(Capo +3) Intro: C Em Am G 1. C Em 'Well I don't know if I can take this anymore' Am she's thinkin' as he shoves her 'gainst the wall G Screamin'. 'Well than what good are you for, C you don't give me no pleasure at all.' Em 'Oh now I know I need to leave' Am so she tells herself again, G wipes a little blood upon her sleeve, but she don't tell herself when. F C Am G And baby starts a cryin', daddy sits back down, C G Am G sinks another drink to bring his temper down. C G And his image there reflectin' on the TV screen, F C Am G reminds her of a better day she thought she'd seen. Refrain: C G But now take your time before you grieve, F C and keep your heart hid off your sleeve, F C cause ain't no one but you deceived, Am G your sympathy is soon to leave. C G And now hide your mouth before you speak, F C or better yet just turn a cheek F C I watch your interest growin' weak, F C but still you say that I'm the freak Em G C and I guess that's fine with me. Bridge: C Em Am G 2. C Em But he's probably had a long, long day, Am she's thinkin' in the kitchen while she weeps, G puttin' dinner's leftovers away C as he stumbles off to bed and then to sleep. Em Surely he'll be better come the dawn, Am when I rise to cook him breakfast 'fore he goes, G wakes without a word and then he's gone, C he's got that kind of love that never shows. F C Am G And baby starts a wailin', daddy comes back down, C G Am G 'Shut up that child', she hears him shout, C G and cradled in her arms she tries to calm the sound, F C Am G 'How am I to sleep', he screams and slaps her down. Refrain: C G But now take your time before you grieve, F C and keep your heart hid off your sleeve, F C cause ain't no one but you deceived, Am G your sympathy is soon to leave. C G And now hide your mouth before you speak, F C or better yet just turn a cheek F C I watch your interest growin' weak, F C but still you say that I'm the freak Em G C and I guess that's fine with me. Bridge: C Em Am G 3. C Em And when she wakes her head don't cease to pain, Am body's broken and her clothes are torn away, G still the threat of emptiness remains, C s she struggles to her feet to get away. Em 'Hell, where has my child gone', Am she screams as she runs from room to room. G Every sound of silence lingers on, not a single kick inside her womb. F C Am G And her mind drowns into shadows, mama falls back down, C G Am G where the walls that shape her world seem taller from the ground. C G And no more breath to scream her throat just drifts away, F C Am G and no more life to lose as if there were to save. Refrain: C G But now take your time before you grieve, F C and keep your heart hid off your sleeve, F C cause ain't no one but you deceived, Am G your sympathy is soon to leave. C G And now hide your mouth before you speak, F C or better yet just turn a cheek F C I watch your interest growin' weak, F C but still you say that I'm the freak Em G C and I guess that's fine with me.