The Replacements – The Ledge (Guitar)

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Okay, there may be a few lyrics that don't match up with what's printed online, but HEY. It's The Replacements. It's not like Paul always sings his lyrics the same way everytime, anyway.
The verses are just arpeggiated Em / Cmaj7 chords, and the strum pattern is similar to this:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------0------------|  
G|----------------------0-------0----------|
D|------2-----2---2---2-----2-----2--------|
A|----2-----2---2---3-----3----------------|
E|--0-----0--------------------------------|
Now here's the chords in the song: The Ledge Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 [Verse 1]
Em       Cmaj7        Em                Cmaj7
All eyes look up to me  

Em      Cmaj7         Em              Cmaj7
High above frozen streets

Em      Cmaj7              Em           Cmaj7
Heed no bullhorn when it calls

Em                 Cmaj7         Em             Cmaj7
Watch me fly and die, watch me fall
[Chorus]
C
I'm the boy they can't ignore

        D               
For the first time in my life, I'm sure

C                                B
All the love sent up high to pledge
Won't reach the ledge Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 [Verse 2]
Em          Cmaj7           Em          Cmaj7
Wind blows cold from the west

        Em              Cmaj7               Em      Cmaj7
I smell coffee, I smell doughnuts for the brass

  Em     Cmaj7             Em           Cmaj7
A girl I knew once years ago

   Em           Cmaj7             Em    
Is tryin' to be reached on the phone
[Chorus]
C
I'm the boy she can't ignore

        D
For the first time in my life, I'm sure

C                                    B
All the love sent up high to pledge

C
I'm the boy she can't ignore

        D
For the first time in my life, I'm sure

C                                  B
All the love sent up high to pledge
[Interlude] Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 [Solo] Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 C D C D Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 [Verse 3]
Em            Cmaj7            Em       Cmaj7
Priest kneels silent, all is still

Em        Cmaj7               Em        Cmaj7
Policeman reaches from the sill

Em            Cmaj7        Em           Cmaj7
Watch him try,  try his best

         Em    Cmaj7                  Em        Cmaj7
There'll be no medal pinned to his chest
[Chorus]
C
I'm the boy they couldn't ignore

        D
For the first time in my life, I'm sure

C
I'm the boy they couldn't ignore

        D
For the first time in my life, I'm sure

C                   D
I'm the boy for the last time in my life

C
All the love that they pledge

        D                            Em         Cmaj7
For the last time will not reach the ledge
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7