Key: G Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: G - 320033 D - xx0232 Em - 022000 C - x32010 Bm - x24432 Intro: G Bm Em D C G Bm Em D C C (hold) Verse 1: You dreamed he'd G shine like the sun Now you son is set Bm Hey dad grab another cigarette Em Ashes fall like D an unpaid debt C Come on everybody place your bets G In seventh grade he dug his grave Bm Trying to be cool with the cool kids hey Em D Follow everything they C say You might fit in if you misbehave G At sixteen he promised he'd be clean Bm You didn't bend but you sure did lean Em D C (hold) You do not deserve this Chorus 1: G Hey Mr. Wilmington D Yeah, I heard about your son Em It's hard enough D to hide your scars C In small-town USA G Sweet Mr. Wilmington D Yeah I read about your Em son Don't blame yourself D you raised him right C Remember that when you can't sleep at night Verse 2: G At twenty-one you found his gun Bm Hey dad it's just begun Em The ties that bind D they come undone C Come on everybody just for fun G At twenty-four you found him on the floor Bm Decadence was all he wore Em D C (hold) You do not deserve this Chorus 2: G Hey Mr. Wilmington D Yeah, I heard about your son Em It's hard enough D to hide your scars C In small-town USA G Sweet Mr. Wilmington D Yeah I read about your Em son Don't blame yourself D you raised him right C Remember that when you can't sleep at night (hold) D Em C And na na na na naaaaa D Em C na na na na naaaaa D Em C -- C na na na na naaaaa D Em C -- C -- na na na na naaaaa Verse 3: G At the funeral read his eulogy Bm Insincere apologies Em D C You do not deserve this G All the papers and press decide Bm (hold) Hey just another suicide Em D C (hold) You do not deserve this Chorus 3: G Hey Mr. Wilmington D Yeah, I heard about your son Em It's hard enough D to hide your scars C In small-town USA G Sweet Mr. Wilmington D Yeah I read about your Em son Don't blame yourself D you raised him right C Remember that when G Hey Mr. Wilmington D Yeah, I heard about your son Em It's hard enough D to hide your scars C In small-town USA