em No moon children or people's sun Bm Or ringing in my ears D When I still felt that awful news Em It was patience that we had Bm And the miles we had left D That held us there until we could let go Em 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 Em Bm Not in birth or body C G D But only in our minds Em Bm Not in birth or body D I still felt that awful news Em It was patience that we had Bm And the miles we had left D That held us there until we could let go Em It was patience that we had Bm And the miles we had left D That held us there until we could let go