I Am The One Who Will Remember Everything

Capo 2 Intro: Em G C (2x) Em G C Oh what have we here, he must be three or four, Em G C Shaken out of a boot on its way back to war G Bm Em And he’s not looking for a father or a mother, C G Just a seven year old brother, Am D On this smudged line border camp of refugees, Em G C I am the one who will remember everything Em G C I am the one who will remember everything Em G C So where are we now, he must be five or six, Em G C Just running around, hungry kids, sharpened sticks. G Bm Em And he will grow with pain and fear and jealousy, C G Taken in by schools of zealotry, Am D Who train orphans to make orphans evermore. Em G C I am the one who will remember everything Em G C I am the one who will remember everything Em G C I am the one who will remember everything Em G C I am the one who will remember everything Bridge: Em G You drink the smoke, you ride the noise C You drink the smoke, you ride the noise, Em G And you say it’s necessary, C And you forget the ordinary Em G C But I say, on the wheel of time, Scour the Earth and find the Em G C Orphans of forgetting, all the orphans of forgetting, Em G Give them stars for math and praise for good play, C Am Here’s a Band-Aid, happy birthday, D Yes of course I did remember, Em I remember everything Em G C Oh come over here, kid we’ve got all these books to read, Em G C With the turtles and frogs, cats and dogs who civilize the centuries, G Bm Em And in a world that’s angry, cruel and furious, C G There’s this monkey who’s just curious, Am D Floating high above a park with bright balloons. I am the one who will remember everything. Em G C I am the one who will remember everything Em G C I am the one who will remember everything Em G C I am the one who will remember everything Em G C I am the one who will remember everything Em Everything…