G                         C          G
I was born and then orphaned by parents of sin
        G                          C         D
And the preachers and pastors were listening in
      Em                      G
I was baptized with water the day it happened
        C           D           G
Now I’m leaving my chains all behind

        G                          C             G
So they called up the neighbors to tell them the news
  G                         C          D
A young baby child that the world can abuse
  Em                            G
I cried, and I cried, when they called it a ruse
        C          D            G
Now I’m leaving my chains all behind


[Verse 2]
      G                            C            G
I had realized the night 'fore the day I turned seven
     G                         C          D
That even if acting nice could get you to heaven
    Em                          G
The Earth that you live in will treat you like hell
       C          D            G
So I’m leaving my chains all behind

       G                  C           G
Now, I remember sadly the youth of my day
    G                           C         D
The minute they found out young Jacob was gay
     Em                             G
They stoned him with words and they stuck him with trees
          C           D          G
Now we're leaving our chains all behind


[Interlude]
G   C   G   G   C   D   Em   G   C   D   G

[Verse 3]
       G                     C               G
Then I got to the age when I thought I was a man
      G                            D            C
And I wondered when we’d learn the grand master plan
    Em                          G
But what if the plan is just to live till you die?
               C          D            G
Well, then I’m leaving my chains all behind
         G                        C       G
Then you brought me a woman right into my life
       G                              C             D
And we found out that love is full of heartache and strife
        Em                         G
But the jagged edges wear down the more that they grind
           C          D          G
So now I'm leaving my chains all behind

[Bridge]
     Em                      C             D
“But I don’t believe all the things that I did
     Em                        C          D
When me and mine lived all the places we live”
C        G        C               G
It’s ok, baby, to change what you think
C             G             C             D
Change can be good, no, it don’t make you weak
C              D         Em        G
Someday you’ll grow to a beautiful tree:
      C            D          G
How I want to sing under your leaves


[Verse 4]
              G                 C          G
Now I’m in my twenties, and I'm finding my way
    G                          C             D
You pay for your work, and you work for your pay
     Em                               G
If I live, or I die, at least there’s love either way
          C          D            G
Yeah, I’m leaving my chains all behind
   G                              C            G
So bring all your lepers and your blind men to see
          G                          C             D
There’s a love in our bodies, and it won’t let you be
       Em                     G
If you open your hands, it’ll set us all free
        C          D            G
Now I’m leaving my chains all behind


[Outro]
      Em                                 G
If he comes through the clouds, it could set us all free
          C           D          Em
Now we're leaving our chains all behind
           C           D          G
Yeah we're leaving our chains all behind