Verse 1: Ab Gb Db I almost saw a train wreck Ab Gb Dbm Then I had to look away Ab Gb Db Never had I wondered before Ab Gb Db What happened when metal bent and tore
Ab Gb Db I ran across manhole covers Ab Gb Dbm Toward the center of my Earth Ab Gb . Db Valleys and other landmarks A Gb Db Visions of big machines transformed Bbm Ab Gb Db Verse 2: Ab Gb Db Walking around in St. Matthews Ab Gb Bbm The winds were light and the roads were wet Ab Gb Db Those green sloping mountains over Ab Gb Db Leading up to gravel beds Ab Gb Db My brother Paul was walking aimless Ab Gb Bbm My father Pete had turned away Ab Gb Db Paul stumbled toward a roaring train track Ab Gb Db He was only four years old that day Bbm Ab Gb Db Chorus: Bbm Eb Who's in control? Bbm Abm Who's in control? Gb Db Bridge: Ab Gb Db I barely saw it happen Ab Ebm Bb The ground??s monumental shake Ab Gb Db There must have been two feet between them Ab Gb Db Before those two hands snatched him safe Ab Gb Db As we headed home to beat the sunset Ab Gb Bbm I heard him crying overhead Ab Gb Db That night I dreamt we turned the lights out Ab Gb Db And wandered far away from this Bbm Ab Gb Db Chorus: Bbm Eb Who's in control? Bbm Ab Yeah, who's in control? Outro: Ab Gb Db Now I'm sitting on a bridge Ab Gb Bbm Out in Portland, Oregon Ab Gb Db The old day begins to shudder Ab Gb Db And rolling on, becomes another Gb Db