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