Intro: G C Em Am G C G
G C
We were born into nothing, hard up so to speak
Em Am
But love and affection this family afforded me
G C
Worries came early and often it seemed
Em Am
Fate was not pleasant still I was redeemed
Em C
Then compassion soon faded to chaos
D G
As they did their best all the while
Em C
When circumstance outweighs intention
D
Sometimes the mountain's just too hard to climb
G C
They were cruel, they were ignorant
D G
They were beauty, they were kind
Em C
They were patience, they were virtue
D D
They were crazy, they were mine
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G C
I was young and I thought I knew everything
Em Am
It's so hard to change a fool's mind
G C
When you're stubborn by nature and quick to the draw
Em Am
And you're full of inherited pride
Em C
But some lessons come harder than others
D G
And some senses are harder to find
Em C
Your troubles won't end when you're saved by the bell
D
You'll still answer to those you defied
G C
They were cruel, they were ignorant
D G
They were beauty, they were kind
Em C
They were patience, they were virtue
D D
They were crazy, they were mine
C
The heavens might sing out your praises
G
But the heavens won't pay for your lies
C
The sinners might pray for your problems
D
But the sinners won't look in your eye
G C
They were cruel, they were ignorant
D G
They were beauty, they were kind
Em C
They were patience, they were virtue
D D
They were crazy, they were mine
G C
They were cruel, they were ignorant
D G
They were beauty, they were kind
Em C
They were patience, they were virtue
D D
They were crazy, they were mine
C
The heavens might sing out your praises
G
But the heavens won't pay for your lies
C
The sinners might pray for your problems
D
But the sinners won't look in your eye
