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