intro: A E G D A G A x2
AThe (x02220@1)kids today they got
E (022100@1)nothing to say they got 
Gnothing (320003@1)to say because they
D (xx0232@1)taught em that way they wanna
A (x02220@1)watch em grow old put em in
G (320003@1)                     Atheir (x02220@1)grave til they're gone


AThey (x02220@1)mess with their hearts and they
E (022100@1)mess with their minds and they
G (320003@1)plug up their ears and then they 
Dmake (xx0232@1)em go blind til they
A (x02220@1)walk down the street and they
G (320003@1)                    Acant (x02220@1)tell what time it is

Chorus:
                       Dyou (xx0232@1)see em standing in line
                  Ayou (x02220@1)watch em goin insane
                              Dbecause (xx0232@1)they're wasting their time
                       Ahow (x02220@1)they're waiting in vein
                          Gthis (320003@1)is the way it should be
                    E (022100@1)you were born to be free
                   A (x02220@1)              
so why you wasting away
G (320003@1)             Awhy (x02220@1)you wasting away

A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D A (x02220@1)name="chord_320003@1">G Ax2 (x02220@1)
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Ateachers (x02220@1)today they got
E (022100@1)nothin to say they got
Gnothin (320003@1)to say because they
Dtaught (xx0232@1)em that way they only
Ado (x02220@1)what they're told so they can
G (320003@1)                  Aget (x02220@1)their pay and go home

Athey (x02220@1)walk down the street with their
Ehearts (022100@1)in their hands and they
G (320003@1)grow up to fast and then they
Dcan't (xx0232@1)understand what its
A (x02220@1)like to be a woman or
G (320003@1)                   A (x02220@1)mabey a man cause its wrong
 
                      Dyou (xx0232@1)watch em standin in line
                  Ayou (x02220@1)see em goin insane
                              Dbecause (xx0232@1)they're wasting their time
                         Awhile (x02220@1)they're waiting in vein
                          Gthis (320003@1)is the way it should be
                    Eyou (022100@1)were born to be free
                   A (x02220@1)so why you wasting away
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)              
why you wasting away
Ayou (x02220@1)were born to be free 
G (320003@1)             Awhy (x02220@1)you wasting away