VERSE 1
Bm A
Scrounging through the shit to find a place to call home
D Em
To settle in, set up shop, pull out your wares and play
Bm A
To sing a song to you, for you and for me
D Em
I need to remember what I gain and why I'm here
Bm A
The sign says gents but I don’t see none here
D Em
The sign says ladies but I'm a lady feeling ‘lone
Bm A D Em
All I need to survive is feeling threatened
CHORUS
G D
I don’t want you to make me jaded
Bb A
I don’t want to give you the power to make me old
VERSE 2
Bm A
I do it because I wanna have my say, give it up for you
D Em
But you choose to throw it back at my face with your distortions.
Bm A
I feel sorry for you, but you feel sorry for me
D Em
Seeing that power sometimes lies in the hands of the weakest, the lowest kind
Bm A D
The power to make me scream when I only want to
Em
Whisper
Bm A D
The power to make me punch when I only want to caress
Em
You
CHORUS
G D
I don’t want you to make me jaded
Bb
I don’t want to give you the power to make me raise my
A
Voice
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G D
I don’t want you to make me jaded
Bb A
I don’t want to give you the pleasure of seeing me cry
BRIDGE
D A
I just want to find a beautiful face
G F#
And remember why I am standing here
D A
I just want to be at that beautiful place
G F#
And remember why we're standing here.
Heeeey – no, no.
Bm A D Em
VERSE 3
Bm A
I speak what I feel and then it's judged by you
D
But when I judge you, you get pissed off
Em
I'm no different to you
Bm A
I do have the time to listen, I have the time to care
D Em
When I've had my say I'm happy to listen to yours
Bm A D Em
Just grant me the time to let you have your monies worth
Bm A D Em
I'm so jumpy, I'm on edge, I'm ready to bite at your chance
CHORUS
G D
I don’t want you to make me jaded
Bb
I don’t want to give you the pleasure of stripping my
A
colours to your grey
G D
I don’t want you to make me jaded
Bb
I don’t want to give you the power to make me hard and
A
Cold
BRIDGE
D A
I just want to find that beautiful face
G F#
And remember why I am standing here
D A
I just want to be at that beautiful place
G F#
And remember why we're standing here.
G F# Bm
And remember why we’re standing here.
