I'm sorry to ^Bsay that you don't ^Eknow me^{E E} I'm sad in ^Eways you never ^Aunders^Atood ^A Each time I ^Atry to tell the ^Dugly ^Dtruth ^D You always ^Dlet it pass you ^Dby You said I'd ^Dnever tell you a ^Dlie Just be^Bcause I ^Bcould ^B Did you really ^Bthink I was a ^Ebad man^{E E} You always ^Esaid that that should ^Abe my middle ^Aname ^A But you don't ^Aknow the half of ^Dit You don't ^Dknow how that name^D fits ^{D D}You don't ^Bknow my ^Dhidden ^Bshame

Hidden ^Eshame, shame, ^C#mshame That I ^Dcan't get ^Bfree From the ^Eblame and the ^C#mtorture And the ^Dmise^Bry Must it ^Dbe my ^Bsecret for e^Dterni^Bty Until you ^Dknow my hidden ^Bshame, you really ^Ddon't know ^Bme ^{B B}

^B Well, there's a ^Bdifferent kind of ^Eprison^{E E} And it don't ^Eeven have to ^Alook much like a ^Acell ^A It's al^Aready on your ^Dmind Boy, we can ^Dsee it in your ^Deyes So, ^Dhere's the bars and ^Bwalls as ^Bwell ^B Well, you know I'm ^Bnever coming ^Ehome, babe^{E E} You said you'd s^Etand by me un^Atil I cleared my ^Aname ^A Sure, it's ^Aeasy to be s^Dtrong When you ^Dknow the charge is ^Dwrong But the ^Ddays and weeks get ^Dlong ^DWhen you've ^Bgot a ^Dhidden ^Bshame

Hidden ^Eshame, shame, ^C#mshame That I ^Dcan't get ^Bfree From the ^Eblame and the ^C#mtorture And the ^Dmise^Bry Must it ^Dbe my ^Bsecret for e^Dterni^Bty Until you ^Dknow my hidden ^Bshame, you really ^Ddon't know ^Bme

^B I had a ^Bfriend when I was ^Ejust a ^Eboy ^E We were like ^Ebrothers, we would ^Arun and ^Ahide ^A And we went ^Awalking on a ^Dhigh hill^Dside ^D And I really ^Ddon't how it ^Dhappened ^D He turned to ^Dme and had this s^Dtrange look in his ^Deye ^D And not a ^Dsingle word was s^Dpoken ^D I must have ^Dpushed him, but I ^Ddon't remember ^Dwhy ^D And all at ^Donce, he lay there ^Dbroken^D And ^DI walked down with^Bout him and I ^Ddidn't even ^Bsigh

Hidden ^Eshame, shame, ^C#mshame That I ^Dcan't get ^Bfree From the ^Eblame and the ^C#mtorture And the ^Dmise^Bry Must it ^Dbe my ^Bsecret for e^Dterni^Bty Until you ^Dknow my hidden ^Bshame, you really ^Ddon't know ^Bme ^{B B}

^B They say you ^Balways hurt the ^Eone you ^Elove ^E And I'm not ^Esaying if I ^Adid or if I ^Adidn't ^A But like my ^Ashame, that kind of ^Dlove is always ^Dhidden ^D They locked me ^Dup here for the ^Dideas in my ^Dhead ^D They never ^Bgot me for the ^Dthing I really ^Bdid

Hidden ^Eshame, shame, ^C#mshame That I ^Dcan't get ^Bfree From the ^Eblame and the ^C#mtorture And the ^Dmise^Bry Must it ^Dbe my ^Bsecret for e^Dterni^Bty Until you ^Dknow my hidden ^Bshame, you really ^Ddon't know ^Bme ^B You really ^Bdon't know me^{B B} You really ^Bdon't know me