Chords with lyrics
🎸 Intro:
C majorC G+G FF
A minorAm G+G
🎸 Verse 1:
C majorC
When I was younger
FF
My daddy told me I would never
C/EC/E
Never amount to nothing special
FF
He'd come at me from every angle
C majorC G+G
He'd say, "You're the last thing I wanted, the last thing I need
FF
How am I going to answer when my friends tell me
A minorAm G+G FF
My son was kissing boys in the street
C majorC A minorAm G+G FF
My son was kissing boys in the street "
🎸 Verse 2:
C majorC
He tried to change me
FF
Say I'm embarrassing my country
C/EC/E
How could I do this to my family?
FF
Do I wanna grow up being lonely?
C majorC
He'd say, "We've worked for our money
We've put you in school
FF
Is this how you repay us?
Do you think this is cool?
A minorAm G+G FF
My son, stop kissing boys in the street
C majorC A minorAm G+G FF C majorC
My son, stop kissing boys in the street"
🎸 Interlude:
C majorC G+G FF
A minorAm G+G
🎸 Verse 3:
C majorC
Now that I'm older
FF
My daddy's heart's a little warmer
C/EC/E
But he still won't hold me like my brother
FF
And he still won't kiss me like my mother
C majorC
He'd say, "You're a part of this family
G+G
I made you myself
FF G+G
But the way that you act isn't good for your health
A minorAm G+G FF
My son, stop kissing boys in the street
C majorC A minorAm G+G FF
My son, stop kissing boys in the street"
🎸 Interlude:
C majorC G+G FF
A minorAm G+G
🎸 Verse 4:
C majorC
My daddy's dying
FF
And he's finally realized I'm not lying
C/EC/E
We sit in silence, but we're smiling
FF
Because for once, we are not fighting
C majorC G+G
He'd say, "There was no way of knowing 'cause all I was taught
FF G+G
Is men only love women, but now I'm not sure
A minorAm G+G FF
My son, keep kissing boys in the street
C majorC A minorAm G+G FF
My son, keep kissing boys in the street
C majorC A minorAm G+G FF C majorC
And when I'm gone, keep kissing boys in the street"