Tom: Eb Intro: Eb Cm Ab Eb9 Eb Eb Cm Ab Eb Eb Cm When I was in the third grade I thought I was gay Ab Eb 'Cause I could draw, an' my uncle was, and I kept my room straight Eb Cm I told my mom tears rushing down my face Ab Eb She's like "Ben you've loved girls since before pre-k," trippin' Eb Cm Yea I guess she had a point didn't she? Ab Eb Bunch of stereotypes all in my head. Eb Cm I remember doing the math like, "yea I'm good at little league" Ab Eb A preconceived idea of what it all meant (repeat progression) For those that liked the same sex Had the characteristics The right wing conservatives think it's a decision And you can be cured with some treatment and religion Man made rewiring of a predisposition Playing god, aw nah here we go America the brave still fears what we don't know And god loves all his children, is somehow forgotten But we paraphrase a book written thirty-five-hundred years ago I don't know Eb Eb Eb/C Eb/Ab Eb And I can't change Eb Eb/C Even if I tried Ab Eb Even if I wanted to Eb I'm acting strange Eb/Cm Ab Even if I try Eb Eb Eb/C Even if I wanted to Ab Eb My love, my love, my love Eb Eb/C She keeps me warm Ab Eb She keeps me warm Eb Eb/C She keeps me warm Ab Eb She keeps me warm Eb Cm If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates me Cm/Ab Eb Have you read the YouTube comments lately Eb Eb4/F Eb/G Cm "Man, that's gay" get dropped on the daily Ab Ab6 Ab7 Eb We become so numb to what we're saying Eb Cm A culture founded from oppression, yet we don't have acceptance for 'em Ab Eb Call each other faggots behind the keys of a message board Eb Cm A word rooted in hate, yet our genre still ignores it Ab Eb A gay is synonymous with the lesser Eb Cm It's the same hate that's caused wars from religion Ab Eb Gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment (repeat progression) The same fight that led people to walk outs and sit ins It's human rights for everybody, there is no difference! Live on and be yourself When I was at church they taught me something else If you preach hate at the service those words aren't anointed That holy water that you soak in has been poisoned Eb Eb/C When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless Cm/Ab Cm7/Bb Rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen Eb Gm7 I might not be the same, but that's not important Ab Eb No freedom till we're equal, damn right I support it Eb Eb/C Eb/Ab Eb Eb Eb/C Ab Eb (repeat) And I can't change Even if I tried Even if I wanted to My love My love My love She keeps me warm She keeps me warm She keeps me warm She keeps me warm Eb Cm And press play, don't press pause Ab Eb Progress, march on Eb With the veil over our eyes Cm We turn the back on the cause Ab Eb Till the day that my uncles can be united by law When kids are walking 'round the hallway plagued by pain in their heart A world so hateful some would rather die than be who they are And a certificate on paper isn't gonna solve it all But it's a damn good place to start No law is gonna change us We have to change us Whatever god we believe in We come from the same one Eb Gm7 Strip away the fear Ab Eb Underneath it's all the same love About time we raised up Eb Cm Ab Eb And I can't change Eb Cm Even if I tried Ab Eb Even if I wanted to Eb I'm acting strange Eb/C Ab Eb Even if I try Eb Cm Even if I wanted to Ab My love, my love, my love (N.C.) She keeps me warm She keeps me warm She keeps me warm She keeps me warm Eb Love is patient Love is kind Love is patient Love is kind (I'm not crying on Sundays) Love is patient (I'm not crying on Sundays) Love is kind (I'm not crying on Sundays) Love is patient (I'm not crying on Sundays) Love is kind (I'm not crying on Sundays) Love is patient (I'm not crying on Sundays) Love is kind (I'm not crying on Sundays) Love is patient Love is kind