key: CCG C]
I was born in 1974
FC
on a calm meticulous street
G
someplace in the sun
F
oh the air was sweet
CG
and enough lights sprang sparks
C
through the window of the room
FC
not as raw to a ridiculous tune
GFC
slightly out of key in the mother hour
FC
So leave me alone
FG
I'm busy breaking bones
CGC
I was born in 1974
FC
in a breached feet-first way
G
my twin opened the door
F
my very first dose of chivalry
CGC
I was dawned princess potential potent
FC
with gold star and matching impression
G
big between two doors
FC
small and loved and proud and unthreatened
FC
So leave me alone
FG
I'm busy breaking bones
C
I bet you were strong
GC
when you should have been weak
FC
like a dam that wanted to break
G
I wish I were the stones
F
your river learned to roam
C
in whispering gaze
CGC
You were told in a kind North Carolinian way
FC
to slow down, back up, or be hated
G
thank god you did not
F
and thank god you did
C
an angel either way
FC
So leave us alone
FG
We're busy being grown
CGFC
November 5, 8:17 PM
GF
Scorpio and a gem
CGFC
June 1st, 9:39 AM
GFC
Gemini and a lullaby
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.