Key: G
Introduction:
G Bm C
Well there's a little boy waiting at the counter of the corner
G
shop
Em Bm
He's been waiting down there, waiting half the day,
C D
They never ever see him from the top
Em Bm
He gets pushed around, knocked to the ground,
A7 D4 D
He gets to his feet and he says...
G D
What about me? It isn't fair
C D/A
I've had enough, now I want my share
G D
Can't you see, I wanna live
C D C D G
But you just take more than you give
G Bm C
Well, there's a pretty girl serving at the counter of the corner
G
shop
Em Bm
She's been waiting back there, waiting for a dream,
C D
Her dreams walk in and out, they never stop
Em Bm
Well, she's not too proud, to cry out loud
A7 D4 D
She runs to the street and she screams...
CHORUS
G D
What about me? It isn't fair
C D/A
I've had enough, now I want my share
G D
Can't you see, I wanna live
C D C D G
But you just take more than you give
more than you give
G C Bm G
Bridge
Em G/D
Take a step back and see the little people
C
They might be young
A7/C#
but they're the ones that make the
G
"What about me?"
G Bm
And now I'm standing on the corner,
C G
all the world's gone home
Em Bm
Nobody's changed, no-body's been saved
C D
And I'm feeling cold and a-lone
Em Bm
I guess I'm lucky, I smile a lot
CHORUS
G D
What about me? It isn't fair
C D/A
I've had enough, now I want my share
G D
Can't you see, I wanna live
C D C
But you just take more
G D
What about me? It isn't fair
C D/A
I've had enough, now I want my share
G D
Can't you see, I wanna live
C D C
But you just take more
C D C
you just take more
C D C
you just take more
D G
than you give
G
What about....me?