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Silhouettes above the cradle hold me down 
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They won't let me go the wrong way 
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My mother taught me all the fables, told me how 
F#m     E            B        
In the end all the sinners have to pay  
But... 

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I don't wanna live like my mother 
              Dm   E    F#m      C# 
I don't wanna let fear rule my life 
    Dm             E            F#m      C# 
And i don't wanna live like my father 
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I don't wanna give up before i die 

F#m           E                  B 
He worked so hard his bones are breaking 
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He wore them down but long ago he lost the feeling 
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His good intentions leave me shaking, show me how 
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I don't ever want to end up like he did 
And... 

Dm             E            F#m       C# 
I don't wanna live like my mother 
              Dm   E    F#m      C# 
I don't wanna let fear rule my life 
    Dm             E            F#m      C# 
And i don't wanna live like my father 
              Dm    E   F#m       C# 
I don't wanna give up before i die 

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When i have kids 
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I won't put any chains on their wrists, i won't 
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I'll tell them this there's nothing in this world  
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That you can't be if you want it enough 



Dm             E            F#m       C# 
I don't wanna live like my mother 
              Dm   E    F#m      C# 
I don't wanna let fear rule my life 
    Dm             E            F#m      C# 
And i don't wanna live like my father 
              Dm    E   F#m       C# 
I don't wanna give up before i die 

Dm             E            F#m       C# 
I don't wanna live like my mother 
              Dm   E    F#m      C# 
I don't wanna let fear rule my life 
    Dm             E            F#m      C# 
And i don't wanna live like my father 
              Dm    E   F#m       C# 
I don't wanna give up before i die 

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