Invisible

Back then, the (Ab6)men would look and smile at me (G7)like boys (Ab6)applying for a summer (Dbmaj7)job.

But no, I (Emaj7)never would respond,

the (Bmaj7)vacancy was taken.

(G7)Back home, my (Ab6)love would whisper in my ear.

(G7)Those words, a (Ab7)shelter for a troubled (G7)soul.

That voice, like (Dbmaj7)sunshine when you're cold,

like (Dmaj7)water when you're thirsty.

(Gm)And then one morning he was (Ab)gone.

(Gm)A day went by and he was (Dbmaj7)gone.

(Gb)A month went by and I would (Eb)stand at the window,

(Db)holding the baby, (C)shaking with fear.

(Bb)Then (Eb)one day I heard it,

as (Db)real as the sun, that (C7)voice in my ear.

That's when I realized it,

(Fm7)He was (Ab)(Bb9)invisible, like a (Ebmaj7)magic trick,

like a (Abmaj9)miracle.

I don't know how he (Ab)did it,

(Bb9)he was (Eb)gone but he (Db)still was (C7)there.

(Fm7)But, totally (Ab)(Bb9)invisible, but don't (Eb)get me (Eb7)wrong,

he was (C7)tangible, but (Fm7)invisible like (Ab)gravity (Bb9)or the (Cm7)air.

(G7)They said I had to take a little rest someplace where (Ab6)they could keep an eye on (Dbmaj7)me.

Despite the (Emaj7)bars across the window,

my (Bmaj7)room was pretty sunny.

(G7)Those days were (Ab6)mumbles in a sleeping (G7)ear.

The hallways always smelled like chicken soup.

Most of the doctors were polite,

the (Dmaj7)nuns were nice and nunny.

(Gm)You eat your lunch, a year is (Ab)gone.

(Gm)You go to bed, ten years (Dbmaj7)are gone.

(Gb)Then you wake up and wonder (Eb)where is it hiding?

(Db)Where did it go?

I (C)don't understand.

(Bb)The (Eb)life I had wanted, the (Db)life I was promised,

the (C7)life I had planned.

Then I realized it,

(Fm7)it was (Ab)(Bb9)invisible, that (Ebmaj7)entire life was invisible because somebody (Ab)misplaced it,

(Bb9)so it had to (Db)be (C7)somewhere.

Just (Fm7)out of reach,

just (Ab)out of (Bb9)sight, there's a couple (Eb7)dancing in (C7)candlelight.

No (Fm7)gravity, we're (Ab)spinning (Bb9)in the air.