The Encyclopedia Salesman

D At the back of my brain is a man I remember him clearly though no one else can G In his suitcase D He showed me the world And I had a vision so grand All that there is at the palm of my hand G I'll write off all the battles and wars E Erasing human scars G A D All day he's knocking doors all over cities G Under heat from 9 to 5 Gm D The load is heavy, he's got a family G Hoping only to survive A Bm A E 1 out of 20 and his light is glowing dim G He promised me tomorrow Em D But I can't do the same for him D The man took a seat at our table He laid out the pages until I was able to G find myself D In between the words He made a deal with my father Letter to letter my mind wanders farther G They shake their hands D And off he goes again G A D All day he's knocking doors all over cities G Under heat from 9 to 5 Gm D The load is heavy, he's got a family G Hoping only to survive A Bm A E 1 out of 20 and his light is glowing dim G He promised me tomorrow Em D But I can't do the same for him G Oh, I heard screaming next door Gm Nobody needs this anymore D Somebody's slamming the door E Nobody reads this anymore G E7 Whatever happened to him G A D All day he's knocking doors all over cities G Under heat from 9 to 5 Gm D The load is heavy, he's got a family G Hoping only to survive A Bm A E 1 out of 20 and his light is glowing dim G He promised me tomorrow Em D But I can't do the same for him