Intro D G 2x D He didn’t ask A He didn’t pry Bm D/F# G He just held the ice that covered my black eye D A When that girl, she broke my heart Bm D/F# G We just threw that baseball back and forth till dark A D/F# G When I started playing guitar, and didn’t have a clue A D/F# G He wanted to protect me, but somehow my father knew Chorus D That you can cry for 'em A live and die for 'em Bm D/F# G You can help them find their wings but you can’t fly for 'em D A Cause if they’re not free to fall, then they’re not free at all Bm D/F# G And though you just can’t bear the thought of letting go D A Pick em up…. dust em off.. and Send Em on Down The Road INTRO AGAIN Verse 2 D A Little kiss, on a skinned up knee Bm D/F# G From playing soccer, riding bikes, and climbing trees D A When bad dreams, fill their heads Bm D/F# G I chase the monsters out from underneath their beds A D/F# G Guess I always knew those days, would end A D/F# G But the hardest thing I’ve ever learned has been… Chorus D That you can cry for 'em A live and die for 'em Bm D/F# G You can help them find their wings but you can’t fly for 'em D A Cause if they’re not free to fall, then they’re not free at all Bm D/F# G And though you just can’t bear the thought of letting go D A Pick em up…. dust em off.. and Send Em on Down The Road Solo D A Bm D/F# G D That you can cry for 'em A live and die for 'em Bm D D/F# G And even though its gonna break your heart, you let em go D A Pick em up…. dust em off.. D G You Hold em close… and you pray a lot Send em on down the road INTRO X1 Down the road INTRO PT2