Intro: D G

D                                        G
poetry has no place for a heart that's a whore
D
and i'm young and i'm strong
                   G
but i feel old and tired
          D
over fired

and i've been poked and stoked
                                G
it's all smoke, there's no more fire
      A
only desire
                    Em
for you, whoever you are
                       D
for you, whoever you are

D                                           G
you say my time here has been some sort of joke
                            D
that i've been messing around
                        G
some sort of incubating period
                       D
for when i really come around
               Em
but i'm cracking up
                A
and you have no idea
                Em                  D
no idea how it feels to be on your own
            Em
in your own home
                 D
with the fucking phone
                   Em
and the mother of gloom
          D
in your bedroom
                    Em
standing over your head
                      A
with her hand in your head
                       D
with her hand in your head
              G
i will not pretend
                     D
i will not put on a smile
                     G
i will not say i'm alright for you
            A
when all i wanted was to be good
                     Em
to do everything in truth
                       D
to do everything in truth

D                                       G
oh i wish, i wish, i wish i was born a man
                          D              G
so i could learn how to stand up for myself
                       D
like those guys with guitars
                       G
i've been watching in bars
                            D                   G
who've been stamping their feet to a different beat
              A                       D
to a different beat, to a different beat

D              G
i will not pretend
                     D
i will not put on a smile
                    G
i will not say i'm alright for you
           A
when all i wanted was to be good
                    Em
to do everything in truth
                     D
to do everything in truth

D                 G
you bloody motherfucking asshole
D                 G
you bloody motherfucking asshole
D                 G
you bloody motherfucking asshole
D                 G
you bloody motherfucking asshole
D                 G             D
you bloody motherfucking asshole
   G
you bloody
D             G
i will not pretend
                     D
i will not put on a smile
                     G
i will not say i'm alright for you
           A
for you, whoever you are
           G
for you, whoever you are
                     D
for you, whoever you are