Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Mute all strings except the highest string (play on C). Play same pattern throughout first verse.
Chorus 1
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone,
Will you take care of me?"
Chorus 2
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone,
Will you take care of me?"
Bridge 1
I will make you
Queen of everything you see
I'll put you on the map
I'll cure you of disease
Verse 1
Let's say we up and left this town
And turned our future upside-down
We'll make pretend that you and me
Lived ever after, happily
Chorus 3
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone,
Will you take care of me?"
Bridge 2
I will make you
Queen of everything you see
I'll put you on the map
I'll cure you of disease
Verse 2
And since we know that dreams are dead
And life turns plans up on their head
I will plan to be a bum
So I just might become someone
Chorus 4
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone,
Will you take care of me?"
Bridge 3
I will make you
Queen of everything you see
I'll put you on the map
I'll cure you of disease