F Dm Cm Bb Cm Gb Db 


[Intro]
Bb     Dm   F
It's a tragedy
Em     Dm  Cm Bb
It's a tragedy
Cm     F
It's a tragedy
Bb     Gb    Db Bb Eb
It's a tragedy


[Verse 1]
F
He was only 25
Am  F       Am       Dm   
Had an open heart and tender mind
Cm      Bb          Cm           Bb
He sang through all the hymns he knew
Bb
He was searching for a higher sign
F        Bb                     Gb
When his water was turned to wine
Bb               Em      F
All the darkness became light
       Am
Babies and a patient wife
F         Am             Dm
They just weren't enough to keep him high
Cm
So he gave them up
Cm
Just to fill his cup
Bb                            F
Every sip would make him feel alive
Bb          F             Gb
No bones in his body were dry


[Chorus]
Am     Dm   F
It's a tragedy
Am     Dm Am Cm
It's a tragedy
Bb     Cm Bb  F
It's a tragedy
Bb     Gb  Db
It's a tragedy

Em F


[Verse 2]
F
Now he's finally coming around
         Dm
He's got wrinkles and a crooked frown
F        Cm         Bb              Cm
He holds back tears thinking of the years
Bb                         F
That the bottle had a long time, down
   Bb
So he'd sit and have another round
              F    Eb      F
Singing Hallelujah till he drowns


[Instrumental]
Am F Em Dm Cm F Bb F Bb 


[Chorus]
Eb     Db  F
It's a tragedy
Em     Dm  F Cm
It's a tragedy
Bb     Cm   Bb
It's a tragedy
F      Bb  Gb Db
It's a tragedy
Bb     Eb  Dm F
It's a tragedy
Am     Dm Cm Eb
It's a tragedy
Bb     Eb Bb F
It's a tragedy
Bb     F Gb Db
It's a tragedy


[Outro instrumental]
Bb Em F Am Dm F Eb Bb Cm Bb F Bb F
Bb Cm Bb Dm F Dm Cm Bb Cm Bb F Bb F 
Gb Bb Eb