Intro: Am
Horn Break 1: Am C G Am
Am C F E
C G Dm E
Am C E
Am
How did Camus really die that night? Were they right?
E Am
When he died was it really his time? Or was it suicide?
Am
And Holden Caulfield is a friend of mine.
E Am
We go drinking from time to time and I find, it gets harder every time.
Horn Break 2: Am C G Am
Am C G
Am C G Am
Am C E
Am Dm
Back Off! You're out on the street again.
Am Dm
Don't you stop! Didn't know you were gonna swing by.
Am Dm
Back Off! You're out on the street again.
F C E
I'm not going to play if there ain't no way I'll win!
Trombone Solo: Am E
Am
Hemingway never seemed to mind the banalities of a normal life
E Am
and I find, it gets harder every time
Am
So he aimed the shotgun into the blue, placed his face in between the two
E Am
and sighed, "Here's To Life!"
Horn Break 1: Am C G Am
Am C F E
C G Dm E
Am C E
Horn Break 2: Am C G Am
Am C G
Am C G Am
Am C E
Am Dm
Back Off! You're out on the street again.
Am Dm
Don't you stop! Didn't know you were gonna swing by.
Am Dm
Back Off! You're out on the street again.
F C E
I'm not going to play if there ain't no way I'll win!
Horn Break 2: Am C G Am
Am C G
Am C G Am
Am C E
Clarinet Solo: Am C G Am
Am C F E
C G Dm G
C E
Am C G Am
Hey there Salinger, What did you do? Just when the world was looking at you
Am C G Am
To write anything, that meant anything, you told us you were through.
Am C G Am
And it's been years since you passed away, but I see no plaque, and I see no grave.
Am C G Am
And I can't help believing, you wanted it that way.
Am C G Am
Vincent Van Gogh, Why do you weep? You were on your way to heaven, but the road was steep.
Am C G Am
And who was there to break your fall? We're guilty, One and All.
Am C G Am
And I don't know much, but I do know this: with a golden heart, comes a rebel fist
Am C G Am G, Am
But I can't help agreeing with those that would not quit.
Bridge: Am C G x6
E Dm C G
Horn Break 1: Am C G Am
Am C F E
C G Dm E
Am C E
Am
And it makes me sick when I think of it. All my heroes could not live with this,
E Am
and I hope you rest in peace, because with us, You never did!
Am
And K.D.C., you were much too young! And you changed my life!
E Am E Am E A
But I draw the line at suicide! Here's To Life!!
