Transpose up
(INTRO)
C
F
Am
G
(VER)
When I was
C
younger
My daddy told me I would
F
never
Never amount to nothing
C
special
He’d come at me from every
F
angle
He’d say, “You’re the la
C
st thing I wanted
The last thing I need
H
F
ow am I going to answer when my friends tell me
My son
Am
,
w
G
as kissing boys in the st
F
reet
C
My son
Am
,
w
G
as kissing boys in the st
F
reet?”
C
(VER)
He tried to
C
change
me
Say I’m embarrassing my
F
country
How could I do this to my
C
family?
Do I wanna grow up being
F
lonely?
He’d say, “We’ve wo
C
rked for our money
We’ve put you in school
Is this h
F
ow you repay us?
Do you think this is cool?
My so
Am
n,
s
G
top kissing boys in the s
F
treet
C
My so
Am
n,
s
G
top kissing boys in the s
F
treet”
C
(INSTRUMENTAL)
C
G
F
Am
G
(VER)
Now that I’m
C
older
My daddy’s heart’s a little
F
warmer
But he still won’t hold me like my
C
brother
And he still won’t kiss me like m
F
y
mother
He’d say, “You’re a
C
part of this family
I made you my
G
self
But the
F
way that you act
Isn’t good for your
G
health
My son
Am
,
s
G
top kissing boys in the s
F
treet
C
My so
Am
n,
s
G
top kissing boys in the s
F
treet”
C
(INSTRUMENTAL)
C
G
F
Am
G
(VER)
My daddy’s
C
dying
And he’s finally realized I’m no
F
t
lying
We sit in silence, but we’re s
C
miling
Because for once, we are not
F
fighting
He’d say, “There was
C
no way of knowing
‘Cause all I was
G
taught
Is men
F
only love women, but now I’m not
G
sure
My son
Am
,
k
G
eep kissing boys in the s
F
treet
C
My son
Am
,
k
G
eep kissing boys in the s
F
treet
C
And when I’m
Am
gone
G
Keep kissing boys in the s
F
treet”
C
