[Intro] D  G  D  A

D                                                      G                        
I never have the time to do the nothing that I want to do
     D                                                     
I’m always rushing around being

What other people want me to
A
Be
       D                                                 
Well, the fabric of my soul is

Frayed and falling apart at
      G
The seams
D                                        
I’m tied up and tied down

By the strings of other people’s
A
Dreams

               Em                   A 
I’m starting to see that that isn’t me

    D      A     Bm  
My freedom isn’t free
Em                         A
All I really want is some room to breathe
D                         G  
Someday, I’ll learn to say no
D                        A
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

( G  D  A ) 

D                                         G
Feeling like a lion lying down behind the bars of this cage
D 
Yea, the king of the beast is

Now the king of this enclosed
A
Space
D 
Wear and tear and worry

They’ve been drawing their lines on
G
My face
D                                              A                  
I feel a whole lot older than my chronological age
                Em                  A 
I’m starting to see that that isn’t me
   D       A     Bm  
My freedom isn’t free
Em                        A
All I really want is some room to be me
D                         G 
Someday, I’ll learn to say no
D                        A
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
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
D                         G 
Someday, I’ll learn to say no
D
Find a way A 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
Bm                            C                  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

[Outro] G  D  A  D