Chords with lyrics
Intro: (x2)
E minorEm 
G+G E minorEm G+G 
D MajorD
Chorus 1:
E minorEm G+G
Don't damn me when I speak a piece of mind
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
'Cause silence isn't golden when I'm holding it inside
E minorEm
'Cause I've been where I have been
G+G
And I've seen what I have seen
E minorEm G+G D MajorD E minorEm
I put the pen to the paper 'cause it's all a part of me
Verse 1:
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Be it a song or a casual conversation
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
To hold my tongue speaks of quiet reservations
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Your words, once heard, they can place you in a faction
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
My words may disturb, but at least there's a reaction
Instrumental:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Bridge:
E minorEm
Sometimes I wanna kill
G+G D MajorD
Sometimes I wanna die
E minorEm
Sometimes I wanna destroy
G+G D MajorD
Sometimes I wanna cry
E minorEm
Sometimes I could get even
G+G D MajorD
Sometimes I could give up
E minorEm
Sometimes I could give
G+G D MajorD
Sometimes I never give a fuck
Pre-Chorus:
C majorC
It's only for a while
G+G C majorC
I hope you understand
D MajorD
I never wanted this to happen
D MajorD
Didn't want to be a man
C majorC
So I hid inside my world
G+G C majorC
I took what I could find
D MajorD
I cried when I was lonely
BB
I fell down when I was blind
Chorus 1:
E minorEm G+G
Don't damn me when I speak a piece of mind
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
'Cause silence isn't golden when I'm holding it inside
E minorEm
'Cause I've been where I have been
D MajorD G+G
And I've seen what I have seen
E minorEm G+G D MajorD E minorEm
I put the pen to the paper 'cause it's all a part of me
Verse 2:
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
How can I ever satisfy you?
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
And how can I ever make you see that
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Deep inside, we're all somebody
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
And it don't matter who you wanna be?
Pre-Chorus:
C majorC
But now I gotta smile
C majorC
I hope you comprehend
D MajorD
For, this man can say it happened
D MajorD
'Cause this child has been condemned
G+G C majorC
So I stepped into your world
G+G C majorC
I kicked you in the mind
D MajorD BB
And I'm the only witness to the nature of my crime
Chorus 2:
E minorEm
But look at what we've done
D MajorD G+G
To the innocent and young
E minorEm
Whoa, listen to who's talking
G+G D MajorD
'Cause we're not the only ones
E minorEm
The trash collected by the eyes
D MajorD G+G
And dumped into the brain
E minorEm
Said, it tears into our conscious thoughts
G+G D MajorD
You tell me, who's to blame?
Bridge:
C majorC G+G D MajorD
I know you don't wanna hear me cryin'
C majorC G+G D MajorD
And I know you don't wanna hear me deny
C majorC G+G D MajorD
That your satisfaction lies in your illusion
C majorC G+G D MajorD
But your delusions are yours, and not mine
C majorC G+G D MajorD
We take for granted we know the whole story
C majorC G+G
We judge a book by its cover and read what we want
D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Between selected lines
Chorus 3:
E minorEm G+G
Don't hail me and don't idolize the ink
E minorEm
Or I've failed in my intentions
G+G D MajorD
Can you find the missing link?
E minorEm G+G
Your only validation is living your own life
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
Vicarious existence is a fucking waste of time
Verse 3:
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
So I send this song to the offended
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
I said what I meant and I've never pretended
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
As so many others do, intending just to please
E minorEm
If I damned your point of view
G+G D MajorD
Could you turn the other cheek?
Chorus 1:
E minorEm G+G
Don't damn me when I speak a piece of mind
E minorEm G+G D MajorD
'Cause silence isn't golden when I'm holding it inside
E minorEm
'Cause I've been where I have been
G+G
And I've seen what I have seen
E minorEm G+G D MajorD E minorEm
I put the pen to the paper 'cause it's all a part of me
E minorEm G+G E minorEm G+G
Don't damn me ,I said, don't damn me
E minorEm G+G
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