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.