F5                             Bb5         F5
Well, my name is Mathias and I came to say this:
F5                              C5       C5      
I've got a big bushy beard and kissable lips
      F5                     Bb5
And I carry all my fat in my ass and my hips
        C5             C5          F5
And the rest of me is skinny as a stick


F5                             Bb5            F5
In the sixties, my mom was thin and mini-skirted
F5                                C5           C5
She was raised as a Catholic, but then she converted
            F5                           Bb5
Because she loved my dad's religion; she loved him , too
    C5                C5     F5
And that's how I was born a Jew


F5                               Bb5   F5
They lived and went to school in Buffalo
F5                          C5       C5
But my dad decided that they had to go
            F5                       Bb5
Because the Vietnam War would not be good for his health
    C5                C5         F5      
And that's how I was born in the Commonwealth


CHORUS
            Ab5                       Eb5
Where we're born and when we die, we can't control that
    F5                 C5          C5
And life in between is war and combat
          Bb5                        F5
There are targets you can shoot for, mines to circumvent, 
     C5          C5     F5
but, most of life is an accident.


F5                               Bb5         F5
I've spent time in Peterborough, and in Winnipeg
                       C5               C5
And leaving is living: just use your legs
       F5                        Bb5                
'Cause everywhere is nice if you drink enough beer
   C5             C5        F5
So some days I'm there, and some days I'm here.


F5                                Bb5         F5
And it's not about sowing my wild oats or whatever
  F5                                 C5               C5
I sowed my oats when I was young and I thought i was clever
       F5                     Bb5                
And my oats all rotted in the field where they lay
        C5            C5               F5
And I'm oat-less and unemployed these days.


F5                     Bb5       F5
So I have a ukulele, I have a guitar
  F5                          C5        C5
But I don't have a house or a kid or a car
            F5                  Bb5                
I'd like to keep it that way as long as I can
    C5                  C5            F5
But you know what they say about the best laid plans.


CHORUS
            Ab5                       Eb5
Where we're born and when we die, we can't control that
    F5                 C5          C5
And life in between is war and combat
          Bb5                        F5
There are targets you can shoot for, mines to circumvent, 
     C5          C5     F5
but, most of life is an accident.


F5                           Bb5            F5
And an accident is something that you don't plan
  F5                            C5           C5
Like the Y chromozome between a woman and a man
    F5                       Bb5                
One day I might get hit by a bus or get cancer
    C5               C5      F5 (or just stay on C5 )
But right now all I am is a fabulous dancer


F5                               Bb5         F5
So dance with me, baby! Put your hands on my hips
  F5                   C5         C5
Kiss my aforementioned kissable lips
    F5           Bb5                
Wherever we are, that's where we're at
   C5           C5        F5
My name is Mathias and I came to say that.