Capo 5
Chords
C: 332010
F: 033210
Cmaj9:020010
G: 320013
Am:002213

CI (x32010@1)never knew my mother
F (133211@1)                       GI (320003@1)can't say it was so bad
CShe (x32010@1)was still a girl of seventeen
F (133211@1)                        GThe (320003@1)night she met my dad
CHe (x32010@1)was just six months out of Chino
Am (x02210@1)                             GTryin' (320003@1)his hardest to stay clean
C (x32010@1)              Cmaj9 (x3243x@1)         Am (x02210@1)      G (320003@1)              FWhen (133211@1)they'd sing and they'd sing and they'd sing
C (x32010@1)        Cmaj9 (x3243x@1)    Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)              FLike (133211@1)doves sleepin' with broken wings
C (x32010@1)      Cmaj9 (x3243x@1)Am (x02210@1)  FIn (133211@1)a bed fit for a king
FIt (133211@1)didn't mean a thing

CIt (x32010@1)was a shotgun-forced wedding
F (133211@1)                                      GAnd (320003@1)they forgot to bring the guns
CThey (x32010@1)were busy countin' promises
F (133211@1)                                GTo (320003@1)the children not yet born
CNo (x32010@1)one could afford the ride
Am (x02210@1)                                       GEveryone (320003@1)hitched up the one oh one
C (x32010@1)          Cmaj9 (x3243x@1)        Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)               FAnd (133211@1)they'd sing and they'd sing and they'd sing
C (x32010@1)  Cmaj9 (x3243x@1)     Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)         FLike (133211@1)doves dancin' with broken wings
C (x32010@1)Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1) F (133211@1)
With a view fit for a king
FIt (133211@1)didn't mean a thing

CIt (x32010@1)was a lonliness they would confess
FLike (133211@1)the world had gone bad, I guess
CSo (x32010@1)they hold hands lookin' to the eyes of God
FThey (133211@1)say, "Tell me, why'd you hide from us?
CWhy'd (x32010@1)you fill the world with wickedness?
F (133211@1)                                                GWhy'd (320003@1)you spare us from your grace but not the rod?"
CNow (x32010@1)my dad says, "Fuck the teachers,
F (133211@1)                                   GJust (320003@1)keep your head down hide.
CGotta (x32010@1)find yourself alone 
F (133211@1)                                    Gbefore (320003@1)you'll find the eyes of God"
CYou (x32010@1)may be broke and scared
Am (x02210@1)                                             GAnd (320003@1)mad and tear at the flesh of your own heart's strings
C (x32010@1)             Cmaj9 (x3243x@1)  Am (x02210@1)      G (320003@1)           FBut (133211@1)you were born to be a peasant not a king
C (x32010@1)  Cmaj9 (x3243x@1)         Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)                   F (133211@1)           
So just stop actin' like you're runnin' form something
C (x32010@1)   Cmaj9 (x3243x@1)               Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)            FYou're (133211@1)gonna leave the way you came without a thing
C (x32010@1)   Cmaj9 (x3243x@1)       Am (x02210@1)         G (320003@1)                FWith (133211@1)you're heart tied to your mind tied to a string
C (x32010@1)   Cmaj9 (x3243x@1)         Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)            FYou (133211@1)just sing and you sing and you sing
                         CIt (x32010@1)doesn't mean a thing