[Intro]
D D G D A
[Verse]
D G
I never have the time to do the nothing that I want to do.
D A
I’m always rushing around being what other people want me to be.
D G
Well, the fabric of my soul is frayed and falling apart at the seams.
D A
I’m tied up and tied down by the strings of other people’s dreams.
[Bridge]
Em A D A Bm Em A
I’m starting to see that that isn’t me. My freedom isn’t free. All I really want is some room to breathe.
[Chorus]
D G D A
Someday, I’ll learn to say no. Find a way to lighten my load.
Bm A G A
People take possession of the pieces of my weary heart.
Em A D G D A
I'll learn to let go, and learn to say no.
[Verse]
D G
Feeling like a lion lying down behind the bars of this cage.
D A
Yea, the king of the beast is now the king of this enclosed space.
D G
Wear and tear and worry, they’ve been drawing their lines on my face.
D A
I feel a whole lot older than my chronological age.
[Bridge]
Em A D A Bm Em A
I’m starting to see that that isn’t me. My freedom isn’t free. All I really want is some room to be me.
[Chorus]
D G D A
Someday, I’ll learn to say no. Find a way to lighten my load.
Bm A G A
People take possession of the pieces of my weary heart.
Em A D
I'll learn to let go, and learn to say no.
[Verse]
D
Give us your time and give us your money. Just lay down your body, there’s no sense in running.
D
Now cut off your hair and put on a tie. Just do what you’re told without wondering why.
D
Don’t ask for a reason, no matter the season. Sit down and comply 'cause we don’t want no free men,
D
We’ll say what you are, decide what you’re not. You go, and you go, and you never will stop.
[Chorus]
D G D A
Someday, I’ll learn to say no. Find a way to lighten my load.
Bm A G A
People take possession of the pieces of my weary heart.
Em A D
I'll learn to let go, and learn to say no.
[First part of Chorus and last verse repeated simultaneously]
Bm A G A
People take possession of the pieces of my weary heart.
Em A D G D A D
I'll learn to let go, and learn to say no.