Chords with lyrics
🎸 Intro:
DmDm C majorC DmDm C majorC DmDm C majorC DmDm
🎸 Verse 1:
N.C. DmDm C majorC DmDm
I have always been here And I'll always be there
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I can honestly tell you That I really don't care
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If all the babies are broken And the old folks are blind
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There's a hole in my heart But I know you don't mind
🎸 Verse 2:
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If I laugh at the cripples And I cry for the clowns
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And I welcome the madness That I see coming down
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And I have no opinions So I feel no remorse
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I can see the Black Knight Riding up on his horse
🎸 Verse 3:
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And there's fire in his nostrils And blood in his eyes
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And he's looking at you, kid As he races on by
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So watch out for his hooves They're gonna kill you for sure
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He's got some kind of sickness That no man can cure
🎸 Verse 4:
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And his breath it will burn you And put out your eyes
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He'll tear out your tongues So you can't even cry
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That your body is broken And your spirit is dead
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And you hope against hope That it's a bad dream you had
🎸 Verse 5:
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About a meeting with Elvis At the back of the store
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You're both shoveling plasticware Right out of the door
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And the men who control you Keep yelling for more, more, more, more
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You pay all your taxes But you don't know what for
🎸 Verse 6:
N.C. DmDm C majorC DmDm
'Cause nothing seems to get better Things seem to get worse
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We're all living in danger From a politician's curse
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All promises have been broken All lips have been read
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Well the mouth has spoken But nothing's been said
🎸 Verse 7:
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The dream has been shattered The flags have been burned
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You better make up your minds From whatever you've learned
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About your family values And the way they've been scorned
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Some babies have been battered Way before they've been born
🎸 Verse 8:
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Some call me a liar Some call me a thief
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But the way that I look at things I can't get no relief
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So I went to a meeting Spoke out of fear
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They said, "Thank you for sharing Now why are you here "
🎸 Verse 9:
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I said: everything's shaking Including myself
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I keep all my feelings High up on a shelf
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And I can't seem to reach them But I know they were there
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I'm trapped in this vacuum And I'm gasping for air
🎸 Verse 10:
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Some people get better Some people just fold
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Some people rise above it Or so I've been told
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So I started to leave I was searching for more
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They caught ahold of my sleeve But I slipped through the door
🎸 Verse 11:
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I ran back to the office With my back to the wall
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When I came to my senses I had no one to call
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So I called up the doctor He told me to lie
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He said, "Get out of this nightmare Or you surely will die?
🎸 Verse 12:
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So I forced myself to wake up And opened my eyes
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But the man in the mirror Was there in disguise
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He was playing his part Living in a trance
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Sentenced to be a witness 'Cause he had no defense
🎸 Verse 13:
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The anesthetic is wearing thin And you're starting to sweat
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And you finally realize That it ain't over yet
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'Cause the way you've been feeling They must have hit a nerve
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I know it's not what you want But it's what you deserve
🎸 Verse 14:
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The operation is over Listen to me please
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I'm begging forgiveness Down on my knees
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Coming back to consciousness I was out of my head
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Well the dream is over And I'm back in my bed
🎸 Verse 15:
N.C. DmDm C majorC DmDm
I've always been here And I'll always be there
C majorC DmDm
I can honestly tell you That I really do care
C majorC DmDm
I gotta tell you the truth About the sadness I find
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I have opened my heart to you And I hope you don't mind