Tom: C
C G/B Am7 F G
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[Verse 1]
C G/B Am7
This ain't the life I thought I'd live
F G C
This ain't the home I hoped we'd make
G/B Am7
This ain't the path I thought I chose
F G C
This ain't the sky I'd hoped we'd see
G/B Am7
This ain't the tree I thought would grow
F G C
This ain't the god to which I pray
G/B Am7
This ain't the song I thought I'd write
F G C
These ain't the words I want to say
G/B Am7 F G C G/B Am7 F G
But I can't be your man
[Verse 2]
C G/B Am7
This ain't the flag I thought we'd raise
F G C
This ain't the wind I'd hoped would blow
G/B Am7
This ain't the ship I thought would sail
F G C
This ain't the rose I'd hoped would bloom
G/B Am7
This ain’t the play I thought we’d stage
F G C
These ain’t the hills I’d hoped we’d roam
G/B Am7
This ain’t the sword pulled from the lake
F G C
Yours ain’t the heart I want to break
G/B Am7 F G C G/B Am7 F G
But I can't be your man
[Verse 3]
C G/B Am7
This ain't the end I thought it'd be
F G C
Are you someone I've loved before
G/B Am7
Is this the song the caged bird sings
F G C
Is there some law I choose to ignore
G/B Am7
This is a faith I must defend
F G C
I've tried, I can't pretend
G/B Am7
There is a hope I must contend
F G C
We'll find the thread with the strength to mend
G/B Am7 F G C G/B Am7
But I can't be your man
F G F
Least not this time around
C F
It's something unpredictable
Am7 G/B F
Like where a leaf might fa---aa--all
C Am7 F
It's something unrestrainable
C
Like a rooster's morning call
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I can't be your man
