Verse: G That young boy without a name G anywhere, I'd know his face. G (Em*) | * If solo acoustic, Em sounds better In the city, than just playing 4 bars of G, but G (Em ) | ?do as you see fit.? The kid's my favorite. I?ve C seen him , seen him. D G Oh, I see him every day. G G G I?ve seen him run outside looking for a place to hide G ( Em ) G ( Em ) from his father, the kid half naked made me C D G say to myself, ?Oh, what's the matter here?" G I Am... Chorus: C D G ( Em ) tired of the ex-c-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's their C D G kid, (so) I stay out of it, but.. C D G ( Em ) who gave you the right to do C this? Verse: G We live on Morgan Street, just ten feet between. ( Em ) And his mother, I never see her, but her C screams and curses, D G I hear them every day. G G Threats like: "If you don't mind I will beat on your behind," ( Em ) "Slap you, I?ll slap you silly." Made me C say-ay-ay-ay, D G ?Oh, what's the matter here?!" I?m.. Chorus 2: C D G ( Em ) tired of the exc-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's your C D G kid, (so) do as you see fit, but C D G ( Em ) get this through that I don't approve of what you C D G did to your own flesh and blood. Solo: (over) G C D Chorus 3: C D G ( Em ) I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses, he's your C D G kid, so do as you see fit, but C D G ( Em ) get this through that I don't approve of what you C D G did to your own flesh and blood. Interlude: Em G C G "If you don't sit in your chair straight, I?ll Em G C G take this belt from around my waist and Em G C G don't you think that I won't use it!" (chorus chords continued through end) C D G ( Em ) Answer me and take your time, what could be the awful crime he C D G could do at so young an age? And if I?m the C D G ( Em ) only witness to your madness offer me some words to balance C D G out what I see and what I hear. Ohhh, these C D G ( Em ) cold and cruel things that you do, I sup(pose) C D G you do them because he belongs to you. And, in-st(ead) C D G ( Em ) of love and the feeling of warmth, you offer him these cuts and sores that C D G don?t heal with time or with age. C D G And, I want to say I want to (switch to chorus chords played like verse endings) C say-ay-ay-ay D G ?Oh, what?s the matter here?!? But, I don?t dare C say-ay-ay-ay D G ?What?s the matter here?!? No, I don?t dare C say-ay-ayyyyyyyy-ayyyyyyyyyy D G (1 strum , let ring) -AYYYYY! it. (End) Notes: I am shocked that this song isn?t available on major tab sites, so here?s a version to get you started. This song can be played more accurately with a Capo on the 2nd fret. However, I think it sounds great if played lower (matches my male vocals way better anyway). Also, I found myself getting lazy and playing the C as a Cadd9 (x32030) and the Em as Em7 (022030). Since the other chords are D (x00232) and G (320033), this makes sense in switching as you can just leave you ring finger on the B (2nd) string the entire time. Similarly, the Em can be played as Em7 for the same reason. I made up the ?interlude? section from memory without the CD to verify--so you may be able to workout a better chord progression. If you do, please share the information. Chords - suggested variants in parens ?()?: G = 320003 (320033) D = x00232 C9 = x32010 (x32033 or x32030) Em(7) = 022000 (022033 or 022030) * note the 3 is always played on 2nd string if suggested chords used.