Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

poetry has no place for a heart that's a whore

and i'm young and i'm strong

 but i feel old and tired

 over fired

and i've been poked and stoked

 it's all smoke, there's no more fire

 only desire

 for you, whoever you are

 for you, whoever you are

you say my time here has been some sort of joke

 that i've been messing around

 some sort of incubating period

 for when i really come around

 but i'm cracking up

 and you have no idea

 no idea how it feels to be on your own

 in your own home

 with the fucking phone

 and the mother of gloom

 in your bedroom

 standing over your head

 with her hand in your head

 with her hand in your head

 i will not pretend

 i will not put on a smile

 i will not say i'm alright for you

 when all i wanted was to be good

 to do everything in truth

 to do everything in truth

oh i wish, i wish, i wish i was born a man

 so i could learn how to stand up for myself

 like those guys with guitars

 i've been watching in bars

 who've been stamping their feet to a different beat

 to a different beat, to a different beat

i will not pretend

 i will not put on a smile

 i will not say i'm alright for you

 when all i wanted was to be good

 to do everything in truth

 to do everything in truth

you bloody motherfucking asshole

you bloody motherfucking asshole

you bloody motherfucking asshole

you bloody motherfucking asshole

you bloody motherfucking asshole

 you bloody

i will not pretend

 i will not put on a smile

 i will not say i'm alright for you

 for you, whoever you are

 for you, whoever you are

 for you, whoever you are

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