Holy Communion

E                                       C#m
I remember the streets unfolded like a map
                B                 E
I was in the oldest part of the city
E                                             C#m                        B            E
My mother told me stories of when she was a child as we watched clothes dry on a balcony
E                                            C#m
There was a choir singing gospels loud and clear
            B                E
Oh no, I didn’t know how to feel
E
That was the last time I took Holy Communion
            C#m                 B                  E
I had to walk to the alter to see their faces clear
            C#m               B                E
When you asked me if I was okay I couldn’t answer (I just shook)


[Bridge]
    A                  B
But oh, what would you do?
               C#m                   B              A
How would you feel if the world paid attention to you?
                   B
Oh, how they grow up!
               C#m                   B                      A
They were the shoes we wore when our wives fell in love with us


[Chorus]
E               G#m          A            E      B
Don’t let them call my name to an empty room
E                 G#m          A         E      B
If you’ll do that for me I’ll do it for you


[Interlude]
(palm muted)
E C#m A B

E                                                         C#m                      A        
The only suit I own is black and if it stays right at the back of my wardrobe this year 
       B
could be a better one
E                                                                    C#m               A    
Some things must die for some to grow and though I’ll find my own way home I know I’ll never
     B           E
 be alone again


[Bridge]
    A                  B
But oh, what would you do?
               C#m                   B              A
How would you feel if the world paid attention to you?
                   B
Oh, how they grow up!
               C#m                   B                      A
They were the shoes we wore when our wives fell in love with us


[Chorus]
E               G#m          A            E      B
Don’t let them call my name to an empty room
E                 G#m          A         E      B
If you’ll do that for me I’ll do it for you

(let ring)
E
I’m a number at home, you’re a number abroad
A              B     C#m
I don’t know what to do
E                                                             A              B         C#m
But I’ll remember your face, any time any place, if it’s the last thing that I’ll ever do
             A                B        E
If it’s the last thing that I’ll ever do