Capo 9th (Its not technically right but it sounds better)
Intro Am/C/G/G
Am C G
Silhouettes above the cradle hold me down
Am C G
They won't let me go the wrong way
Am C G
My mother taught me all the fables, told me how
Am C G
In the end all the sinners have to pay
But...
F G Am E
I don't wanna live like my mother
F G Am E
I don't wanna let fear rule my life
F G Am E
And i don't wanna live like my father
F G Am E
I don't wanna give up before i die
Am C G
He worked so hard his bones are breaking
Am C G
He wore them down but long ago he lost the feeling
Am C G
His good intentions leave me shaking, show me how
Am C G
I don't ever want to end up like he did
And...
F G Am E
I don't wanna live like my mother
F G Am E
I don't wanna let fear rule my life
F G Am E
And i don't wanna live like my father
F G Am E
I don't wanna give up before i die
Am C
When i have kids
G Am C G
I won't put any chains on their wrists, i won't
Am C G
I'll tell them this there's nothing in this world
Am C G
That you can't be if you want it enough
And...
F G Am E
I don't wanna live like my mother
F G Am E
I don't wanna let fear rule my life
F G Am E
And i don't wanna live like my father
F G Am E
I don't wanna give up before i die
F G Am E
I don't wanna live like my mother
F G Am E
I don't wanna let fear rule my life
F G Am E
And i don't wanna live like my father
F G Am E
I don't wanna give up before i die
