Squeeze - Walk away

^GA black and white photograph of ^Bmme up the garden path ^Gwrapped up in my football scarf it ^Bmsits here in my hand ^Gand there mother smothered me and ^Bmhow she would mother me she ^Gknew how to suffer me like ^Bmall mothers can ^FNow she is ^Ceverywhere the ^Amcomb that runs through ^G#my hair ^Ebmy posture ^Cmon a chair but ^Gthat's not who I am

^GHe ran from the arguments and ^Bmsat on the garden fence and ^Glived in the passing tense that ^Bmfell from her lips ^Ghe tended the house so well and ^Bmeach time she rang his bell he'd ^Gclimb back from where he fell and ^Bmgathered his wits ^FNow I fear the ^Cmold is mine a ^Amvibration ^G#shakes my spine ^Ebas I walk the ^Cmcrooked line re^Gality hits

So let me walk ^Efree from you^{G C A} I know that you ^Ewant me to ^{G C A} let me try ^Esomething new ^{G C A} let me walk a^Bbway ^BbIf it's not one thing it's your mother ^Fhow I love her ^Chow I love her ^Chow I love her ^Bbbut it's not so easy to say ^Fplease won't you let me walk away let me ^Cwalk away let me ^Awalk away

^ASo let me walk on my own and ^C#mfinish my ice cream cone if ^Emwe are to make it home then ^Bmall will be well ^Alook see I'm a father now I'm ^C#mraising my own eyebrow and ^Embeing in my own row and ^Bmmaking life hell ^FThis is me see ^Chere I am ^Amdoing the best ^G#that I can ^Ebthis life has a ^Cmsubtle plan but ^Gyou couldn't tell