[Intro instrumental]
F Dm Cm Bb Cm Gb Db
[Intro]
Bb Dm F
It's a tragedy
Em Dm Cm Bb
It's a tragedy
Cm F
It's a tragedy
Bb Gb Db Bb Eb
It's a tragedy
[Verse 1]
F
He was only 25
Am F Am Dm
Had an open heart and tender mind
Cm Bb Cm Bb
He sang through all the hymns he knew
Bb
He was searching for a higher sign
F Bb Gb
When his water was turned to wine
Bb Em F
All the darkness became light
Am
Babies and a patient wife
F Am Dm
They just weren't enough to keep him high
Cm
So he gave them up
Cm
Just to fill his cup
Bb F
Every sip would make him feel alive
Bb F Gb
No bones in his body were dry
[Chorus]
Am Dm F
It's a tragedy
Am Dm Am Cm
It's a tragedy
Bb Cm Bb F
It's a tragedy
Bb Gb Db
It's a tragedy
Em F
[Verse 2]
F
Now he's finally coming around
Dm
He's got wrinkles and a crooked frown
F Cm Bb Cm
He holds back tears thinking of the years
Bb F
That the bottle had a long time, down
Bb
So he'd sit and have another round
F Eb F
Singing Hallelujah till he drowns
[Instrumental]
Am F Em Dm Cm F Bb F Bb
[Chorus]
Eb Db F
It's a tragedy
Em Dm F Cm
It's a tragedy
Bb Cm Bb
It's a tragedy
F Bb Gb Db
It's a tragedy
Bb Eb Dm F
It's a tragedy
Am Dm Cm Eb
It's a tragedy
Bb Eb Bb F
It's a tragedy
Bb F Gb Db
It's a tragedy
[Outro instrumental]
Bb Em F Am Dm F Eb Bb Cm Bb F Bb F
Bb Cm Bb Dm F Dm Cm Bb Cm Bb F Bb F
Gb Bb Eb
