GDCadd9
When I was born, they looked at me and said
Cadd9
what a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy.
GDCadd9
And when you were born, they looked at you and said,
Cadd9
what a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl.
GDCadd9
We've got these chains that hang around our necks,
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people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath.
GDCadd9
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same,
Cadd9
when temptation calls, we just look away.
[Chorus]
GD
This name is the hairshirt I wear,
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and this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair.
GD
This song is the cross that I bear,
Cadd9
bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me,
DGG/F#EmC
be with me tonight,
GG/F#EmC
I know that it isn't right,
but be with me tonight.
[Verse 2]
GDCadd9
I go to school, I write exams,
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if I pass, if I fail, if I drop out, does anyone give a damn?
GDCadd9
And if they do, they'll soon forget
Cadd9
'cause it won't take much for me to show my life ain't over yet.
GDCadd9
I wake up scared, I wake up strange.
Cadd9
I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change.
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I wake up scared, I wake up strange
Cadd9G
and everything around me stays the same.
[Chorus]
D
...its the hairshirt I wear,
Cadd9D
and this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair.
GD
This song is the cross that I bear,
Cadd9
bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me,
DGG/F#EmC
be with me tonight,
GG/F#EmCGG/F#EmC
I know that it isn't right,
but be with me tonight.
[Verse 3]
GD
I couldn't tell you that I was wrong,
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chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and I wrote this song.
GD
I couldn't tell you that you were right,
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so instead I looked in the mirror, watched TV, laid awake all night.
GDCadd9
We've got these chains, hang 'round our necks,
Cadd9
people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath.
GDCadd9
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same
Cadd9
when temptation calls ...
[Chorus]
GD
This name is the hairshirt I wear,
Cadd9D
and this hairshirt is woven from - is woven from - is woven from hair
GD
This song is the cross that I bear,
Cadd9
bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me,
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be with me tonight,
[Verse 4]
GDCadd9
When I was born, they looked at me and said;
Cadd9
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy.
GD
And when you were born, they looked at you and said;
EmCadd9G
what a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl, hey