An Accidental Man

	  		 


Am  G  F  G  Am  G  F  G 

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I was taught from much too young 
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To never give myself away 
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Yes, I was taught for every secret 
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There's a price you have to pay 

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An accident of gender, an accident of birth 
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That holds me to this point of view 
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This time and place on Earth 
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This time and place on Earth 

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You ask me how I'm feeling 
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Well, I only wish you knew 
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How hard it is for me to share 
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Share those kinds of things with you 

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It's not that I don't love you 
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It's just I can't connect 
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'Cause I was taught from much too young 
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To shine and not reflect 

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     Dm    C      Gmaj7 
I'm an accidental man 
     Dm    C      Gmaj7 
I'm an accidental man 
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I'm an accidental man 

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You ask me if I'm happy 
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I only wish I knew 
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'Cause happiness is not something 
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That I ever learned to do 
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It's not that I'm complaining 
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It's all the same to me 
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If everything that happens, happens accidentally 

     Dm    C      Gmaj7 
I'm an accidental man 
     Dm    C      Gmaj7 
I'm an accidental man 
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I'm an accidental man 
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I'm an accidental man 

G  A  Em 

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I was taught for every secret 
          A                 Em 
There's a price you have to pay 
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I was taught from much too young 
         A           Em 
To never give myself away 
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I was born to worthy causes 
      A                Em 
I was born to take the reins 
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I was taught from much too young 
         A           Em 
To never give myself away 

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Cm  Dm  Eb  F  Cm  Dm  Eb  Dm  Cm  Dm  Eb  F  Dm  Em  F  G 

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An accident of gender, an accident of birth 
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That holds me to this point of view 
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This time and place on Earth 
              Am          G  F  G 
This time and place on Earth 

   Am          G          F           G 
An accident of gender, an accident of birth 
     Am               G 
That holds me to this point of view 
     F                 G 
This time and place on Earth 
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This time and place on Earth 

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So try to understand 
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If I don't say all I can 
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A stranger to myself I am 
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A stranger to myself I am 
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A stranger to myself I am 
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I'm an accidental man (I was taught from much too young) 
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An accidental man   (to never give myself away) 
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(You ask me how I'm feeling)