Natalie Merchant

^Am It's a pity it's a ^Em crying shame
^Am Who pulled you ^Em down again
^Am How painful ^Em it must be
^Am To bruise so ^Em easily ^D inside
^Am It's a pity it's a ^Em downright crime
^Am It happens ^Em all the time
^Am You want to stay little ^Em daddy's girl
^Am You want to hide from the ^Em vicious world ^D outside ^G7
C Don't cry ^G
You know the ^Am tears will do no ^Em good
So dry your ^F eyes ^G
Oh, your ^Am daddy he's the ^Em iron man
^Am A battleship wrecked ^Em on dry land
^Am Your mamma she's a ^Em bitter bride
^Am She'll never be ^Em satisfied you ^D know
And that's ^G not right ^G7
But ^C don't cry ^G
You know the ^Am tears will do no ^Em good
So dry your ^F eyes ^G
Oh, ^C they told you ^G life is hard
^Am Misery ^Em from the start
It's ^F dull it's ^C slow it's ^D painful ^G7
But, ^C I tell you ^G life is sweet
^Am In spite of the ^Em misery
There's ^F so much ^C more be ^D grateful
Well, ^F who ^C do you be ^D lieve?
^F Who will you listen ^C to who will it ^D be?
Because it's ^F high ^C time that you de ^D cide
In your ^G own mind
^Am I've tried to ^Em comfort you
^Am I've tried to ^Em tell you to be ^D patient
That ^D7 they are blind and they can't see
^Am Fortune gonna ^Em come one day
^Am They're all gonna ^Em fade away
^Am Your daddy the ^Em war machine
^Am And your momma the ^Em long and ^D suffering
^G Prisoner of what she can not ^C see
SOLO:
^{C G Am Em
F C D G7}
For ^C they've told you ^G life is hard
^Am Misery ^Em from the start
It's ^F dull it's ^C slow it's ^D painful ^G7
But, ^C I tell you ^G life is sweet
^Am In spite of the ^Em misery
There's ^F so much ^C more be ^D grateful
So, ^F who ^C will you be ^D lieve?
^F Who will you listen ^C to who will it ^D be?
Because it's ^F high ^C time that you de ^D cide
It's time to ^G make up your own your own sweet little ^C mind
SOLO:
^{C G Am Em
F C D G7}
Oh, ^C they've told you ^G life is long
^Am Be thankful ^Em when it's done
Don't ^F ask for ^C more be ^D grateful ^G7
But, ^C I tell you ^G life is short
^Am Be thankful ^Em because
^F Before you ^C know it will be ^D over ^G7
'Cause life ^C is sweet ^{G Am Em}
Life ^F is oh ^C so very ^D short ^G7
Life ^C is sweet ^{G Am Em}
And life ^F is oh ^C so very ^D short ^G7
Life ^C is sweet ^{G Am Em}
Repeat and fade