Tom: Dm
[Intro]
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[Verse]
C G B Em A#
I guess I always knew someday the day would come
C Am G
When a simple explanation simply wouldn't be enough.
C A G#
At this point I have 7 wigs, 52 games, 12 DVDs,
Em Am
9 manga 250 K-pop songs on MP3s.
Most of which you paid for so I guess I understand
D Dm G
Why you want an explanation I'll explain as best I can
[Chorus]
C G
Mother, Father, the reason I like anime
D F G
The reason I know foreign words that only avid fans could say
C Em D#m Am
The reason that I dress up weird and go to starange conventions
Dm Am
Is because I think it's fun, it's not just for attention
[Chorus]
C G
Mother, Father, you don't quite get this cosplay thing
D F G
Why people walk around the streets as Pokemon and Card Game Kings?
C Em D#m Am
Or how come in the U.S. we'd wear Japanese Steet Fashion
Dm Am
Well it's like a costume party, and it's part of the attraction!
[Bridge]
Em D#m A
I'm sorry if I'm stuttering, but really how on Earth,
Dm Em Am G
Do I explain this to my parents, who have sheltered me from birth?
G (slide G up and back down like in the video)
That I'm not watching cartoons!
G (slide G up and back down like in the video)
And this isn't just a phase!
Dm Am
Yes it's weird, that's why I love it,
F G
No, it won't affect my grades
C Am
Cause despite all my explaining
G C
I can never make them see
C Em Am
They just wonder what they did wrong
G
raising me
[Chorus]
C G
Oh, Mother, Father, please let me join the maid cafe
D F G
I swear it isn't creepy though I see how it could sound that way...
C Em D#m Am
And I assure you Lolita's not what the book was written on!
Dm
Oh wait you didn't read the book...
Am
I didn't either...
F G
Moving on...
[Bridge]
Em D#m A
I'm sorry if I'm stuttering, but really how on Earth,
Dm Em Am G
Do I explain this to my parents, who have sheltered me from birth?
G (slide G up and back down like in the video)
That I'm not watching cartoons!
G (slide G up and back down like in the video)
And this isn't just a phase!
Dm Am
Yes it's weird, that's why I love it,
F G
No, it won't affect my grades
C Am
Cause despite all my explaining
G C
I can never make them see
C Em Am
They just wonder what they did wrong
G
raising me
C Am
So I know you think I'm crazy
G C
I've explained as best I can
C Em Am
And I hope that you accept me, for the person that I am
C Em Am
A person who likes watching animation from Japan, who
C Em Am
sometimes turns into a raging, raving, squealing fan
[Chorus]
C G
Oh, Mother, Father, you want to know what shipping is
F
I would explain but I'm afraid
F G
you won't respect me after this
C Em D#m Am
I'd tell you about fandoms, and their strange imaginations
Dm A F
How for most fans fanfiction is just a form of Mas-
G
...creation?
[Bridge]
Em D#m A
I'm sorry if I'm stuttering, but really how on Earth,
Dm Em Am G
Do I explain this to my parents, who have sheltered me from birth?
G (slide G up and back down like in the video)
That I'm not watching cartoons!
G (slide G up and back down like in the video)
And this isn't just a phase!
Dm Am
Yes it's weird, that's why I love it,
F G
No, it won't affect my grades
C Am
Cause despite all my explaining
G C
I can never make them see
C Em Am
They just wonder what they did wrong
G
raising me
[Outro]
C G
Oh, Mother, Father, the reason I like anime
D F G
Is something that I can't explain,
Am
at all...
