Intro: E B Brittle Bones Nicky Dbm Ab He was crafty and tricky E B Dbm Ab And that son of a xxxxx was gold E B Dbm Yeah, that son of a xxxxx was gold Verse 1: Dbm Dbm Wires got crossed when I was about 3 Dbm Ab Dad had bloody heavy hands, used them on me Dbm Dbm My mamma? Bless her heart, 'cause she gave me a start Dbm Eb She got killed, bad man, dad stiffed in a scam Dbm Dbm Grew up in the system, bounced, couple homes Dbm Ab This woman Mary, gifted me hand-me-down clothes Dbm Dbm Shy at the start, 'til this guy named Shifty Dbm Eb Who had 100 pounds on me called me "Brittle Bones Nicky" Dbm Dbm a target aimed straight at my face Dbm Ab Big house of kids, cred is cake Dbm Dbm Rounded up a couple bucks, got it freshly baked Dbm Sat down to dinner Ab Put it right in his face Dbm Eb Dbm 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: Dbm Dbm Bounce ahead a couple years, king of my peers Dbm Ab We biked the block, cheersin' pretty girls beers Dbm Dbm Did alright for myself, petty thefts I pulled Dbm Eb I dropped outta school, built a circle of bulls Dbm Dbm Needing more money, covered head to toe Dbm Ab 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!- Dbm Ab Said "That's one way to go down" Dbm Eb Knew I was hard as rock Dbm Eb Dbm 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? Ab Killers were nice, smugglers were rough E Met a man named Ben, quite sharp and witty A Ab 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 E 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: 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 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 Dbm Ab Dbm Eb 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 Dbm Ab Dbm Ab As I lay here in my final nights, I try to have a laugh Dbm Ab I didn't win the game of life Dbm -nc- But I'd give myself a pass
