St^Eep off the train ^Gall alone at dawn ba^Dck into the hole ^Awhere i was born th^Ee sun in the sky ^Gnever raised^D an eye to ^Ame th^Ee blood on the tr^Gax must be mine th^De fool on the hil^Al and i feel fine do^En't look back cos^G you know wh^Dat you migh^At see

Lo^Eok into the wall ^Gof my mind's eye i ^Dthink i know, but^A i don't know why th^Ee questions are t^Ghe answers y^Dou might ne^Aed co^Eming in a mess go^Ging out in style i ^Dain't good lookin^Ag but i'm someone's child no^Eone can give me t^Ghe air that'^Ds mine to b^Areathe

I ^Emet my maker^D i made him ^Acry an^Ed on my shou^Dlder he aske^Ad me why hi^Es people won^D't fly throu^Agh the storm i ^Csaid "listen^D up man, the^Ay don't even know you're born"

Al^El my people ^Gright here r^Dight now ^A d'^Eya know what^G i mean? ^{D A} al^El my people ^Gright here r^Dight now ^A d'^Eya know what^G i mean? ^{D A} al^El my people ^Gright here r^Dight now ^A d'^Eya know what^G i mean? ^{D A} ye^Eah yeah ^{G D A}

I ^Edon't really care f^Gor what you believe so^D open up your fist ^Aor you won't receive th^Ee thoughts and the ^Gwords of every ma^Dn you'll need ^A so^E get up off the flo^Gor and believe in life no^Done's gonna ask you^A twice ge^Et on the bus and br^Ging it on home to^D me ^A