Tone: [F]
There's a ma[F]man, on the corner,
w[Bb]with His hands holding tightly to his
[Bbsus2]Hat so it wont blow away.
With a girl,[F]girl, with her hands in her Pockets,
h[Bb]holding tightly to her Money,
so [Bbsus2]she wont blow it today. Its all the
sa[F]same. [Bb] Every d[Bbsus2]day.
When h[F]he gets home from work
T[Bb]Theres his children already in bed
Witho[Bbsus2]Without seeing his face today.
And th[F]the girl with empty pockets
Sp[Bb]Spent her money
She [Bbsus2]might as well just
throw her wallet in the fireplace.
And s[Bb]she is the L and
he [Bb]is the O
For[F]For us, liars
[Fsus2]out there
And[Bb]And she is the V and
he [Bb]is the Eb For the
vio[F]violence in
[Fsus2]everyone.
[Dmaj7]And we [Fsus2] might [Bb]spell you,
[Eb]but we're Nothing like you.
When [F]his kids grow up old and have
[Bb]Children of their own, they swear They'll never
wear the same siz[Bbsus2]size hat their father wears.
And t[F]the girl, now a woman, says
[Bb]Shes happy and thanks god for Jewelry
[Bbsus2]and single millionaires.
And she is t[Bb]the H and
h[Bb]he is the O
F[F]For us, humble
[Fsus2]orphans.
And she is t[Bb]the P and
he[Bb]he is the e For
po[F]potential in
[Fsus2]everyone.
[Dmaj7]And we [Fsus2] might spel[Bb]spell you,
[Eb]But we're nothing like you.