C#m                  B           A
The sun is rising so late, it's early
C#m                      B      A
I have spread myself too thin again
C#m                      B      A
The guest of honor at my guilty party
C#m                      B          A
Me and this silence have become old friends

[Chorus]
A                   E        B
Father make believe for your daughters
A                   E       B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A                     E         B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m                       A         B
But for now you've got to keep them young

[Instrumental]
C#m

[Verse 2]
C#m             B       A
My solitude it makes me softer
C#m             B      A
My suffering is not in vain
C#m                   B        A
My depression sings, "how much longer
C#m                    B
Will I have to wait to see a world free from pain?"

[Chorus]
A                   E        B
Father make believe for your daughters
A                   E       B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A                     E         B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m                       A         B
But for now you've got to keep them young

[Chorus]
(only strum each chords once for the first two lines)
A                   E        B
Father make believe for your daughters
A                   E       B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A                     E         B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m                       A         B
But for now you've got to keep them young
A                   E        B
Father make believe for your daughters
A                   E       B
Mother take it easy on your sons
A                     E         B
Sister balance like a tightrope walker
F#m                       A         B
But for now you've got to keep them young