INTRO GUITAR SOLO: (B)
B
You got your problems - I've got mine
A
You've got a dollar - I've got a dime
F#________________G
You've got a family - I wish I had mine
E__________________F#
You've got a home - I'm committing a crime
B____________________A
I'm sleeping on the street - in my car in the cold and heat
F#_____________G_______E____________F#
Part-time jobs are all I find - searching for my peace of mind
C______D_____G_____C______D_____________G
Sleeping with the stars - we're not homeless we have cars
C______D______G______E_______________________F#
I need a financial injection - to complete my scorpion resurrection
B
Buddha Kung Fu was Shaolin Chi Mantis
A
Along with Tai Chi Youth - a playground in Atlantis
F#________________G
The Coyote Clan was a wife and two kids
E______________F#
Now their religion - singing with me forbids
B
No, I'm not blaming the economy
A
I'm done shaming those who deserted me
F#_________________G
I've got resentment for some relatives
____E___________F#
Who failed to help or offer a place to live
C______D_____G_____C______D_____________G
Sleeping with the stars - we're not homeless we have cars
C______D______G______E_______________________F#
I need a financial injection - to complete my scorpion resurrection
G____________A_____________B
But now I see the blessing of what could have been much worse
G_______________A_______________B
If I'd allowed them to support me - their advice would be my curse
C_________D___________________G__________Bm
Parents want peace of mind when they go to bed each night
_____C________D______________G
So for their security they know what's right - "For them"
GUITAR SOLO: B
B
As I look back on the choices I have made
A
My parents only see how much I was paid
F#_____________G
I haven't lived my life for money
________E_____________F#
I've been singing songs and writing poetry
B
I'm a man of multiple identity
A
So don't think you ever see - all of me
F#________G
I am who I want to be
___E_________________F#
Can you say the same are you really free?
C______D_____G_____C______D_____________G
Sleeping with the stars - we're not homeless we have cars
C______D______G______E_______________________F#
I need a financial injection - to complete my scorpion resurrection
Written March, 2013 on the tailgate of Coyote's Toyota Tacoma truck.
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