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 

Final G  D  A  D