[intro] G# C#add9 G# C#add9 G# D# G# G# C#add9 G# C#add9 G# D# G# [verse 1] G# Tonight they’re shutting down the borders C#add9 G# And they’ve boarded up the schools Fm D# Small towns are rolling up their sidewalks, G# One last paycheck coming through G# I know you're feeling kinda nervous C#add9 G# We're all a little bit confused Fm D# Nothin's the same, this ain't a game G# We got to make it through [instrumental] G# C#add9 G# [verse 2] G# As we wait outside the window C#add9 G# Older loved ones stay inside Fm D# Moms and babies blowing kisses G# Maybe saving someone's life G# They had to cancel graduation C#add9 G# It ain't fair to scrap the prom Fm D# Our kids sit home in isolation G# Evening news is always on [chorus] G# C#add9 G# When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can Fm D# G# This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought I’m wanting to send G# C#add9 G# Round here we bend but don’t break, down here we all understand Fm D# G# When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can [instrumental] G# C#add9 G# [verse 3] G# C#add9 G# The chicken farm from Akansas bought workers PPE. Fm D# G# Not before 500 more had succumbed to this disease C#add9 G# Honest men and honest women, working for an honest wage Fm D# I got a hundred point 1 fever G# And we still got bills to pay [chorus] G# C#add9 G# When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can Fm D# G# This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought I’m wanting to send G# C#add9 G# Round here we bend but don’t break, down here we all understand Fm D# G# When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can [bridge] C# Fm D# They built a hospital on East Meadow in Central Park last night C# G# D# Doctors, nurses, truckers, grocery store clerks manning the front line A#m7 I saw Red Cross on the Hudson C#/C They turned off the Broadway lights C# Another ambulance screams by D# There by the grace of God go I [verse] G# Altough I'll keep my social distance C#add9 G# What this world needs is a hug Fm D# Until we find the vaccination G# There's no substitute for love G# So love yourself and love your family C#add9 G# Love your neighbor and your friend Fm D# Ain't it time we love the stranger G# It's just a friend you ain't met yet [chorus] G# C#add9 G# When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can Fm D# G# This ain’t my prayer, it’s just a thought I’m wanting to send G# C#add9 G# Round here we bend but don’t break, down here we all understand Fm D# G# When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can Fm D# G# When you can’t do what you do, you do what you can [ending] G# C#add9 G# C#add9 G# D# G#
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