Alphonse’s Song

We have been punished Csus4 C
And alchemically rearranged Gsus4 C
I don’t think that I still believe Csus4 C
In equivalent exchange Gsus4 Am

I lost my whole body Csus4 C
You lost your leg and arm Gsus4 C
I can’t help but think that it was Csus4 C
You who took greater harm Gsus4 Am

Chorus:
Our mother is gone Csus4 C
But brother I’m still here Gsus4 C
I’m still me inside this armour Csus4 C
Brother I am still here. Gsus4 Am
Our mother is gone Csus4 C
But brother I’m still here Gsus4 C
Maybe we should count our blessings Csus4 C
Brother I am still here. Gsus4 Am
Brother I am still here. Gsus4 G C

It’s hard to remember now Csus4 C
What it felt like to taste food Gsus4 C
I can’t feel the touch of your skin Csus4 C
But brother I still feel your moods Gsus4 Am

I wish I could take your load Csus4 C
With the strength of my steel hand Gsus4 C
The burden that you carry Csus4 C
Is too heavy for one man Gsus4 Am

Chorus

Maybe the philosophers Csus4 C
Could heal us with their stone Gsus4 C
But if you could forgive yourself Csus4 C
We could leave this quest alone Gsus4 Am

I’ll do whatever you decide Csus4 C
And where you go I’ll follow Gsus4 C
But brother can you answer this: Csus4 C
Shouldn’t it be me who’s hollow Gsus4 Am
Aren’t I the one who’s hollow Gsus4 Am

Chorus