Streetlight Manifesto – As The Footsteps Die Out Forever (Ukulele)

       E               B
She was diagnosed on a Friday

    A
The kids were almost home

    F#m                A                  E
The kids were on their way back home from school

                       B
Lying face down in the gutter

   A
Of unaccomplished dreams

    F#m          A               E
And broken memories of things to come

                       B
"Sorry ma'am, I really am. I had to break the news.

  A                             F#m                  A
I had to make the phone call to tell you that you're due.

         E                    B
You know where, I'll tell you when.

         A                           F#m
And I suggest you start living these next three weeks

    A
The best that you can."

E                B
 Every night for three long weeks

A                        F#m    A
 She'd roam the hallways half asleep

E                     B
 And as the footsteps fade away

A                          F#m             A
In my mind, I could swear, I could swear I heard her say:

A                B                       E                       F#m
  Don't wait for me, you've got a lot to do, you've got a lot to be

A            B   N.C.
  And in the end maybe, I'll see you there

E                        B
  Lost her strength on a Saturday

A
Spent the day in bed

F#m                  A                E            B
Yeah, I'm fine; it's just the flu she said, with a smile

    A
But when they turned their backs

                F#m
The tears would flow

             A          E
She knew she only had a while, to live

   B                  A
To breathe, to be, to see, to bleed

   F#m          A                E
To stand on her own two weakened feet

          B          A
"And so I pray every day:

F#m           A
don't take my mother away"

E                B
 Every night for three long weeks

A                        F#m    A
 She'd roam the hallways half asleep

E                     B
 And as the footsteps fade away

A                          F#m             A
In my mind, I could swear, I could swear I heard her say:

A                B                       E                       F#m
  Don't wait for me, you've got a lot to do, you've got a lot to be

A            B   N.C.
  And in the end maybe, I'll see you there

E                B
 Every night for three long weeks

A                        F#m    A
 She'd roam the hallways half asleep

E                     B
 And as the footsteps fade away

A                          F#m             A
In my mind, I could swear, I could swear I heard her say:

A                B                       E                       F#m
  Don't wait for me, you've got a lot to do, you've got a lot to be

A            B   N.C.                A
  And in the end maybe, I'll see you there

           B    N.C.       A
And in the end, I will see you...

           B    N.C.         E
And in the end, I'll see you there

A                B                       E                       F#m
  Don't wait for me, you've got a lot to do, you've got a lot to be

A            B   N.C.                E
  And in the end maybe, I'll see you there