[Intro]
D Am7 G D
[Verse 1]
D Am7
You're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?
G D
With your quiet voice and impeccable style
Am7
Don't ever let them steal your joy
G D
And your gentle ways, to keep 'em from running wild
They can kick dirt in your face
Am7
Dress you down, and tell you that your place
G D
Is in the middle, when they hate the way you shine
Am7
I see you tugging on your shirt
G D
Trying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts
[Refrain]
D Am7
Let 'em laugh while they can
G Gm D
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
F# G
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
Gm D Am7 G D
And the joke's on them
[Verse 2]
D Am7
You get discouraged, don't you, girl?
G D
It's your brother's world for a while longer
D
We gotta dance with the devil on a river
Am7
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To beat the stream
G D
Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder
D
They come to kick dirt in your face
Am7
To call you weak and then displace you
G D
After carrying your baby on your back across the desert
Am7
I saw your eyes behind your hair
G D
And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared
[Refrain]
D Am7
Let 'em laugh while they can
G Gm D
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
F# G
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
Gm D
And the joke's on them
[Interlude]
D Am7 G D
D Am7
Let 'em laugh while they can
G Gm D
Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
F# G
I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
Gm D Am7 - G - Gm
And the joke's on them
[Outro]
D Am7 G D
D Am7 G D
D Am7 G D
