Capo 4
B
My mother once told me
D#sus D#
The thicker your skin,
G#7sus A7
The better off you’ll be
C#m
When this world brings you down
C#m/F# /G
It’s trying to control me
G#m C#m7
Leave me without hope
E
In the past I’ve been burned
F#
But I’ve lived and I’ve learned
Chorus:
B F#/A#
‘Neath the shelter of the pouring rain
G#m F#
In the absence of this fear and pain
B F#/A#
I will finally bid my ball and chains
G#m – F#
G# fond farewell
B F#/A#
On a road that leads me to my place
G#m F#
Gonna rid my heart of past disgrace
E F#
I will finally bid this sluggish pace
G#m – F#
G# fond farewell…
B
I heard their reservations
D#sus D#
And I read their bitter words
G#7sus A7
I shined a light upon their wisdom
C#m
No matter how absurd
C#m/F# /G
Oh they broke my heart to pieces
G#m C#m7
And I questioned my own beliefs
E
My dignity was gone
F#
It’s time to move on…
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
E
Say goodbye to feeling sorry for myself
To begging others for far too much help
C#m
This is my hand these are the cards that I’ve been dealt
Only I can make these changes, nobody else
E
Say goodbye to these sleepless nights
Those corridors with no end in sight
C#m
G# driven man with these words I write
F#
I’m making peace with my soul tonight
(Repeat Chorus)