Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) FmWell, (133111@1)my name is Mathias and I came to say this: Fm (133111@1) C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1)I've got a big bushy beard and kissable lips Fm (133111@1) BbmAnd (x13321@1)I carry all my fat in my ass and my hips C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) FmAnd (133111@1)the rest of me is skinny as a stick Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) FmIn (133111@1)the sixties, my mom was thin and mini-skirted Fm (133111@1) C (x32010@1) C7She (x32310@1)was raised as a Catholic, but then she converted Fm (133111@1) BbmBecause (x13321@1)she loved my dad's religion; she loved him, too C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) FmAnd (133111@1)that's how I was born a Jew Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) FmThey (133111@1)lived and went to school in Buffalo Fm (133111@1) C (x32010@1) C7But (x32310@1)my dad decided that they had to go Fm (133111@1) BbmBecause (x13321@1)the Vietnam War would not be good for his health C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) Fm (133111@1)And that's how I was born in the Commonwealth CHORUS Ab (xx1114@1) EbWhere (x43121@3)we're born and when we die, we can't control that Fm (133111@1) C (x32010@1) C7And (x32310@1)life in between is war and combat Bbm (x13321@1) FmThere (133111@1)are targets you can shoot for, mines to circumvent, C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) Fmbut, (133111@1)most of life is an accident. Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) FmI've (133111@1)spent time in Peterborough, and in Winnipeg C (x32010@1) C7And (x32310@1)leaving is living: just use your legs Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) 'Cause everywhere is nice if you drink enough beer C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) FmSo (133111@1)some days I'm there, and some days I'm here. Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) FmAnd (133111@1)it's not about sowing my wild oats or whatever Fm (133111@1) C (x32010@1) C7I (x32310@1)sowed my oats when I was young and I thought i was clever Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) And my oats all rotted in the field where they lay C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) FmAnd (133111@1)I'm oat-less and unemployed these days. Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) FmSo (133111@1)I have a ukulele, I have a guitar Fm (133111@1) C (x32010@1) C7But (x32310@1)I don't have a house or a kid or a car Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) I'd like to keep it that way as long as I can C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) FmBut (133111@1)you know what they say about the best laid plans. CHORUS Ab (xx1114@1) EbWhere (x43121@3)we're born and when we die, we can't control that Fm (133111@1) C (x32010@1) C7And (x32310@1)life in between is war and combat Bbm (x13321@1) FmThere (133111@1)are targets you can shoot for, mines to circumvent, C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) Fmbut, (133111@1)most of life is an accident. Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) FmAnd (133111@1)an accident is something that you don't plan Fm (133111@1) C (x32010@1) C7Like (x32310@1)the Y chromozome between a woman and a man Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) One day I might get hit by a bus or get cancer C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) Fm(or (133111@1)just stay on C7) But right now all I am is a fabulous dancer Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) FmSo (133111@1)dance with me, baby! Put your hands on my hips Fm (133111@1) C (x32010@1) C7Kiss (x32310@1)my aforementioned kissable lips Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) Wherever we are, that's where we're at C (x32010@1) C7 (x32310@1) FmMy (133111@1)name is Mathias and I came to say that.
