G |
That young boy without a name
G |
anywhere, I'd know his face.
G (Em*) | * If solo acoustic, Em sounds better
In the city, than just playing 4 bars of G, but
G (Em) | “do as you see fit.”
The kid's my favorite. I’ve
C |
seen him, seen him.
DG |
Oh, I see him every day.
G |
G | G |
I’ve seen him run outside looking for a place to hide
G (Em) | G (Em) |
from his father, the kid half naked made me
C | DG |
say to myself, “Oh, what's the matter here?"
G |
I Am...
Chorus:
CD | G (Em) |
tired of the ex-c-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's their
CD | G |
kid, (so) I stay out of it, but..
CD | G (Em) |
who gave you the right to do
C
this?
Verse:
G
We live on Morgan Street,
just ten feet between.
(Em)
And his mother,
I never see her, but her
C
screams and curses,
DG
I hear them every day.
GG
Threats like: "If you don't mind
I will beat on your behind,"
(Em)
"Slap you, I’ll
slap you silly." Made me
C
say-ay-ay-ay,
DG
“Oh, what's the matter here?!" I’m..
Chorus 2:
CDG (Em)
tired of the exc-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's your
CDG
kid, (so) do as you see fit, but
CDG (Em)
get this through that I don't approve of what you
CDG
did to your own flesh and blood.
Solo: (over) G |C D |
Chorus 3:
CDG (Em)
I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses, he's your
CDG
kid, so do as you see fit, but
CDG (Em)
get this through that I don't approve of what you
CDG
did to your own flesh and blood.
Interlude:
EmGCG
"If you don't sit in your chair straight, I’ll
EmGCG
take this belt from around my waist and
EmGCG
don't you think that I won't use it!"
(chorus chords continued through end)
CDG (Em)
Answer me and take your time, what could be the awful crime he
CDG
could do at so young an age? And if I’m the
CDG (Em)
only witness to your madness offer me some words to balance
CDG
out what I see and what I hear. Ohhh, these
CDG (Em)
cold and cruel things that you do, I sup(pose)
CDG
you do them because he belongs to you. And, in-st(ead)
CDG (Em)
of love and the feeling of warmth, you offer him these cuts and sores that
CDG
don’t heal with time or with age.
CDG
And, I want to say I want to
(switch to chorus chords played like verse endings)
C
say-ay-ay-ay
DG
“Oh, what’s the matter here?!” But, I don’t dare
C
say-ay-ay-ay
DG
“What’s the matter here?!” No, I don’t dare
C
say-ay-ayyyyyyyy-ayyyyyyyyyy
D G (1 strum, let ring)
-AYYYYY! it.
(End)
Notes:
I am shocked that this song isn’t available on major tab sites, so here’s a version
to get you started. This song can be played more accurately with a Capo on the 2nd
fret. However, I think it sounds great if played lower (matches my male vocals way
better anyway).
Also, I found myself getting lazy and playing the C as a Cadd9 (x32030) and the Em
as Em7 (022030). Since the other chords are D (x00232) and G (320033), this makes
sense in switching as you can just leave you ring finger on the B (2nd) string the
entire time. Similarly, the Em can be played as Em7 for the same reason.
I made up the “interlude” section from memory without the CD to verify--so you may
be able to workout a better chord progression. If you do, please share the information.
Chords - suggested variants in parens “()”:
G = 320003 (320033)
D = x00232
C(add9) = x32010 (x32033 or x32030)
Em(7) = 022000 (022033 or 022030)