(At the intro and the first Chorus, mute all strings and only play the high C) (3rd fret of first string)
Capo 5

[Intro]

She asked me, 

"Son, when I g

row old,

Will you buy m

e a house of g

old?

And when your 

father turns t

o stone,

Will you take 

care of me?"

[Chorus]
             
She asked me, 

             
"Son, when I g

    
row old,
            
Will you buy m

    
e a house of g

old?
             
And when your 

             
father turns t

o stone,
             
Will you take 

       
care of me?"

[Post-Chorus]
           
I will make yo

          
u queen of eve

           
rything you se

e,
              
I'll put you o

     
n the map,
              
I'll cure you 

             
of disease.

[Verse]
             
Let's say we u

             
p and left thi

       
s town,
            
And turned our

             
 future upside

 
 down.
             
We'll make pre

            
tend that you 

and me,
            
Lived ever aft

   
er happily.

[Chorus]
             
She asked me, 

             
"Son, when I g

    
row old,
            
Will you buy m

    
e a house of g

old?
             
And when your 

             
father turns t

o stone,
             
Will you take 

       
care of me?"

[Post-Chorus]
           
I will make yo

          
u queen of eve

           
rything you se

e,
              
I'll put you o

     
n the map,
              
I'll cure you 

             
of disease.

[Verse]
             
And since we k

             
now that dream

     
s are dead,
            
And life turns

             
 plans up on t

       
heir head,
             
I will plan to

 
 be a bum,
            
So I just migh

   
t become someo

ne.

[Chorus]
             
She asked me, 

             
"Son, when I g

    
row old,
            
Will you buy m

    
e a house of g

old?
             
And when your 

             
father turns t

o stone,
             
Will you take 

       
care of me?"

[Outro]
           
I will make yo

          
u queen of eve

           
rything you se

e,
              
I'll put you o

     
n the map,
              
I'll cure you 

             
of disease.