She asked me, “Son, when I grow old, will you buy me a house of gold?

And when your fa ther turns to stone, will you take care of me?”

She (C)asked me, “Son, when (F)I grow old, will (Am)you buy me a (G)house of gold?

And (C)when your fa ther (F)turns to stone, will (C)you take (G)care of (C)me?”

(F)I will (A)make you (Dm)queen of (Bbm)ev ’ry thing you (F)see.

I’ll put you on the map, I’ll cure you of di sease.

Let’s say we up and (F)left this town and (Am)turned our fu ture (G)up side down.

We’ll (C)make pre tend that (F)you and me lived (Am)ev er (G)af ter (C)hap pi ly.

She (C)asked me, “Son, when (F)I grow old, will (Am)you buy me a (G)house of gold?

And (C)when your fa ther (F)turns to stone, will (C)you take (G)care of (C)me?”

(F)I will (A)make you (Dm)queen of (Bbm)ev ’ry thing you (F)see.

I’ll put you on the map, I’ll cure you of di sease.

And since we know that (F)dreams are dead and (Am)life turns plans up (G)on their head.

We’ll (C)I will plan to (F)be a bum so (Am)I just (G)might be (C)hap pi ly.

She (C)come some one!

She (C)asked me, “Son, when (F)I grow old, will (Am)you buy me a (G)house of gold?

And (C)when your fa ther (F)turns to stone, will (Am)you take (G)care of (C)me?”

(F)I will (A)make you (Dm)queen of (Bbm)ev ’ry thing you (F)see.

I’ll put you on the map, I’ll cure you of di sease.