Written by Billy Corgan
Intro F C/E Dm Am G Dm F Am G F C/E Dm Ten times removed F C/E Dm I forget about where it all began F C/E Dm Bastard son of a bastard son of F C/E Dm A wild eyed child of the sun Am G And right as rain Dm F Am G I'm not the same but I feel the same Dm F I feel nothing F C/E Dm Holding back the fool again F C/E Dm Holding back the fool pretends F C/E Am G I forget to forget, nothing is important F C/E Dm Holding back the fool again F C/E Dm I sensed my loss F C/E Dm Before I even learned to talk F C/E Dm And I remember my birthdays F C/E Dm Empty party afternoons won't come back F C/E Dm Holding back the fool again F C/E Dm Holding back the fool pretends F C/E Am G I forget to forget, nothing is important F C G Am G/B Holding back the fool again C Dm Am C F G I forget to forget me Am G C Dm C I forget to forget, you see F G Am G/B C Dm Nothing is important to me F C/E Dm I knew my loss F C/E Dm Before I even learned to speak F C/E Dm And all along, I knew it was wrong F C/E But I played along Dm With my birthday song F C/E Dm Holding back the fool again F C/E Dm Holding back the fool pretends F C/E Am G I forget to forget, nothing is important F C/E Dm Holding back the fool again