Kevin Devine Heaven Bound & Glory Be Capo 3 the picking of the first C is in strings: A-B-G then A-D-G intro: C C F A reporter in a jailroom, whispering her source to a dying bulb G While the prince is in a fable, peaceful in his cradle, Am G F convinced of the impossible: Dm G C All those wicked words I used to build my wild Western F truth Dm G C I was just following the rules. Yeah, I did what I had to F do. Dm C G So now its later than it needs to be Em Am G And in the dulcet tones of dream F The prince atop his chariot, G Heaven bound & glory be. C F A mother in a market chases after children that she barely knows G While the father on the barstool, dropped off by his Am G F carpool, is playing a familiar role: Dm G C I used to be a conquering king. I watched the slow stars F shoot & swing. Dm G C When I'd wake, the world would sing. Now, I can't hear F anything. Dm G So now its later than it needs to be Em Am G And while his stranger family sleeps F The king looks for his castle, G Heaven bound & glory be. F G There's a myth we must've made C Am One we're spreading every day F G In every dying dream we grieve C G Am The humming hole we fight & feed F It's the loving lives we long for G Heaven bound & glory be C A man in a hotel room, tangled to his teeth by the F telephone G He's waiting on a woman, wondering what she's doing, and Am G F pacing so his pulse won't slow. Dm G C He drums his legs and pulls his hair; he carves her dimples F in the air. Dm G C The raging world has spooked him scared, and he don't want F her lost out there. Dm C G So now it's later than it needs to be Em Am G And though his aching eyes want sleep Dm C G Against all rationality Em Am G Against everything he believes F He prays for her protection, G Am Heaven bound & glory be. F He prays for her protection, G Am Heaven bound & gloooooooooory beeeeeeee. Ohhh F G C And I pray for your protection, heaven bound and glory be