The Arrangements — Willi Carlisle
Chords and lyrics for The Arrangements by Willi Carlisle (key of C).
Verse 1
(From the 2024 Album CRITTERLAND)
Intro
[G] [D] [Am] [G] [D] [G]
Verse 1
[G]He was dead inside my head [D]long before he died
So [C]making the arrangements felt natural, felt [G]nice
No medicine for [D]saving him from cigs and booze and salt
It was [Am]pretty nice to [Cadd9]say, I thought his [G]sadness was my [D]fault
Chorus 1
[D]So let's pour one out for the [G]bastard
It's still sad when bad men [Em]die
You can [Cadd9]pour your drink out [G]in the sink
[D]Go on and live your life[D7]
[G]I hear drunk footfalls through bedroom walls
Find comfort in the [Cadd9]sound
[G]That I'm my own father now
Verse 2
[G]Drooling and foolish the [D]first time that you saw me
Said your [Cadd9]eyes were like a Jersey cow, your [G]tongue's so clean and country
In years of drunk disasters you [D]never felt the same
You think I[Am7] want these feelings
[G]Chose my face or chose [D]my name?
Chorus 2
[D]So don't ask about blame or [G]forgiveness
It's still sad when [D]bad love [Em]dies
Oh, I'm [Cadd9]full of shit and you're [G]over it
Take the [D]last word in my pride
[G]I'm my father's spitting [Cadd9]image and [G]I spit [Cadd9]upon the mirror[G]
[G]I see the old man's still [D]here[G]
Verse 3
[G]I know that I will go soon
My [D]heart's also not that strong
It was [Am]written in the stars about a [G]thousand light-years long
But I feel the scrawl start to dissolve in a [D]cemetery rain
And I [Cadd9]know about a million men who'd [G]feel about the same[D]
Chorus 3
[D]So let's pour one out for [G]the bastard
Even bastards [D]need their [Em]friends
You can [Cadd9]pour your drink out in the [G]sink
You got the [D]last laugh in the end
The [G]arrangements are in [Cadd9]order
I can [G]buy the [Cadd9]bar round
[G]´Cause I'm my [D]own [G]father now
Outro
So don't [D]ask about blame or [G]forgiveness
I'm not one for choosing [Em]sides
He was full of shit and [G]I'm over it
[D]I'm glad that I'm alive
But the [G]earth does not crack [Cadd9]open
No [G]one opens up [Cadd9]the clouds
It's all [G]right
[G]I'm my own father now
I'm my own father now[G][Cadd9]
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