Year: 1991 - Album: Use Your Illusion I
Written by Saul Hudson, Darren Arthur Reed, Michael Andrew Mckagan, Izzy Stradlin, William Bruce Rose, Matt Sorum, David Edward Lank
Intro:(F#m E A F#m A E)2x F#m Don't damn me E A When I speak a piece of my mind F#m 'Cause silence isn't golden A E When I'm holding it inside F#m 'Cause I've been where I have been E A And I've seen what I have seen F#m I put the pen to the paper A E F#m 'Cause it's all a part of me F#m A E Be it a song or a casual conversation F#m To hold my tongue speaks A E Of quiet reservations F#m Your words once heard A E They can place you in a faction F#m My words may disturb A E (F#m E A F#m A E)2x But at least there's reaction F#m Sometimes I wanna kill A E Sometimes I wanna die F#m Sometimes I wanna destroy A E Sometimes I wanna cry F#m Sometimes I could get even A E Sometimes I could give up F#m Sometimes I could give A E Sometimes I never give a fuck F#m A D It's only for a while A D I hope you undersdtand B E I never wanted this to happen B E Didn't want to be a man A D So I hid inside my world A D I took what I could find B E I cried when I was lonely C# I feel down when I was blind F#m E But don't damn me when I speak A A piece of my mind F#m 'Cause silence isn't golden A E When I'm holding it inside F#m 'Cause I've been where I have been E A And I've seen what I have seen F#m I put the pen to the paper A E F#m 'Cause it's all a part of me F#m A E How can I ever satisfy you F#m A E And how can I ever make you see F#m A E That deep inside we're all somebody F#m A E And it don't matter who you wanna be A D A D But now I gotta smile I hope you comprehend B E For this man can stay it happened B E 'Cause this child has been condemned A D So I stepped into your world A D I kicked you in the mind B E And I'm the only witness E C#m To the nature of my crime F#m But look at what we've done E A To the innocent and young F#m Whoa listen to who's talkin' A E 'Cause we're not the only ones F#m The trash collected by the eyes E A And dumped into the brain F#m Said it tears into our consciuos thoughts A E You tell me who's to blame D A E I know you don't wanna hear me cryin' D A E And I know you don't wanna hear me deny D A E That your satisfaction lies in your illusions D A E But your delusions are yours and not mine D A E We take for granted we know the whole story D We judge a book by it's cover A And read what we want E (F#m E A F#m A E)2x Between selected lines F#m Don't hail me E And don't idolize the ink A F#m Or I've failed in my attentions A E Can you find the missin' link F#m E A Your only validation is in living your own life F#m A E Vicarious existence is a fucking waste of time F#m A E So I send this song to the offended F#m A E I said what I meant and I've never pretended F#m A E As so many others do intending just to please F#m If I damned your point of view A E (F#m E A F#m A E)2x (D A F#m)3x Could you turn the other cheek D E C# E C# F#m F#m Don't damn me E A When I speak a piece of my mind F#m 'Cause silence it's not golden A E When I'm holding it inside F#m I've been where I have been E A And I've seen what I have seen F#m Put the pen to the paper A E 'Cause it's all a part of me F#m E Don't damn me A F#m A I said don't damn me E F#m E I said don't hail me A F#m A E F#m E C# F#m C# D# E B A E Don't damn me F#m All right that's stopped!
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