Back For The Funeral
Matt Nathanson
The last D of each verse is played like an open C chord but moved up to the 3rd fret relative to the capo I put the notes as if they were open position but play relative to capo (2nd Fret to 3rd Fret 3rd Fret to 2nd fret and then back up to 3rd to 2nd and then end on 3rd fret of ) [Verse] Katie got divorced moved back in with her mom Needed a fresh start died her hair blonde She’s telling me this in the parking lot of the Burlington mall We are older now she’s still beautiful I’m back for the funeral [Verse] Your hometown just the first place you don’t understand And family is just strangers you know like the back of your hand The higher you think you’re above it the harder you fall It’s a penthouse view of a brick wall I’m back for the funeral [Chorus] You can build yourself a rocket you can ride it to the moon Still wake up some morning in your old bedroom And it’s not gonna kill you but it feels like it will When your sh*thead friend takes a month’s worth of pills I’m back for the funeral [Verse] After the service we’ll all meet up at the bar Where my dad used to drink now he just drinks in the yard And we’ll laugh about all the young dumb dreams we had And we’ll pretend we’re all only sad Cause we’re back for the funeral [Chorus] And I’ll call you in the morning just to make sure you’re alright Cause I don’t remember getting home but I woke up I’m fine And I was hoping I would see you and how F’d up is that That somebody’s gotta die for us just to call each other back [Instrumental] 2A 3A 3E 2E 3E 2E 3A [Outro] Back for the funeral Yeah I’m back for the funeral