Intro:  G C Em Am G C G
           
G                             C
We were born into nothing, hard up so to speak
Em               Am
But love and affection this family afforded me
G                       C
Worries came early and often it seemed
Em                                 Am
Fate was not pleasant still I was redeemed
Em                            C
Then compassion soon faded to chaos
D                              G
As they did their best all the while
Em                           C
When circumstance outweighs intention
D
Sometimes the mountain's just too hard to climb


G                C
They were cruel, they were ignorant
D                G
They were beauty, they were kind
Em                  C
They were patience, they were virtue
D                 D
They were crazy, they were mine






G                                 C
I was young and I thought I knew everything
        Em                      Am
It's so hard to change a fool's mind
                  G                C
When you're stubborn by nature and quick to the draw
           Em                Am
And you're full of inherited pride
          Em                     C
But some lessons come harder than others
         D                    G
And some senses are harder to find
        Em                          C
Your troubles won't end when you're saved by the bell
                D
You'll still answer to those you defied

G               C
They were cruel, they were ignorant
D                 G
They were beauty, they were kind
Em                  C
They were patience, they were virtue
D                 D
They were crazy, they were mine

 C
The heavens might sing out your praises
 G
But the heavens won't pay for your lies
C
The sinners might pray for your problems
D
But the sinners won't look in your eye



G                C
They were cruel, they were ignorant
D                G
They were beauty, they were kind
Em                  C
They were patience, they were virtue
D                 D
They were crazy, they were mine

G                C
They were cruel, they were ignorant
D                 G
They were beauty, they were kind
Em                  C
They were patience, they were virtue
D                  D
They were crazy, they were mine

C
The heavens might sing out your praises
 G
But the heavens won't pay for your lies
C
The sinners might pray for your problems
D
But the sinners won't look in your eye