Capo 2nd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Verse
That young boy without a name
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. Ive
seen him, seen him.
Oh, I see him every day.
Ive seen him run outside looking for a place to hide
from his father, the kid half naked made me
say to myself, Oh, what's the matter here?"
I ...
Chorus
kid, (so) I stay out of it, but..
who gave you the right to do
this?
Verse
We live on Morgan Street,
just ten feet between.
And his mother,
I never see her, but her
screams and curses,
I hear them every day.
Threats like: "If you don't mind
I will beat on your behind,"
"Slap you, Ill
slap you silly." Made me
say-ay-ay-ay,
Oh, what's the matter here?!" Im..
Chorus 2
tired of the exc-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's your
kid, (so) do as you see fit, but
get this through that I don't approve of what you
did to your own flesh and blood.
Solo
Chorus 3
I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses, he's your
kid, so do as you see fit, but
get this through that I don't approve of what you
did to your own flesh and blood.
Interlude
"If you don't sit in your chair straight, Ill
take this belt from around my waist and
don't you think that I won't use it!"
(chorus chords continued through end)
Answer me and take your time, what could be the awful crime he
could do at so young an age? And if Im the
only witness to your madness offer me some words to balance
out what I see and what I hear. Ohhh, these
cold and cruel things that you do, I sup(pose)
you do them because he belongs to you. And, in-st(ead)
of love and the feeling of warmth, you offer him these cuts and sores that
dont heal with time or with age.
And, I want to say I want to
(switch to chorus chords played like verse endings)
say-ay-ay-ay
Oh, whats the matter here?! But, I dont dare
say-ay-ay-ay
Whats the matter here?! No, I dont dare
say-ay-ayyyyyyyy-ayyyyyyyyyy
-AYYYYY! it.
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)
= x00232
= x32010 (x32033 or x32030)
Em(7) = 022000 (022033 or 022030)
Enjoy!
-Chris