WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Jackson Browne - Song For Adam Chords | Ver. 2
[Intro]
Am F Am F
Am G F
Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know him well
C G Am G
He was alone in his existence
F
He was deep into his well
C G Am G
I could guess what he was laughing at,
F
But I couldn't really tell
C G Am G
Now the story's told that Adam jumped,
F Am G
But I've been thinking that he fell
[Verse 2]
Am G F
Together we went traveling, as we received the call
C G Am G
His destination India,
F
And I had none at all
C G Am G F
Well, I still remember laughing with our backs against the wall
C G Am G F Am G
So free of fear, we never thought that one of us might fall
[Chorus 1]
F C
I sit before my only candle,
F C
But it's so little light to find my way
F Am
Now this story unfolds before my candle
C G
Which is shorter every hour as it reaches for the day
Am G
But I feel just like a candle in the way
F C G F C F C
I guess I'll get there, but I wouldn't say for sure
[Verse 3]
Am G F
When we parted we were laughing still, as our goodbyes were said
C G Am G
And I never heard from him again
F
As each our lives we led
C G Am G F
Except for once in someone else's letter that I read
C G Am G F Am G
Until I heard the sudden word that a friend of mine was dead
[Chorus 2]
F C
I sit before my only candle,
F C
Like a pilgrim sits beside the way
F Am
Now this journey appears before my candle
C G
Which is shorter every hour as it reaches for the day
Am G
But I feel just like a candle in the way
F C G F C F C
I guess I'll get there, but I wouldn't say for sure
[Verse 4]
Am G F
Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know him long
C G Am G
When I stood myself beside him
F
I never thought I was as strong
C G Am G F
Still it seems he stopped his singing in the middle of his song
C G Am G F Am G
Well, I'm not the one to say I know, but I'm hoping he was wrong
[Chorus 3]
F C
Well, I'm holding out my only candle
F C
Though it's so little light to find my way
F Am
Now this story's been laid beneath my candle
C G
And it's shorter every hour as it reaches for the day
Am G
But I feel just like a candle in the way
F C G
I guess I'll get there, but I never pray
[Outro]
F C F C