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Gcalled a friend the other day
to D7see what kind of words hed say
he said, "I Cjust met a man down D7here and his girlfriend Gdont like you"
So give me a number, her address
and D7Ill see if I can do my best
to aCvoid her the next D7time Im passing Gthrough
Never been much for following rules
aD7lways go out and act the fool
and Csomething bad would D7happen by and Gby
I cant say Im always proud of myself
But I D7dont wish I was somebody else
InCfact Id rather D7be me then Gyou
But a Glot of F#people dont Flike D7me
not my mCusic I D7hear; personaGlly
gonna tell you how to act and what to D7say
I guess Id Crather be an D7orphan then a Gslave
I guess Id Crather be an oA7rphan then a sD7lave
Well I Gwent to a party in the middle of the night
D7crawling up the stairs and thats alright
I Cpictured the who place in D7flames and it made me Gsmile
I wonder why I thought such terrible things
a D7voice in my head heard the telephone ring
picked Cup and said, "weve been D7wondering for a Gwhile"
Walked in a wall, spelt in the dirt
got D7punched in the face I admit that it hurt
and I Chad enemies that D7I call my Gfriends
But it dosnt matter if I get low down
because D7Im the one riding on the hear right now
and aCll I gotta do is D7use my imaginGation
But a Glot of F#people dont Flike D7me
not my mCusic I D7hear; personaGlly
gonna tell you how to act and what to D7say
I guess Id Crather be an D7orphan then a Gslave
I guess Id Crather be an oA7rphan then a sD7lave
WGell theres been sometimes I was under the gun
and D7when I was I intended to run
it was Cimportant but it wasnt D7worth dying Gfor
someone said he who fights and runs away
can D7avoid getting killed another day
so I Cmade a point of every D7window and every Gdoor
but all these people they gather round
my D7heart goes backwards my head drops down
I Chear my voice say D7things I told it nGot to
Couldn't say who it was directed at
and D7why I chose to say something like that
and Cnow what I D7truly plan to Gdo
But a Glot of F#people dont Flike D7me
what i hCear now D7out on the sGtreet
gonna tell you how to act and what to D7say
I guess Id Crather be an D7orphan then a Gslave
I guess Id Crather be an D7orphan then a Gslave
I guess Id Crather be an A7orphan then a D7slave

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Orphan

by Pete Bernhard

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called a friend the other day

to see what kind of words hed say

C D7 G

he said, "I just met a man down here and his girlfriend dont like you"

So give me a number, her address

and Ill see if I can do my best

C D7 G

to avoid her the next time Im passing through

Never been much for following rules

always go out and act the fool

C D7 G

and something bad would happen by and by

I cant say Im always proud of myself

But I dont wish I was somebody else

C D7 G

Infact Id rather be me then you

G F# F D7

But a lot of people dont like me

C D7 G

not my music I hear; personally

gonna tell you how to act and what to say

C D7 G

I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave

C A7 D7

I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave

Well I went to a party in the middle of the night

crawling up the stairs and thats alright

C D7 G

I pictured the who place in flames and it made me smile

I wonder why I thought such terrible things

a voice in my head heard the telephone ring

C D7 G

picked up and said, "weve been wondering for a while"

Walked in a wall, spelt in the dirt

got punched in the face I admit that it hurt

C D7 G

and I had enemies that I call my friends

But it dosnt matter if I get low down

because Im the one riding on the hear right now

C D7 G

and all I gotta do is use my imagination

G F# F D7

But a lot of people dont like me

C D7 G

not my music I hear; personally

gonna tell you how to act and what to say

C D7 G

I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave

C A7 D7

I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave

Well theres been sometimes I was under the gun

and when I was I intended to run

C D7 G

it was important but it wasnt worth dying for

someone said he who fights and runs away

can avoid getting killed another day

C D7 G

so I made a point of every window and every door

but all these people they gather round

my heart goes backwards my head drops down

C D7 G

I hear my voice say things I told it not to

Couldn't say who it was directed at

and why I chose to say something like that

C D7 G

and now what I truly plan to do

G F# F D7

But a lot of people dont like me

C D7 G

what i hear now out on the street

gonna tell you how to act and what to say

C D7 G

I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave

C D7 G

I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave

C A7 D7

I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave

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