G
You must have been in a place so dark
CG
You couldn't see the light
EmDC
Reachin' for you through the stormy cloud
G
Now here we are gathered
CG
In our little hometown
EmDG
This can't be the way you were meant to draw a crowd
[Chorus]
BmC
Oh why, that's what I keep asking
GD
Was there anything I could have said or done
BmC
Oh, and I, I had no clue you were masking
GD
A troubled soul, God only knows
EmDC
What went wrong and why
D
You would leave the stage
GCGC
In the middle of a song
[Verse 2]
G
Now in my mind I keep you frozen
CG
As a seventeen-year-old
EmDC
Rounding third to score the winning run
G
You always played with passion
CG
No matter what the game
EmDCG
When you took the stage you'd shine just like the sun
[Chorus]
BmC
Oh why, that's what I keep asking
GD
Was there anything I could have said or done
BmC
Oh, and I, I had no clue you were masking
GD
A troubled soul, God only knows
EmDC
What went wrong and why
D
You would leave the stage
GC
In the middle of a song
GC
Your beautiful song
[Verse 3]
G
Now the oak trees are swaying
CG
In the early autumn breeze
EmDC
And a golden sun is shining on my face
G
Through tangled thoughts I hear
CG
A mockingbird sing
EmDCG
And whole this old world really ain't that bad of a place
[Chorus]
BmC
Oh but why, there's no comprehending
GD
And who am I to try to judge or explain
BmC
Oh, but I, I have one burning question
GD
Who told you life wasn't worth the fight
EmDC
They were wrong and they lied
EmBmC
Now you're gone and they cry
AmD
'Cause it's not like you to walk away
GC
In the middle of a song
GC
Your beautiful song
G
Your absolutely beautiful song