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. I’ve

seen him, seen him.

Oh, I see him every day.

I’ve 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, I’ll

slap you silly." Made me

say-ay-ay-ay,

“Oh, what's the matter here?!" I’m..

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, I’ll

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 I’m 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

don’t 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, what’s the matter here?!” But, I don’t dare

say-ay-ay-ay

“What’s the matter here?!” No, I don’t 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