Intro: E Verse: E C#m Running out of breath G#m B chasing down the big parade, oh, oh E Rising up my hand C#m G#m B thought I'd beg the marching band to play, for me A G# C#m A All of these illusions they really mean the world to me, me Chorus: E G# Don't make me out to be C# F#m this helpless child of misery, Am E F# Maybe love is what I need F#m Am E F#m but not your sympathy
Verse: E C#m In and out of space G#m B I'm always somewhere in between, oh, oh E I try to make commands C#m G#m B but instead I make a mess of things, for me A I try to paint by numbers G# C#m A but nothing's black and white for me Chorus: E G# Don't make me out to be C# F#m this helpless child of misery, Am E F# Maybe love is what I need F#m Am E F#m but not your sympathy Bridge: A E B C#m Nothing and no one can make your lies the truth A E F# B E and no one can stand inside your shoes, but you Outro: E G# Don't make me out to be C# F#m this helpless child of misery, Am E F# Maybe love is what I need F#m Am E F#m but not your sympathy F#m Am E F#m but not your sympathy