[intro]A[verse 1]AIn the quiet morning there was much despairAnd in the hours that followedno one could repairBmThat poor girlBmTossed by the tides of misfortuneBmBarely here to tell her taleRolled in on a sea of disasterEE7Rolled out on a mainline railAShe once walked right at my side I'msure she walked by youBmHer striding steps could not denyEE7torment from a child who knew[verse 2]AThat in the quiet morningthere would be despairAAnd in the hours that followedA7no one could repa-irBmThat poor girlShe cried out her song so loudIt was heard the whole world rounda symphony of violenceEE7The great southwest unbound[interlude]ALa la la lalala la laBmLa la la la lalala laLa la la lalala la laE7La la la laaaALa la laaaaa[verse 3]AIn the quiet morning there was much despairAnd in the hours that followedA7no one could repa-irBmThat poor girlTossed by the tides of misfortuneBarely here to tell her taleRolled in on a sea of disasterEE7Rolled out on a mainline rail[outro fade]ALa la la lalala la laBmLa la la la lalala laBmLa la la lalala la laE7La la la laaaALa la laaaaa