Chords for "Helpless Son" by Said The Whale

_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ Spring has come and brought me leaves, [B] _ _ _ daffodils and [G#m] lilies.
[A] I placed them [F#m] all upon your chest.
[E] I knew [B] that [C#m] it would [B] come to [F#] this.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] I've [E] watched your skin and bones give [B] out, [G#m] wincing [B] at the pain you [A] felt.
An [F#m] helpless son [A] I [F#m] am to you, [E] if only [C#m] science [B] had a clue.
[A] _ Leaning on the sweat from you, [B] _ tell me all about your youth.
[E] The [B] boys you [C#m] kissed, the men you knew, [E] the [B] places [C#m] that were dear [B] to you.
[A] And when the cancer ate your womb, [B] you fought for life and you came home.
[E] If [B] that's not [C#m] love, then I don't know.
[A] _ _ _ _ Spell, race, or tale, [B] can I want to know about myself?
[A] Was I [E] a [A] child, [E] grown, or broke?
A word you once thought of old?
[A] A word, a candle, _ _ [E] a cloud, [D#m] a year, [A] a [B] dot?
[F#] Did I break your heart [A] when I left the house?
[B] The moment I was old enough?
[E] I [D#] only [E] wanted you, [D#] _ [E] that I [B] could make.
[E] _ _
[B] _ [A#m] And I'll keep you close [A] with all [F#m] my might.
[A#m] I'll always call [A] you back on time.
[A#m] I'll always try [F#m] to be polite.
_ [D#] Oh, _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D#] oh, _ _ [F#m] _ _
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