The Anthem of Mr Dark

Intro: D D G D A

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Verse:
D                                                      G
I never have the time to do the nothing that I want to do.
          D                                                  A
I’m always rushing around being what other people want me to be.
          D                                                     G
Well, the fabric of my soul is frayed and falling apart at the seams.
         D                                                  A
I’m tied up and tied down by the strings of other people’s dreams.

Bridge:
                Em                  A       D        A    Bm    Em                        A
I’m starting to see that that isn’t me. My freedom isn’t free. All I really want is some room to breathe.

Chorus:
D                          G   D                         A
Someday, I’ll learn to say no. Find a way to lighten my load.
Bm                            A                   G  A
People take possession of the pieces of my weary heart.
                  Em  A                 D G D A
I'll learn to let go, and learn to say no.

Verse:
D                                                      G
Feeling like a lion lying down behind the bars of this cage.
         D                                                  A
Yea, the king of the beast is now the king of this enclosed space.
D                                                               G
Wear and tear and worry, they’ve been drawing their lines on my face.
        D                                      A
I feel a whole lot older than my chronological age.

Bridge:
                Em                  A       D       A     Bm   Em                         A
I’m starting to see that that isn’t me. My freedom isn’t free. All I really want is some room to be me.

Chorus:
D                          G   D                         A
Someday, I’ll learn to say no. Find a way to lighten my load.
Bm                            A                   G  A
People take possession of the pieces of my weary heart.
                  Em  A                D
I'll learn to let go, and learn to say no.

Verse:
D
Give us your time and give us your money. Just lay down your body, there’s no sense in running.
D
Now cut off your hair and put on a tie. Just do what you’re told without wondering why.
D
Don’t ask for a reason, no matter the season. Sit down and comply 'cause we don’t want no free men,
D
We’ll say what you are, decide what you’re not. You go, and you go, and you never will stop.

Chorus:
D                          G   D                         A
Someday, I’ll learn to say no. Find a way to lighten my load.
Bm                             A                  G  A
People take possession of the pieces of my weary heart.
                  Em  A                D
I'll learn to let go, and learn to say no.

First part of chorus and last verse repeated simultaneously:
Bm                             C                  G  A
People take possession of the pieces of my weary heart.
                  Em  A                D  G  D  A  D
I'll learn to let go, and learn to say no.
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