F Bb/F F Bb 
F 
Levon wears his war wound like a crown. He calls his child Jesus 
C/E Dm Am Bb 
Gm7 
cause he likes the name and he sends him to the finest school in 
town.

Intro: 
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Bb | F/A | Eb/Bb | Bb/F | Eb | Bb/D | F/A Bb | Cm7 Bb/D 
 
 
Verse 1: 
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Eb Bb/D 
There's a calm surrender 
 
Eb Bb/D 
To the rush of day

Intro/Main Riff: A AAA ACC CCC CGG FF G (Twice) 
 
 
A 
The roses in the window box 
 
E 
Have tilted to one side 
 
A D 
Everything about this house 
 
Bm B 
Was born to grow and die

Verse 
2x 
 E ||---2---------------------|--0----------------------|| 
 B ||-----------------0-------|----------------0--------|| 
 G ||*----------0-------------|----------0-------------*|| 
 D ||*-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----*|| 
 A ||-------------------------|-------------------------|| 
 E ||---0----------0----------|--0----------0-----------||

Am Am/G F C/E D/F# 
I can see very well, there's a boat on the reef with a broken back 
 
F G Am 
And I can see it very well 
 
There's a joke and I know it very well It's one of those that 
 
I told you long ago, Take my word I'm a madman don't you know

F/A Bb F C/G C D 
F/A Bb F C/G C D 
 
A D/A 
It's a case I guess of paradise lost 
G Bm/F# 
Ten years back on the hands of the clock 
C G 
In that little house on Mansfield 
D 
On your old block

C 
F/C C 
And now I know 
E7 Am C/G F C/E Dm C 
Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say 
F/C C Csus4 C 
I thought I knew 
E7 Am C/G F C/E Dm7 C/E 
But now I know that rose trees never grow in New York City