Verse
G#
There are people who say
C# G#
We oughta give you a chance
Fm
But there’s not a chance in hell
G# C# G#
That we’ll sit back and watch you try to turn back the clock
Fm D# C# G#
And just sigh and say “oh well”
Fm C# G#
No, we’ll fight you every step of the way
Fm C# G#
You’re playing a losing game
C# G#
And you’ll be the one with nothing to say
A#m C# A#m C# G# D# C# G#
But I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not gonna say your name
[Verse 2]
I’m sick of your name,
C# G#
I’ve heard it enough
Fm
I’d rather not hear it anymore
G# C# G#
But you’re wrong if you think we can look the other way
Fm D# C# G#
While you kick our friends to the floor
Fm C# G#
And though it’s hard to accept you’re really here to stay
Fm C# G#
Our culture is obsessed with fame
C# G#
I might have to see your face a hundred times every day
A#m C# A#m C# G# D# C# G#
But I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not gonna say your name
[Verse 3]
You let your name
C# G#
Be a symbol of hate
Fm
And you never said a word
G# C# G#
Anything you say now is too little too late
Fm D# C# G#
It’s pathetic and absurd
Fm C# G#
I hear the voices of hate they’re getting louder each day
Fm C# G#
We’re all looking for someone to blame
C# G#
But I’ll keep on singing for love anyway
A#m C# A#m C# G# D# C# G#
And I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not gonna say your name
[Verse 4]
Tell me don’t you have a mother?
C# G#
A# daughter, a wife?
Fm
Man, you really oughta be ashamed
G# C# G#
The way you brag about grabbing what gave you your life
Fm D# C# G#
You must really think life is a game
Fm C# G#
Well a big storm is coming, it might last four years
Fm C# G#
Maybe nothing will ever be the same
C# G#
But we won’t move away, we will stay right here
A#m C# A#m C# G# D# C# G#
And we’re not, we’re not, we’re not, we’re not, we’re not gonna say your name