Tom:
Introdução:
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That young boy without a name
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anywhere, I'd know his face.
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seen him, seen him.
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Oh, I see him every day.
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I&rsquo ve seen him run outside looking for a place to hide
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from his father, the kid half naked made me
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say to myself, &ldquo Oh, what's the matter here?"
Am...
Chorus:
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tired of the ex-c-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's their
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kid, (so) I stay out of it, but..
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who gave you the right to do
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this?
Verse:
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We live on Morgan Street,
just ten feet between.
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And his mother,
I never see her, but her
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screams and curses,
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I hear them every day.
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Threats like: "If you don't mind
I will beat on your behind,"
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"Slap you, I&rsquo ll
slap you silly." Made me
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say-ay-ay-ay,
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&ldquo Oh, what's the matter here?!" I&rsquo m..
Chorus 2:
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tired of the exc-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's your
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kid, (so) do as you see fit, but
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get this through that I don't approve of what you
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did to your own flesh and blood.
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Chorus 3:
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I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses, he's your
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kid, so do as you see fit, but
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get this through that I don't approve of what you
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did to your own flesh and blood.
Interlude:
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"If you don't sit in your chair straight, I&rsquo ll
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take this belt from around my waist and
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don't you think that I won't use it!"
(chorus chords continued through end)
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Answer me and take your time, what could be the awful crime he
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could do at so young an age? And if I&rsquo m the
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only witness to your madness offer me some words to balance
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out what I see and what I hear. Ohhh, these
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cold and cruel things that you do, I sup(pose)
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you do them because he belongs to you. And, in-st(ead)
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of love and the feeling of warmth, you offer him these cuts and sores that
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don&rsquo t heal with time or with age.
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And, I want to say I want to
(switch to chorus chords played like verse endings)
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say-ay-ay-ay
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&ldquo Oh, what&rsquo s the matter here?!&rdquo But, I don&rsquo t dare
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say-ay-ay-ay
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&ldquo What&rsquo s the matter here?!&rdquo No, I don&rsquo t dare
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say-ay-ayyyyyyyy-ayyyyyyyyyy
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C(9)
Em(7) = 022000 (022033 or 022030)