Tom: G
G C G
I was born and then orphaned by parents of sin
G C D
And the preachers and pastors were listening in
Em G
I was baptized with water the day it happened
C D G
Now I’m leaving my chains all behind
G C G
So they called up the neighbors to tell them the news
G C D
A young baby child that the world can abuse
Em G
I cried, and I cried, when they called it a ruse
C D G
Now I’m leaving my chains all behind
[Verse 2]
G C G
I had realized the night 'fore the day I turned seven
G C D
That even if acting nice could get you to heaven
Em G
The Earth that you live in will treat you like hell
C D G
So I’m leaving my chains all behind
G C G
Now, I remember sadly the youth of my day
G C D
The minute they found out young Jacob was gay
Em G
They stoned him with words and they stuck him with trees
C D G
Now we're leaving our chains all behind
[Interlude]
G C G G C D Em G C D G
[Verse 3]
G C G
Then I got to the age when I thought I was a man
G D C
And I wondered when we’d learn the grand master plan
Em G
But what if the plan is just to live till you die?
C D G
Well, then I’m leaving my chains all behind
G C G
Then you brought me a woman right into my life
G C D
And we found out that love is full of heartache and strife
Em G
But the jagged edges wear down the more that they grind
C D G
So now I'm leaving my chains all behind
[Bridge]
Em C D
“But I don’t believe all the things that I did
Em C D
When me and mine lived all the places we live”
C G C G
It’s ok, baby, to change what you think
C G C D
Change can be good, no, it don’t make you weak
C D Em G
Someday you’ll grow to a beautiful tree:
C D G
How I want to sing under your leaves
[Verse 4]
G C G
Now I’m in my twenties, and I'm finding my way
G C D
You pay for your work, and you work for your pay
Em G
If I live, or I die, at least there’s love either way
C D G
Yeah, I’m leaving my chains all behind
G C G
So bring all your lepers and your blind men to see
G C D
There’s a love in our bodies, and it won’t let you be
Em G
If you open your hands, it’ll set us all free
C D G
Now I’m leaving my chains all behind
[Outro]
Em G
If he comes through the clouds, it could set us all free
C D Em
Now we're leaving our chains all behind
C D G
Yeah we're leaving our chains all behind
