- [Am]Your[Em] passin' broke the silence - On that [F]dark Oct[G]ober day - [Am]The s[Em]un was headin' for the west - A[F]s it did I hear[G]d you say - [Am]I set[Em] my sail for a gentle breeze - N[F]ow I [G]leave this world as it was meant to be - [F]And[G] y[C]ou[G], [Am]did you listen to anything I said? - [F]Did[G] y[Am]ou ever listen to me? + [Am]Your passin' broke the[Em] silence + On that [F]dark October[G] day + The [Am]sun was headin' [Em]for the west + As it [F]did I heard you [G]say + I [Am]set my sail for a [Em]gentle breeze + Now I [F]leave this world as it was [G]meant to be + And [F]you, did you [G]listen to any[C]th[G]ing I [Am]said? + Did [F]you ever [G]listen to [Am]me? Though now it seems you'll never know But every lad to a man must grow Till winter comes to celebrate Then proudly chills the bone When at last they bury me Into this ground you'll someday see And you, did you listen to anything I said? + Did [F]you ever [G]listen to [Am]me? - [F]Di[G]d y[C]ou ever listen to me? + + ---> Thoug[F]h the face we wear Somet[C]imes seldom speaks From [F]the babe that cries To th[C]is grown man's feet May t[F]he hand still write And i[C]ts' heart shape keep Till [F]our fa[Am]thers, sons and daughters agree [Am G F] - So I w[Am]ill pav[G]e this r[F]oad till glory - Sets o[Am]ur [G]broken [F]spirit free + So I will [Am]pave this [G]road till [F]glory + Sets our [Am]broken [G]spirit [F]free From e[Am]very cross-[G]soaked nail pours [F]endless rain With t[C]ears no e[G]ye should[Am] see But th[Am]ey could fil[G]l our highest [F]ocean And th[Am]e rivers [G]in betwe[F]en With e[Am]very bl[G]ade [F]that flowers must grow then drown [C]Wi[G]th [E]love our cruelest sea