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