Tone: [Bm]
Intro:
[E]Brittle Bones [B]Nicky
He was [Dbm]crafty and [Ab]tricky
And that [E]son of a [B]xxxxx was [Dbm]gold [Ab]
Yeah, that [E]son of a [B]xxxxx was [Dbm]gold
Verse 1:
[Dbm]Wires got crossed when I [Dbm]was about 3
Dad had bloody heavy [Dbm]hands, used [Ab]them on me
My mamma? Bless her [Dbm]heart, 'cause she gave me a [Dbm]start
She got killed, bad [Dbm]man, dad [Eb]stiffed in a scam
Grew up in the [Dbm]system, bounced, couple [Dbm]homes
This woman [Dbm]Mary, gifted me [Ab]hand-me-down clothes
Shy at the [Dbm]start, 'til this guy named [Dbm]Shifty
Who had 100 pounds [Dbm]on me called me "[Eb]"Brittle Bones Nicky"
a [Dbm]target aimed straight [Dbm]at my face
Big [Dbm]house of kids, [Ab]cred is cake
Rounded [Dbm]up a couple bucks, got it f[Dbm]freshly baked
[Dbm]Sat down to dinner
Put it [Ab]right in his face
[Dbm]Right in his [Eb]xxxxing [Dbm]face -In his face!-
Chorus:
[Dbm]You're not [A]gonna [E]push me around[B]around
[Dbm]You can't [A]get me [E]down, down, [B]down -Down!-
[Dbm]You're not [A]gonna [E]push me around[B]around -Nooo!-
[Dbm]You can't [A]get me [E]down, down, [B]down -Down!-
Verse 2:
Bounce ahead a couple [Dbm]years, king of my [Dbm]peers
We biked the [Dbm]block, cheersin' [Ab]pretty girls beers
Did alright for my[Dbm]myself, petty thefts I [Dbm]pulled
I dropped outta [Dbm]school, built a [Eb]circle of bulls
Needing more [Dbm]money, covered head to [Dbm]toe
Snuck [Dbm]up, sucker, took his [Ab]stash, and drove
The [Dbm]cash stashed, it was [Ab]pouring in
Bulk [Dbm]of it up my [Eb]nose
How [Dbm]dumb I was, [Ab]twenty-one
And [Dbm]WAY out of con[Eb]control
The [Dbm]cops kicked down the [Ab]door
She did a [Dbm]line right off my -[Eb]-Woah!-
Said "[Dbm]"That's one way to [Ab]go down"
Knew [Dbm]I was hard as [Eb]rock
Knew [Dbm]I was [Eb]hard as [Dbm]rock -Hard as rock!-
Chorus:
[Dbm]You're not [A]gonna [E]push me around[B]around
[Dbm]You can't [A]get me [E]down, down, [B]down -Down!-
[Dbm]You're not [A]gonna [E]push me around[B]around -Nooo!-
[Dbm]You can't [A]get me [E]down, down, [B]down -Down!-
Verse 3:
[Dbm]Bars, new world, who could I trust?
[Ab]Killers were nice, smugglers were rough
Met a [E]man named Ben, quite sharp and witty
[A]Gave me books about [Ab]money and cities
[Dbm]Taught me ropes, only years coulda gained
Looked [Ab]out for each other, M.O's the same
That [E]night I heard Ben, turning 50 in May
[A]Yellin' so loud, two [Ab]decades we aged
[Dbm]Found him cornered, pants down, shanked
Didn't [A]even think twice, man I [Ab]barely blinked
-I barely blinked, barely blinked-
Verse 4:
If it [Dbm]cost me my [A]life, man, I'd [E]save my only [B]friend
That's [Dbm]something I could [A]live with
I could [E]take that 'til the [B]end
If it [Dbm]cost me my [A]life, man, I'd [E]save my only [B]friend
That's s[Dbm]something I could [A]live with
I could [E]take that 'til the [B]end -Hey!-
Chorus:
[Dbm]You're not [A]gonna [E]push me around[B]around
[Dbm]You can't [A]get me [E]down, down, [B]down -Down!-
[Dbm]You're not [A]gonna [E]push me around[B]around -Nooo!-
[Dbm]You can't [A]get me [E]down, down, [B]down -Down!-
Outro:
Now every [Dbm]morning, coffee, [Dbm]park
Walking around the [Dbm]city, deals light or [Dbm]dark
I'm [Dbm]straight edge as a [Ab]punk, well-[Dbm]well-mannered, and I feel [Eb]free
Tried to [Dbm]do what I thought was [Ab]best
And that's [Dbm]coming to the grave with [Eb]me
As I [Dbm]lay here in my [Ab]final nights, I [Dbm]try to have a [Ab]laugh
I didn't [Dbm]win the game of [Ab]life
But I'd g[Dbm]give myself a pass