Capo on 1st fret Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G I was taught from much too young Am G F G To never give myself away Am G F G Yes, I was taught for every secret Am G F G There's a price you have to pay Am G F G An accident of gender, an accident of birth Am G That holds me to this point of view F G This time and place on Earth Am G F G This time and place on Earth Am G F G You ask me how I'm feeling Am G F G Well, I only wish you knew Am G F G How hard it is for me to share Am G F G Share those kinds of things with you Cm Bb It's not that I don't love you Ab Bb It's just I can't connect Cm Bb 'Cause I was taught from much too young Ab Bb To shine and not reflect Dm Em F G Dm C G7M I'm an accidental man Dm C G7M I'm an accidental man Dm C Am G F G I'm an accidental man Am G F G You ask me if I'm happy Am G F G I only wish I knew Am G F G 'Cause happiness is not something Am G F G That I ever learned to do Cm Bb It's not that I'm complaining Ab Bb It's all the same to me Dm Em F G Dm Em F G If everything that happens, happens accidentally Dm C G7M I'm an accidental man Dm C G7M I'm an accidental man Dm C G7M I'm an accidental man Dm C Am I'm an accidental man G A Em Am G I was taught for every secret A Em There's a price you have to pay Am G I was taught from much too young A Em To never give myself away Am G I was born to worthy causes A Em I was born to take the reins Am G I was taught from much too young A Em To never give myself away Cm Dm Eb F Cm Dm Eb Dm Cm Dm Eb F G A Bb A Cm Dm Eb F Cm Dm Eb Dm Cm Dm Eb F Dm Em F G Am G F G Am G F G Am G F G An accident of gender, an accident of birth Am G That holds me to this point of view F G This time and place on Earth Am G F G This time and place on Earth Am G F G An accident of gender, an accident of birth Am G That holds me to this point of view F G This time and place on Earth Am G F G This time and place on Earth Am G So try to understand F G If I don't say all I can Am G A stranger to myself I am F G A stranger to myself I am Am G F G A stranger to myself I am Am G F G I'm an accidental man (I was taught from much too young) Am G F G Am G F G An accidental man (to never give myself away) Am G F G Am G F G (You ask me how I'm feeling)
