Intro. : C/// F/// C/// F///
Like a (C)boat on the river,(Bm) this (Am)bus is floatin’ (G)down this old high-(F)way
(G7)Lookin out the window, I think about how I got here to-(C)day
(C)Anyone who’s (Bm)anywhere (Am)had some help (G)gettin’ there (F)it’s true
(G7)And one of the reasons why I get to do the things I do
I met this (C)angel with callous hands(Am) who let this (F)boy (Em)into his (G)band
Under his (C)wing, I learned to (Am)fly on these (F)six strings(Em) through this (G)life
You can (F)hear him in my (C)playin’ al-(G)though (G#m)he’s gone (Am) (G)
And I (F)owe him so much (G)more just this (C)song (A)
Like a (D)leaf that had (C#m)fallen, (Bm)I was (A)driftin’ down the (G)stream
(A7)Mister guitar came into my life and let me build this (D)dream
His old (D)Gretch’s still (C#m)speakin’, (Bm)it’s teachin’ (A)all of us a (G)ton
He was my (A)friend and my hero all wrapped up in one
I met this (D)angel with callous (Bm)hands who let this (G)nai"ve (F#m)boy into his (A)band
Under his (D)wing I learned to (Bm)fly on these (G)six (F#m)strings into (A)the light
I can (G)still hear him (D)playin’ al-(A)though (A#m)he’s (Bm)gone (A)
And I (G)owe him so much (A)more than just this (D)song /// G/// D/// G///
Every (A)fake we (Bm)see from every (G)take we (F#m)roll
With every (A)note we (Bm)play even (G)though they’re (F#m)gone (A)
(Bm)They (A)live on,(G) (Bm)they (A)live on(G)
