Verse 1
[D]Please, remember [A]me
Happi[G]ly
By the [D]rosebush [A]laughing
With br[D]uises on my [A]chin
The time [G]when
We counted [D]every black car [A]passing
Your [Bm]house beneath the [A]hill
And up [G]until
Someone [D]caught us in the [A]kitchen
With [Bm]maps, a mountain [A]range
A piggy [G]bank
A vision [D]too removed to [A]mention
And
Verse 2
[D]Please, remember [A]me
Fond[G]ly
I heard from [D]someone you're still [A]pretty
And [D]then they went on to [A]say
That the pearly [G]gates
Had such [D]eloquent [A]graffiti
Like "[Bm]We'll meet [A]again"
And "Fuck the [G]man"
And "Tell my [D]mother not to [A]worry"
And [Bm]angels with their [A]great
Handsh[G]akes
Were always [D]done in such a [A]hurry
And
Verse 3
[D]Please, remember [A]me
That Hallow[G]een
Making [D]fools of all the [A]neighbors
Our [D]faces painted [A]white
By midn[G]ight
We'd forg[D]otten one [A]another
And [Bm]when the morning [A]came
I was as[G]hamed
Only [D]now it seems so [A]silly
That [Bm]season left the [A]world
And then re[G]turned
And now you're [D]lit up by the [A]city
And
Verse 4
[D]Please, remember [A]me
Mistaken[G]ly
In the [D]window of the [A]tallest tower
[D]Calling passers-[A]by
We're much too [G]high
To see the [D]empty road at [A]happy hour
[Bm]Gleam and reso[A]nate
Just like the [G]gates
Around the [D]holy [A]kingdom
With [Bm]words like "Lost and [A]found"
And "Don't look [G]down"
And "Someone [D]save Tempt[A]ation"
And
Verse 5
[D]Please, remember [A]me
As in the dr[G]eam
We had as [D]rug-burn [A]babies
[D]Among the fallen [A]trees
We're fast asl[G]eep
Beside the [D]lions and the [A]ladies
That [Bm]called you what you [A]like
And even [G]might
Give a [D]gift for your [A]behavior
A [Bm]fleeting chance to [A]see
Trap[G]eze
Swinger [D]high as any [A]savior
And
Verse 6
[D]Please, remember [A]me
My mise[G]ry
And how it [D]lost me all I w[A]anted
Those [D]dogs that love the r[A]ain
And chasing tr[G]ains
The colored [D]birds above their r[A]unning
In ci[Bm]rcles around the [A]well
And where it sp[G]ells
On the [D]wall behind St. P[A]eter
So br[Bm]ight on cinder [A]gray
In spray [G]paint
"Who the [D]hell can see [A]forever?"
And
Verse 7
[D]Please, remember [A]me
Seldom[G]ly
In the [D]car behind the [A]carnival
My [D]hand between your [A]knees
You turned from [G]me
And said, "The [D]trapeze act was [D]wonderful
But [Bm]never meant to [A]last"
The clowns that [G]passed
Saw me [D]just come up with [A]anger
When it [Bm]filled with circus [A]dogs
The parking [G]lot
Had an [D]element of [A]danger
And
Verse 8
[D]Please, remember [A]me
Finall[G]y
And all my [D]uphill [A]clawing
My [D]dear, but if I [A]make
The pearly [G]gates
I'll do my [D]best to make a [A]drawing
Of [Bm]God and [A]Lucifer
A boy and [G]girl
An angel [D]kissing on a [A]sinner
A [Bm]monkey and a [A]man
A marching [G]band
All [D]around the frightened [A]trapeze swinger
Outro
[D]Na, na-[A]na
Na-[G]na
Na-[D]na, na-[A]na
Na-na-[D]na, na-[A]na
Na-[G]na
Na-na-[D]na, na-[A]na
Na-na-[D]na