Intro: {_C}
Chorus 1
{C}She asked me, “Son, when I grow old,
{C}Will you buy me a house of gold?
{C}And when your father turns to stone,
{C}Will you take care of me?”
Chorus 2
She {C}asked me, “Son, when {F}I grow old,
Will {Am}you buy me a {G}house of gold?
And {C}when your father {F}turns to stone,
Will {C}you take {G}care of {C}me?”
Bridge 1
{F}I will {A7}make you
{Dm}Queen of {Hbm}everything you {F}see
I’ll put you on {C}the map
I’ll cure you{F} of disease{C}
Verse 1
Le{C}t’s say we up {F}and left this town
An{Am}d turned our fut{G}ure upside-down
We{C}’ll make pretend t{F}hat you and me
Li{C}ved evG{G}er aft{C}er, happily
Chorus 3
{C}She asked me, “Son, w{F}hen I grow old,
W{Am}ill you buy m{G}e a house of gold?
{C}And when your fat{F}her turns to stone,
W{C}ill you t{G}ake care{C} of me?”
Bridge 2
{F}I will {A7}make you
{Dm}Queen of {Hbm}everything you {F}see
I’ll put you on {С}the map
I’ll cure you{F} of disease{С}
Verse 2
{C}And since we know t{F}hat dreams are dead
{Am}And life turns plans{G} up on their head
{C}I will plan to {F}be a bum
{C}So I ju{G}st might {C}become someone
Chorus 4
{C}She asked me, “Son, w{F}hen I grow old,
W{Am}ill you buy m{G}e a house of gold?
{C}And when your fat{F}her turns to stone,
W{C}ill you t{G}ake care{C} of me?”
Bridge 3
{F}I will {A7}make you
{Dm}Queen of {Hbm}everything you {F}see
I’ll put you on {С}the map
I’ll cure you{F} of disease{С}