Verse: G5 That young boy without a name G5 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 C5 seen him , seen him. D5 G5 Oh, I see him every day. G5 G5 G5 I?ve seen him run outside looking for a place to hide G5 ( E5 ) G5 ( E5 ) from his father, the kid half naked made me C5 D5 G5 say to myself, ?Oh, what's the matter here?" G5 I Am... Chorus: C5 D5 G5 ( E5 ) tired of the ex-c-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's their C5 D5 G5 kid, (so) I stay out of it, but.. C5 D5 G5 ( E5 ) who gave you the right to do C5 this? Verse: G5 We live on Morgan Street, just ten feet between. ( E5 ) And his mother, I never see her, but her C5 screams and curses, D5 G5 I hear them every day. G5 G5 Threats like: "If you don't mind I will beat on your behind," ( E5 ) "Slap you, I?ll slap you silly." Made me C5 say-ay-ay-ay, D5 G5 ?Oh, what's the matter here?!" I?m.. Chorus 2: C5 D5 G5 ( E5 ) tired of the exc-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's your C5 D5 G5 kid, (so) do as you see fit, but C5 D5 G5 ( E5 ) get this through that I don't approve of what you C5 D5 G5 did to your own flesh and blood. Solo: (over) G5 C5 D5 Chorus 3: C5 D5 G5 ( E5 ) I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses, he's your C5 D5 G5 kid, so do as you see fit, but C5 D5 G5 ( E5 ) get this through that I don't approve of what you C5 D5 G5 did to your own flesh and blood. Interlude: E5 G5 C5 G5 "If you don't sit in your chair straight, I?ll E5 G5 C5 G5 take this belt from around my waist and E5 G5 C5 G5 don't you think that I won't use it!" (chorus chords continued through end) C5 D5 G5 ( E5 ) Answer me and take your time, what could be the awful crime he C5 D5 G5 could do at so young an age? And if I?m the C5 D5 G5 ( E5 ) only witness to your madness offer me some words to balance C5 D5 G5 out what I see and what I hear. Ohhh, these C5 D5 G5 ( E5 ) cold and cruel things that you do, I sup(pose) C5 D5 G5 you do them because he belongs to you. And, in-st(ead) C5 D5 G5 ( E5 ) of love and the feeling of warmth, you offer him these cuts and sores that C5 D5 G5 don?t heal with time or with age. C5 D5 G5 And, I want to say I want to (switch to chorus chords played like verse endings) C5 say-ay-ay-ay D5 G5 ?Oh, what?s the matter here?!? But, I don?t dare C5 say-ay-ay-ay D5 G5 ?What?s the matter here?!? No, I don?t dare C5 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) D5 = x00232 C5 = x32010 (x32033 or x32030) Em(7) = 022000 (022033 or 022030) * note the 3 is always played on 2nd string if suggested chords used.