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Boy On A String

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| Boy On A String                                  |
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INTRO:  Am   C   G(x5)
VERSE 1:
AmThe marioCnette has your Gnumber
It pullin your Amarms and legs till you Ccan't stand on your Gown
Dragging your Amconscience on the Cstage and you Gheart gets rearranged
And you Amcannot tell your Cmentor from your Gmaker
AmLook at the Ccrowds bleeding with Glaughter
Over the Amway you enterCtain at beckon Gcall
They don't Amsee behind the Clights Gor the painted background
AmThey just like Cto see you Gfall
CHORUS:
  C    AmBut you Cdon't really Gmind
  C    AmCause you're Cjust wasting Gtime
  C    AmYou can't Cfeel anyGthing
    Just a Cboy Amon Ca Gstring
VERSE 2:
AmI feel a Csadness like GGapetto
Watching the Amlife that he Ccreated run aGway,
Seeing the Ampuppeteer's inCtrusion and Gholding the remains
Of Ampuppets that had Crotted aGway
AmOne day the Ccurtain will not Gopen
And all of the Amcrowds will Cgo aGway
AmSomeday those Cstrings will Gchoke you
AmBut unCtil that Gday
CHORUS

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Boy On A String

by Jars of Clay

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| Boy On A String |

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Am C G

INTRO: (x5)

VERSE 1:

Am C G

The marionette has your number

Am C G

It pullin your arms and legs till you can't stand on your own

Am C G

Dragging your conscience on the stage and you heart gets rearranged

Am C G

And you cannot tell your mentor from your maker

Am C G

Look at the crowds bleeding with laughter

Am C G

Over the way you entertain at beckon call

Am C G

They don't see behind the lights or the painted background

Am C G

They just like to see you fall

CHORUS:

C Am C G

But you don't really mind

C Am C G

Cause you're just wasting time

C Am C G

You can't feel anything

C Am C G

Just a boy on a string

VERSE 2:

Am C G

I feel a sadness like Gapetto

Am C G

Watching the life that he created run away,

Am C G

Seeing the puppeteer's intrusion and holding the remains

Am C G

Of puppets that had rotted away

Am C G

One day the curtain will not open

Am C G

And all of the crowds will go away

Am C G

Someday those strings will choke you

Am C G

But until that day

CHORUS

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