Orphan

	  		G 
called a friend the other day 
   D7 
to see what kind of words hed say 
            C                   D7                     G 
he said, "I just met a man down here and his girlfriend dont like you" 

So give me a number, her address 
    D7 
and Ill see if I can do my best 
    C                 D7              G 
to avoid her the next time Im passing through 

Never been much for following rules 
 D7 
always go out and act the fool 
    C                   D7            G 
and something bad would happen by and by 

I cant say Im always proud of myself 
      D7 
But I dont wish I was somebody else 
  C              D7         G 
Infact Id rather be me then you 


      G      F#          F    D7 
But a lot of people dont like me 
        C      D7           G 
not my music I hear; personally 
                                     D7 
gonna tell you how to act and what to say 
           C            D7            G 
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave 
           C             A7            D7 
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave 


       G 
Well I went to a party in the middle of the night 
D7 
crawling up the stairs and thats alright 
  C                         D7                    G 
I pictured the who place in flames and it made me smile 
    
I wonder why I thought such terrible things 
  D7 
a voice in my head heard the telephone ring 
       C                       D7              G 
picked up and said, "weve been wondering for a while" 

Walked in a wall, spelt in the dirt 
    D7 
got punched in the face I admit that it hurt 
     C                 D7        G 
and I had enemies that I call my friends 

But it dosnt matter if I get low down 
        D7 
because Im the one riding on the hear right now 
     C                D7           G 
and all I gotta do is use my imagination 
   

     G      F#          F    D7 
But a lot of people dont like me 
        C      D7           G 
not my music I hear; personally 
                                     D7 
gonna tell you how to act and what to say 
           C            D7            G 
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave 
           C             A7            D7 
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave 

 G 
Well theres been sometimes I was under the gun 
    D7 
and when I was I intended to run 
       C                      D7          G 
it was important but it wasnt worth dying for 

someone said he who fights and runs away 
    D7 
can avoid getting killed another day 
    C                      D7               G 
so I made a point of every window and every door 

but all these people they gather round 
   D7 
my heart goes backwards my head drops down 
  C                 D7                G 
I hear my voice say things I told it not to 

Couldn't say who it was directed at 
    D7  
and why I chose to say something like that 
    C          D7            G 
and now what I truly plan to do 


     G      F#          F    D7 
But a lot of people dont like me 
        C       D7          G 
what i hear now out on the street 
                                     D7 
gonna tell you how to act and what to say 
           C            D7            G 
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave 
           C            D7            G 
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave 
           C            A7            D7 
I guess Id rather be an orphan then a slave