Tone: [D]
Verse:
[D]I never have the time to do the nothing that I want to [G]do.
I’m always[D]always rushing around being what other people want me to [A]be.
Well, the [D]fabric of my soul is frayed and falling apart at the s[G]seams.
I’m tied [D]up and tied down by the strings of other people’s d[A]dreams.
Bridge:
I’m starting to [Em]see that that isn’t [A]me. My f[D]reedom is[A]n’t f[Bm]ree. A[Em]ll I really want is some r[A]oom to breathe.
Chorus:
[D]Someday, I’ll learn to say [G]no. [D]Find a way to lighten my l[A]load.
[Bm]People take possession of the [A]pieces of my weary h[G]hear[A]eart.
I'll learn to let [Em]go, [A]and learn to say n[D]no.[G]o. [D] [A]
Verse:
[D]Feeling like a lion lying down behind the bars of this [G]cage.
Yea, the [D]king of the beast is now the king of this enclosed [A]space.
[D]Wear and tear and worry, they’ve been drawing their lines on my [G]face.
I feel a[D]a whole lot older than my chronological [A]age.
Bridge:
I’m starting to [Em]see that that isn’t [A]me. My f[D]reedom i[A]sn’t f[Bm]ree. [Em]All I really want is some r[A]oom to be me.
Chorus:
[D]Someday, I’ll learn to say [G]no. [D]Find a way to lighten my l[A]load.
[Bm]People take possession of the [A]pieces of my weary h[G]hear[A]eart.
I'll learn to let [Em]go, [A]and learn to say [D]no.
Verse:
[D]Give us your time and give us your money. Just lay down your body, there’s no sense in running.
[D]Now cut off your hair and put on a tie. Just do what you’re told without wondering why.
[D]Don’t ask for a reason, no matter the season. Sit down and comply 'cause we don’t want no free men,
[D]We’ll say what you are, decide what you’re not. You go, and you go, and you never will stop.
Chorus:
[D]Someday, I’ll learn to say [G]no. [D]Find a way to lighten my l[A]load.
[Bm]People take possession of the p[A]ieces of my weary h[G]ear[A]t.
I'll learn to let [Em]go, [A]and learn to say [D]no.
First part of chorus and last verse repeated simultaneously:
[Bm]People take possession of the p[C]ieces of my weary h[G]ear[A]t.
I'll learn to let [Em]go, [A]and learn to say [D]no.[G]no. [D] [A] [D]
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