G       D       Am      C       D

[Verse 1]
   G                          Em
At Babak's school, there is a 3D printer
         C                       D
And he prints out a model of the tumor
          G                           Am
That was surgically removed from his back this winter
        C                             D
In its rugged gray plastic, it looks lunar
C                            G
  He puts the tumor in his breast pocket
Bm                       C  D
   As we head out for a beer

[Chorus]
             G          D
It's been a long, hard year
       Am                            Em     D
For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough
         G                D
To be allowed to care or just be there
       Am               C       D
To include you in his evening prayer

[Verse 2]
       G                   Em
How I prayed that I could stop the pain
          C                        D   Bm
When the pain needed more than ibuprofen
        G                                 Am
How I prayed that I could take away your worries
               C                            D
When they ran deeper than the West Pacific Ocean
C                           G
  He puts the tumor on our table
            Bm                         C     D
Says, "So, this is what caused all my fears"

[Chorus]
             G          D
It's been a long, hard year
       Am                            Em     D
For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough
         G                D
To be allowed to care or just be there
       Am               C       D
To include you in his evening prayer

[Bridge]
Bb                Eb
Last orders, the waitress slides
Bb             Eb
Down from her bar stool
Bb                         Eb
Looks at the tumor, says, "What is this?"
     Cm           D
"It looks kinda cool"

[Verse 3]
 G                         Bm
Babak's okay despite what he's been through
        C                           Am
But he sees I'm made uneasy by the model he's done
                G                          Bm
He says, "It's helped me a lot to have a friend like you
        C                       D
When I saw you worry, I knew I had to be strong"
C                             G
  He gives the tumor to the waitress
        Bm                    C     D
Says, "Give my friend here a beer"

[Chorus]
             G          D
It's been a long, hard year
   Am                          Em     D
I just wasn't sure if we were close enough
       G                    D
But I want you to know how much I cared
      Am              C       D
That you were in my evening prayer

[Outro]
G  D  Am              C                D
      I want you to know that you were in my prayer
G  D  Am              C          D
      I want you to know that you were in my prayer