Just an interpretation of this great song. Feel Free to email me with suggestions or comments. Enjoy!
Capo 4
[C]My mother once told me
[Esus]The thicker your ski[E]n,
[A7sus]The better off you?ll be[A7]
When this world brings you down[dm]
[Dm/G]It?s trying to control m[/G#]e
[Am]Leave me without hope[dm7]
[F]In the past I?ve been burned
[G]But I?ve lived and I?ve learned
Chorus:
[C]?Neath the shelter of the pouring ra[G/B]in
In the a[Am]bsence of this fear and [G]pain
[C]I will finally bid my ball and c[G/B]hains
Am ? G
A fond farewell
[C]On a road that leads me to my pl[G/B]ace
Gonna ri[Am]d my heart of past disgr[G]ace
I will f[F]inally bid this sluggish[G] pace
Am ? G
A fond farewell?
[C]I heard their reservations
[Esus]And I read their bitter words[E]
[A7sus]I shined a light upon their wisd[A7]om
No matter how absurd[dm]
[Dm/G]Oh they broke my heart to pieces[/G#]
[Am]And I questioned my own beliefs[dm7]
[F]My dignity was gone
[G]It?s time to move on?
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
[F]Say goodbye to feeling sorry for myself
To begging others for far too much help
[dm]This is my hand these are the cards that I?ve been dealt
Only I can make these changes, nobody else
[F]Say goodbye to these sleepless nights
Those corridors with no end in sight
[dm]A driven man with these words I write
[G]I?m making peace with my soul tonight
(Repeat Chorus)
Capo 4
[C]My mother once told me
[Esus]The thicker your ski[E]n,
[A7sus]The better off you?ll be[A7]
When this world brings you down[dm]
[Dm/G]It?s trying to control m[/G#]e
[Am]Leave me without hope[dm7]
[F]In the past I?ve been burned
[G]But I?ve lived and I?ve learned
Chorus:
[C]?Neath the shelter of the pouring ra[G/B]in
In the a[Am]bsence of this fear and [G]pain
[C]I will finally bid my ball and c[G/B]hains
Am ? G
A fond farewell
[C]On a road that leads me to my pl[G/B]ace
Gonna ri[Am]d my heart of past disgr[G]ace
I will f[F]inally bid this sluggish[G] pace
Am ? G
A fond farewell?
[C]I heard their reservations
[Esus]And I read their bitter words[E]
[A7sus]I shined a light upon their wisd[A7]om
No matter how absurd[dm]
[Dm/G]Oh they broke my heart to pieces[/G#]
[Am]And I questioned my own beliefs[dm7]
[F]My dignity was gone
[G]It?s time to move on?
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
[F]Say goodbye to feeling sorry for myself
To begging others for far too much help
[dm]This is my hand these are the cards that I?ve been dealt
Only I can make these changes, nobody else
[F]Say goodbye to these sleepless nights
Those corridors with no end in sight
[dm]A driven man with these words I write
[G]I?m making peace with my soul tonight
(Repeat Chorus)
