He ^Bb/Dwasn't ^Ebfamous but I sure did l^Bbove him I've got his ^Abpicture in a little ^Ebframe He lost his ^Eblife to a big di^Bbsease before it ^Abeven had a ^Ebname But there is ^Fmso many more and I'v^Bbe lost count The ^Gm7hows and whys aren't im^Cmportant now All that ^F/Amatters is they came ^Bbaround And brightened up our ^Eblives

She was ^Ebtwenty one with her ^Bblife ahead You don't ^Abneed to know her ^Ebname She breathed her ^Eblast on the cold stone ^Bbfloor of a ^AbHollywood ar^Ebcade But fa^Fm7te's right hand isn't always ^Bbjust Puts a ^Gm7lot of pressure on your ^Cmfaith and trust She was ^F/Ajust a little girl ain't that ^Bbenough To rage against the ^Ebday

And ^Abhow did we get so ^Eblucky? ^BbTargets on the rifle ^Cmrange ^AbWho makes the call and ^Ebwho gets to choose? ^BbWho gets to win and wh^Cmo gets to lose? It's like a ^Abrolling dice in the ^Ebbelly of the blues And ^G7/Bblues never fade a^Cmway ^Cm/BbHey hey the ^Abcolors run when the ^Ebrain falls But ^G7/Bblues never fade a^Cmway

He ^Bb/Dshone so ^Ebbright with a lust for ^Bblife Like the ^AbSun King that he ^Ebwas His passions ^Ebhung upon his ^Bbwalls and were ^Abprinted onto ^Ebcloth And for ^Fm7reasons I never unde^Bbrstood About the ^Gm7choices made between the ^Cmbad and good I've tried to ^F/Afigure out but The ^Bbpain never goes ^Ebaway

And ^Abhow did we get so ^Eblucky? ^BbTargets on the rifle ^Cmrange ^AbWho makes the call and ^Ebwho gets to choose? ^BbWho gets to win and wh^Cmo gets to lose? It's like a ^Abrolling dice in the ^Ebbelly of the blues And ^G7/Bblues never fade a^Cmway ^Cm/BbHey hey the ^Abcolors run when the ^Ebrain falls But ^G7/Bblues never fade a^Cmway

And there's ^G7/Dmarble markers and ^Cm/Eblittle white crosses A^G7/Flong the beaten ^Cm/Gpath And I've sp^Abread their ashes ^Eb/Bbon the wind And I ^Bbmiss John Lennon's ^Cmlaugh

And ^Abhow did we get so ^Eblucky? ^BbTargets on the rifle ^Cmrange ^AbWho makes the call and ^Ebwho gets to choose? ^BbWho gets to win and wh^Cmo gets to lose? It's like a ^Abrolling dice in the ^Ebbelly of the blues And ^G7/Bblues never fade a^Cmway ^Cm/BbHey hey the ^Abcolors run when the ^Ebrain falls But ^G7/Bblues never fade a^Cmway