| D | Dsus2 | D | G5 | D | Dsus2 | D | G5 | |
| INTRO: |
| D | Dsus2 | D | G5 | |
| You | who are on the | road |
| D | Dsus2 | D | A | |
| Must have a | code that you can | live by |
| D | Dsus2 | D | G5 | |
| And | so | become your | self |
| D | Dsus2 | D | A | |
| Because the past | is just a good- | bye. |
| D | Dsus2 | D | G5 | |
| Teach | your children | well, |
| D | Dsus2 | D | A | |
| Their father's | hell | did slowly go | by, |
| D | Dsus2 | D | G5 | |
| And feed | them on your | dreams |
| D | Dsus2 | D | A | |
| The one they picks | the one you'll know | by. |
| D | Dsus2 | D | G5 | D | |
| Don't you | ever | ask them | why, if they told you, you will | cry, |
| Bm | G5 | A | |
| So just look at them and | sigh |
| D | Dsus2 | G5 | D | Dsus2 | A | |
| and know they love | you. |
| D | Dsus2 | D | G5 | |
| And | you, | of | tender years | , |
| D | Dsus2 | D | |
| Can't know the | fears | that your elders grew by, |
| D | Dsus2 | D | G5 | |
| And so please | help | them | with your | youth, |
| D | Dsus2 | D | A | |
| They seek the | truth | before they can | die. |
| Teach your parents well, |
| Their children's hell will slowly go by, |
| And feed them on your dreams |
| The one they picks, the one you'll know by. |
| Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you will cry, |
| So just look at them and sigh and know they love you. |
| Check chord structures for a variant (better than shown) for the G5. |