[Verse 1]
G
You fold his hands and smooth his tie, you gently lift his chin.
C
Were you really so blind, and unkind to him?
Em
Can't help the itch to touch, to kiss, to hold him once again.
Am C
Now to close his eyes--never open them....
[Pre-Chorus]
G C Am C
A shadow passed, a shadow passed, yearning, yearning
Am C
For the fool it called a home.
[Chorus 1]
G C
All things he never did are left behind.
Em
All the things his mama wished he'd bear in mind,
Am C
And all his dad had hoped he'd know.
G
The talks you never had, the saturdays you never spent.
C
All the 'grown-up' places you never went.
Em
And all of the crying you wouldn't understand.
Am C
You just let him cry, 'make a man out of him.'
[Pre-Chorus]
G C Am C
A shadow passed, a shadow passed, yearning, yearning
Am C
For the fool it called a home.
[Chorus 2]
G C
All things he ever wished are left behind..
Em
All the things his mama did to make him mind,
Am C
And how his dad had hoped he'd grow.
[Chorus 3]
G C
All things he ever lived are left behind.
Em
All the fears that ever flickered through his mind.
Am C
All the sadness that he'd come to own.
[Outro]
G C Am C
A shadow passed, a shadow passed, yearning, yearning
Am C
For the fool it called a home.
