Bm11 I started to E cry, they put Dmaj7/E gin in my Esus4 cup
I Dmaj7/E started to E crawl and they Dmaj7 swaddled me Esus4 up
I Dmaj7/E got up and E run, they said, Asus2/E easy so E n
Play up, Asus2/E play the E game
Dmaj7/E They told me to E think and for Dmaj7/E get what I'd Esus4 heard
They Dmaj7/E told me to E lie and then Dmaj7 questioned my Esus4 word
They Dmaj7/E taught me to E fail, better Asus2/E sink than E sail
Just Asus2/E play the E game
Em7 Oh towers will A/E tumble and Em7 locusts will visit the A/E land
B9sus4 Oh a curse on your house and your children and the fruit of your hand
They said you Em can't win, you G can't win
You F#m7b5 sweat blood, you Fmaj7b5 give in
You Em can't win, you G can't win
F#m7b5 Turn the cheek, t Fmaj7b5 ake it on the chin
Don't you Em dare do this don't you Em/D dare do that
We C shoot down dreams, we A7sus2 stiletto in the back
The Em nerve of some people, the Em/D nerve of some people
The C nerve of some people
Bm11 I don't know who you think you are, who you think you are
Oh what kind of mother would hamstring her sons
Throw sand in their eyes and put ice on their tongues
Better to leave than stay here and grieve
And play the game
Don't waken the dead as you sleepwalk around
If you have a dream, brother, hush, not a sound
Stand there and rust, and die if you must
But play the game
Oh if we can't have it, why should a wretch like you?
Oh it was drilled in our heads, now we drill it into your head too
You can't win, you can't win
You sweat blood, you give in
You can't win, you can't win
Turn the cheek, take it on the chin
Don't you dare do this don't you dare do that
We harpoon dreams, we stiletto in the back
The nerve of some people, the nerve of some people
The nerve of some people, the nerve of some people
Richard Thompson
