Bm                                                         A
Scrounging through the shit to find a place to call home
               D                                            Em 
To settle in, set up shop, pull out your wares and play
Bm                                              A
To sing a song to you, for you and for me
                   D                                     Em
I need to remember what I gain and why I'm here
       Bm                                      A
The sign says gents but I don’t see none here
       D                                        Em
The sign says ladies but I'm a lady feeling ‘lone
Bm                              A             D               Em
All I need to survive is feeling threatened

CHORUS

          G                                       D
I don’t want you to make me jaded
                                                        Bb                    A
I don’t want to give you the power to make me old

VERSE 2

  Bm                                                A
I do it because I wanna have my say, give it up for you
             D                                              Em
But you choose to throw it back at my face with your distortions.
Bm                                   A
I feel sorry for you, but you feel sorry for me
                   D                                            Em
Seeing that power sometimes lies in the hands of the weakest, the lowest kind
Bm                    A                                      D
The power to make me scream when I only want to
Em
Whisper

Bm                    A                                    D
The power to make me punch when I only want to caress 
Em
You

CHORUS

           G                                      D
I don’t want you to make me jaded
                                                     Bb
I don’t want to give you the power to make me raise my
A
Voice

           G                                       D
I don’t want you to make me jaded
                                                          Bb                    A
I don’t want to give you the pleasure of seeing me cry

BRIDGE

                     D                       A
I just want to find a beautiful face
           G                            F#
And remember why I am standing here
                     D                              A
I just want to be at that beautiful place
           G                              F#
And remember why we're standing here.

Heeeey – no, no.
Bm      A      D      Em

VERSE 3
  Bm                                              A
I speak what I feel and then it's judged by you
                  D
But when I judge you, you get pissed off
           Em
I'm no different to you
       Bm                                     A
I do have the time to listen, I have the time to care
                 D                                      Em
When I've had my say I'm happy to listen to yours
Bm                           A                     D                           Em
Just grant me the time to let you have your monies worth
Bm                               A                                  D         Em
I'm so jumpy, I'm on edge, I'm ready to bite at your chance

CHORUS

          G                                       D
I don’t want you to make me jaded
                                                          Bb
I don’t want to give you the pleasure of stripping my
                         A
colours to your grey
           G                                       D
I don’t want you to make me jaded
                                                          Bb
I don’t want to give you the power to make me hard and
A
Cold

BRIDGE

                     D                       A
I just want to find that beautiful face
           G                            F#
And remember why I am standing here
                     D                              A
I just want to be at that beautiful place
           G                              F#
And remember why we're standing here.
         G                               F#            Bm
And remember why we’re standing here.