Am  G  F  E E7

[Verse 1]
Am
    I think you see me
G                            F
  The way that you'd like to see
                E       E7
A man that gets nothing done
Am                           G
    I think you'd like me to be
                F
As useless as I seem
          E            E7
And leave everything undone

[Chorus]
F                       C
   But the little boy I used to be
F                      C
   He had a conscience you could see
F                       C
  And he held it in his hand
   C/B          Am
He did not understand
F             E
That he would soon be me

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
Am                       G
   I think you'd like to know
                     F
A place that I won't go
    E                E7
And spend some time
Am                   G
  You say you need a friend
                   F
To take you by the hand
    E           E7
And sit awhile

[Chorus]
F                       C
   But the little boy I used to be
F                      C
   He had a conscience you could see
F                       C
  And he held it in his hand
   C/B          Am
He did not understand
              F       Am
That he would soon be me

[Bridge] * alternates between C and Cmaj7
C*                          G
     If you could only feel this
                   Am
It's nothing to believe
                F
I ask an honest question
               C*
I get a silent scream
                G
When I hear the answer
                     Am
It's nothing I could see
                      F
If someone could have warned you
                        Am
It takes much more than me

[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
F                       C
   But the little boy I used to be
F                      C
   He had a conscience you could see
F                       C
  And he held it in his hand
   C/B          Am
He did not understand
              F       Am
That he would soon be free

[Outro]
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