C . . . . . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . . . C
I didn't write this song to say farewell,
F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7
To tell you all the things I had to tell.
. . . . . F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C You showed us through those years
Ad you helped us with our fears,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7 . . . . . . . Am
And now you've gone to heaven or to hell.

F . . . . . . . . . . C . . . . E . . . . . . . . . . Am
All we need is love but life is just too tough,
And giving peace a chance has never been enough.
F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C
You tried to make us better;
You never stood a chance.
F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C
We just wanted to hear you sing;
E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Am
We just wanted to dance.

The years slipped right on by us as we tried to change the world.
With songs of revolution where challengers were hurled.
And now another narrow mind has brought you to the ground.
I looked for solace I could find but nothing could be found.

But still I look back on those years when we all dreamed as one.
You led us through our doubts and fears but now it's gone and done.
And though bullets may have stopped your heart,
Your voice still haunts the night.
And we imagine you still on the stage to carry on the fight.

. . . . F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C
You wrote and sang the songs
. . . . . E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Am
That helped us through the haze,
. E
the smokey days,
. Am
the labyrinthine maze,
. . . . F . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7 . . . . . . Am
And now you've left us empty and alone.