intro: C Am F C
We're t[C]aught to tell the truth
But yet we're taught to force a smile
They [Am]lead us down a road
But they can only see a mile
We only[F] see what they want us to see
We only [C]see what they want us to see
They [C]line us up in uniforms
And tell us not to feel
They've [Am]never been to heaven
But they tell us that it's real
They only [F]see what they wanna see
They only [C]see what they wanna see
We watch them [F]pray
Down on their [G]knees
'Cause [Em]that's the way that they were taught to [Am]be
And thanks to [F]them, we [G]can be free
F G (hold)
Thanks to them...
[F] [G] [Am]
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me
[F] [G] [Am]
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me
They [C]say that they're not puppets
Then we point them to the strings
Con[Am]vinced they'll stay together
By the paper and the ring
But they can't [F]see what we want them to see
They just can't [C]see what we want them to see
So [C]tell me all your secrets
and I'll tell you all my fears
'Cause [Am]if we knock these walls down
Am (hold)
We might know why we're here
We watch them [F]pray
Down on their [G]knees
'Cause [Em]that's the way that they were taught to [Am]be
And thanks to [F]them, we [G]can be free
F G (hold)
Thanks to them...
[F] [G] [Am]
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me
[F] [G] [Am]
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me
We watch them [F]pray
Down on their [G]knees
'Cause [Em]that's the way that they were taught to [Am]be
They just can'[F]t see[G]
[F] [G] [Am]
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me
[F] [G] [Am]
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me
We're t[C]aught to tell the truth
But yet we're taught to force a smile
They [Am]lead us down a road
But they can only see a mile
We only[F] see what they want us to see
We only [C]see what they want us to see
They [C]line us up in uniforms
And tell us not to feel
They've [Am]never been to heaven
But they tell us that it's real
They only [F]see what they wanna see
They only [C]see what they wanna see
We watch them [F]pray
Down on their [G]knees
'Cause [Em]that's the way that they were taught to [Am]be
And thanks to [F]them, we [G]can be free
F G (hold)
Thanks to them...
[F] [G] [Am]
We have the key---------
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me
[F] [G] [Am]
We have the key---------
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me
They [C]say that they're not puppets
Then we point them to the strings
Con[Am]vinced they'll stay together
By the paper and the ring
But they can't [F]see what we want them to see
They just can't [C]see what we want them to see
So [C]tell me all your secrets
and I'll tell you all my fears
'Cause [Am]if we knock these walls down
Am (hold)
We might know why we're here
We watch them [F]pray
Down on their [G]knees
'Cause [Em]that's the way that they were taught to [Am]be
And thanks to [F]them, we [G]can be free
F G (hold)
Thanks to them...
[F] [G] [Am]
We have the key---------
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me
[F] [G] [Am]
We have the key---------
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me
We watch them [F]pray
Down on their [G]knees
'Cause [Em]that's the way that they were taught to [Am]be
They just can'[F]t see[G]
[F] [G] [Am]
We have the key---------
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me
[F] [G] [Am]
We have the key---------
You'll be [F]you and [G]I'll be[Am] me