June 18, 1976 by Pedro the Lion, Progress EP Am C F Dm Am C F Dm You were born in KC, Missouri To a girl who wasn't married Am C F Dm After your birth she brought you to the nursery Am C F Dm Kissed your head and told you not to worry G Am Dm F Fadd9 F And then quietly she turned and slipped away Am C F Dm Am C F Dm In the elevator her heart began to pound To the rooftop, in her slippers, and her gown Am C F Dm On the edge, she took one last look around G C Then closed her eyes and pushed away Am Em G Speeding toward the ground C Am Em G Through the air without a sound So gracefully Am C F Dm Am C F Dm Twelve flights down, nearly naked on the ground Skin and tragedy always attract a crowd Am C F Dm Am C F Dm So it was when the policeman came around He took more than fifty eyewitness accounts G E Am G F Dm G G7 C Each one in awe, for they'd never seen a girl so sad and beautiful..... Am Em G Speeding toward the ground C Am Em G Through the air without a sound C Am Em G Speeding toward the ground C Am Em G F Through the air without a sound So gracefully