A A A A Bm F#m C#m I saw the railway master and I looked him in the eye D A G D I said, "Would you go much faster if you thought that you would die?" A Bm F#m C#m He said, "Not me, sir, I could not care, in fact I would not try D A Protest would not take me far G D It's different, me not being a star" B G D A I lock my feelings in a jar until another day A Bm F#m C#m Oh, comfort me, dear brother, won't you tell me what you know? D A F D Somewhere in this paper world is a place where I can go A Bm F#m C#m Oh, long awaiting mother, is it time to make a show? D A And take your babies to your breast G D No, we never passed the test B G D A All our sins should be confessed before we carry on E Bm Oh, don't refuse me G D A If you choose me, you follow my shame E Bm No, don't confuse me G D A For I know it's the name of the game A Bm F#m C#m Got up off my pillow and I looked up at the sun D A G D Said, "You can see quite clearly now the things that we have done A Bm F#m C#m We burned your sacred willow and our battles we have won D A But did we get so very far? G D It's different, me not being a star" B G D A I lock my feelings in a jar until we go away E Bm Oh, don't refuse me G D A If you choose me, you follow my shame E Bm No, don't confuse me G D A For I know it's the name of the game E Bm Oh, don't refuse me G D A If you choose me, you follow my shame E Bm No, don't confuse me G D A For I know it's the name of the game E Bm G D A E Bm G D A E Bm G D A E Bm G D A
