Intro:
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Brittle Bones Nicky
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He was crafty and tricky
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And that son of a xxxxx was gold
           E        B         Dbm
Yeah, that son of a xxxxx was gold

Verse 1:
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Wires got crossed when I was about 3
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Dad had bloody heavy hands, used them on me
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My mamma? Bless her heart, 'cause she gave me a start
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She got killed, bad man, dad stiffed in a scam
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Grew up in the system, bounced, couple homes
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This woman Mary, gifted me hand-me-down clothes
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Shy at the start, 'til this guy named Shifty
                   Dbm              Eb
Who had 100 pounds on me called me "Brittle Bones Nicky"
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a target aimed straight at my face
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Big house of kids, cred is cake
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Rounded up a couple bucks, got it freshly baked
Dbm
Sat down to dinner
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Put it right in his face
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Right in his xxxxing face -In his face!-

Chorus:
Dbm        A     E             B
You're not gonna push me around
Dbm       A      E           B
You can't get me down, down, down -Down!-
Dbm        A     E             B
You're not gonna push me around -Nooo!-
Dbm       A      E           B
You can't get me down, down, down -Down!-

Interlude: Dbm

Verse 2:
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Bounce ahead a couple years, king of my peers
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We biked the block, cheersin' pretty girls beers
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Did alright for myself, petty thefts I pulled
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I dropped outta school, built a circle of bulls
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Needing more money, covered head to toe
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Snuck up, sucker, took his stash, and drove
    Dbm                  Ab
The cash stashed, it was pouring in
     Dbm         Eb
Bulk of it up my nose
    Dbm         Ab
How dumb I was, twenty-one
    Dbm           Eb
And WAY out of control
    Dbm                  Ab
The cops kicked down the door
          Dbm                Eb
She did a line right off my -Woah!-
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Said "That's one way to go down"
     Dbm           Eb
Knew I was hard as rock
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Knew I was hard as rock -Hard as rock!-

Chorus:
Dbm        A     E             B
You're not gonna push me around
Dbm       A      E           B
You can't get me down, down, down -Down!-
Dbm        A     E             B
You're not gonna push me around -Nooo!-
Dbm       A      E           B
You can't get me down, down, down -Down!-

Verse 3:
Dbm
Bars, new world, who could I trust?
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Killers were nice, smugglers were rough
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Met a man named Ben, quite sharp and witty
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Gave me books about money and cities
Dbm
Taught me ropes, only years coulda gained
       Ab
Looked out for each other, M.O's the same
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That night I heard Ben, turning 50 in May
A                    Ab
Yellin' so loud, two decades we aged
Dbm
Found him cornered, pants down, shanked
       A                       Ab
Didn't even think twice, man I barely blinked

-I barely blinked, barely blinked-

Verse 4:
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If it cost me my life, man, I'd save my only friend
       Dbm               A
That's something I could live with
        E                  B
I could take that 'til the end
      Dbm        A              E            B
If it cost me my life, man, I'd save my only friend
        Dbm              A
That's something I could live with
        E                  B
I could take that 'til the end -Hey!-

Chorus:
Dbm        A     E             B
You're not gonna push me around
Dbm       A      E           B
You can't get me down, down, down -Down!-
Dbm        A     E             B
You're not gonna push me around -Nooo!-
Dbm       A      E           B
You can't get me down, down, down -Down!-

Outro:
          Dbm              Dbm
Now every morning, coffee, park
                   Dbm                  Dbm
Walking around the city, deals light or dark
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I'm straight edge as a punk, well-mannered, and I feel free
         Dbm                   Ab
Tried to do what I thought was best
           Dbm                      Eb
And that's coming to the grave with me
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As I lay here in my final nights, I try to have a laugh
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I didn't win the game of life
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But I'd give myself a pass