D
Fourteen junkies too weak to work,
G
one sells diamonds for what they're worth.
G                                        A
Down on pain street disappointment lurks.

[Chorus]
F             G        D
Son, don't be home too late,
F          G       D 
try to get back by eight.
F             G          D
Son, don't wait till the break of day,
D         F        G
cause you know how time fades
D                    F         G         D
time fades away, you know how time fades away.

[Verse 2]
D
All day presidents look out windows
G
All night sentries watch the moonglow
G                                 A
All are waiting till the time is right.

[Chorus]
F             G        D
Son, don't be home too late,
F          G       D 
try to get back by eight.
F             G          D
Son, don't wait till the break of day,
D         F        G
cause you know how time fades
D                    F         G         D
time fades away, you know how time fades away.

[Verse 3]
E
Back in Canada I spent my days
G
Riding subways through a haze
G                                  A
I was handcuffed. I was born and raised.

[Chorus]
F             G        D
Son, don't be home too late,
F          G       D 
try to get back by eight.
F             G          D
Son, don't wait till the break of day,
D         F        G
cause you know how time fades
D                    F         G         D
time fades away, you know how time fades away.

[Verse 4]

D
Fourteen junkies too weak to work,
G
one sells diamonds for what they're worth.
G                                        A
Down on pain street disappointment lurks.