called a friend [G]the other day
to [D7]see what kind of words hed say
he said, "I [C]just met a man down [D7]here and his girlfriend[G] dont like you"
So give me a number, her address
and [D7]Ill see if I can do my best
to a[C]void her the next [D7]time Im passing [G]through
Never been much for following rules
a[D7]lways go out and act the fool
and [C]something bad would [D7]happen by and [G]by
I cant say Im always proud of myself
But I [D7]dont wish I was somebody else
In[C]fact Id rather [D7]be me then [G]you
But a [G]lot of [F#]people dont [F]like [D7]me
not my m[C]usic I [D7]hear; persona[G]lly
gonna tell you how to act and what to[D7] say
I guess Id [C]rather be an [D7]orphan then a [G]slave
I guess Id [C]rather be an o[A7]rphan then a s[D7]lave
Well I [G]went to a party in the middle of the night
[D7]crawling up the stairs and thats alright
I [C]pictured the who place in [D7]flames and it made me [G]smile
I wonder why I thought such terrible things
a [D7]voice in my head heard the telephone ring
picked [C]up and said, "weve been [D7]wondering for a [G]while"
Walked in a wall, spelt in the dirt
got [D7]punched in the face I admit that it hurt
and I[C] had enemies that [D7]I call my [G]friends
But it dosnt matter if I get low down
because [D7]Im the one riding on the hear right now
and a[C]ll I gotta do is [D7]use my imagin[G]ation
But a[G] lot of[F#] people dont[F] like[D7] me
not my m[C]usic I [D7]hear; persona[G]lly
gonna tell you how to act and what to[D7] say
I guess Id [C]rather be an [D7]orphan then a [G]slave
I guess Id [C]rather be an o[A7]rphan then a s[D7]lave
W[G]ell theres been sometimes I was under the gun
and [D7]when I was I intended to run
it was [C]important but it wasnt [D7]worth dying [G]for
someone said he who fights and runs away
can [D7]avoid getting killed another day
so I[C] made a point of every [D7]window and every [G]door
but all these people they gather round
my [D7]heart goes backwards my head drops down
I [C]hear my voice say [D7]things I told it n[G]ot to
Couldn't say who it was directed at
and [D7]why I chose to say something like that
and [C]now what I [D7]truly plan to [G]do
But a[G] lot of[F#] people dont[F] like[D7] me
what i h[C]ear now [D7]out on the s[G]treet
gonna tell you how to act and what to[D7] say
I guess Id [C]rather be an [D7]orphan then a [G]slave
I guess Id [C]rather be an [D7]orphan then a [G]slave
I guess Id [C]rather be an [A7]orphan then a [D7]slave
to [D7]see what kind of words hed say
he said, "I [C]just met a man down [D7]here and his girlfriend[G] dont like you"
So give me a number, her address
and [D7]Ill see if I can do my best
to a[C]void her the next [D7]time Im passing [G]through
Never been much for following rules
a[D7]lways go out and act the fool
and [C]something bad would [D7]happen by and [G]by
I cant say Im always proud of myself
But I [D7]dont wish I was somebody else
In[C]fact Id rather [D7]be me then [G]you
But a [G]lot of [F#]people dont [F]like [D7]me
not my m[C]usic I [D7]hear; persona[G]lly
gonna tell you how to act and what to[D7] say
I guess Id [C]rather be an [D7]orphan then a [G]slave
I guess Id [C]rather be an o[A7]rphan then a s[D7]lave
Well I [G]went to a party in the middle of the night
[D7]crawling up the stairs and thats alright
I [C]pictured the who place in [D7]flames and it made me [G]smile
I wonder why I thought such terrible things
a [D7]voice in my head heard the telephone ring
picked [C]up and said, "weve been [D7]wondering for a [G]while"
Walked in a wall, spelt in the dirt
got [D7]punched in the face I admit that it hurt
and I[C] had enemies that [D7]I call my [G]friends
But it dosnt matter if I get low down
because [D7]Im the one riding on the hear right now
and a[C]ll I gotta do is [D7]use my imagin[G]ation
But a[G] lot of[F#] people dont[F] like[D7] me
not my m[C]usic I [D7]hear; persona[G]lly
gonna tell you how to act and what to[D7] say
I guess Id [C]rather be an [D7]orphan then a [G]slave
I guess Id [C]rather be an o[A7]rphan then a s[D7]lave
W[G]ell theres been sometimes I was under the gun
and [D7]when I was I intended to run
it was [C]important but it wasnt [D7]worth dying [G]for
someone said he who fights and runs away
can [D7]avoid getting killed another day
so I[C] made a point of every [D7]window and every [G]door
but all these people they gather round
my [D7]heart goes backwards my head drops down
I [C]hear my voice say [D7]things I told it n[G]ot to
Couldn't say who it was directed at
and [D7]why I chose to say something like that
and [C]now what I [D7]truly plan to [G]do
But a[G] lot of[F#] people dont[F] like[D7] me
what i h[C]ear now [D7]out on the s[G]treet
gonna tell you how to act and what to[D7] say
I guess Id [C]rather be an [D7]orphan then a [G]slave
I guess Id [C]rather be an [D7]orphan then a [G]slave
I guess Id [C]rather be an [A7]orphan then a [D7]slave
