Fm Bbm Fm
Well, my name is Mathias and I came to say this:
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I've got a big bushy beard and kissable lips
Fm Bbm
And I carry all my fat in my ass and my hips
C C7 Fm
And the rest of me is skinny as a stick
Fm Bbm Fm
In the sixties, my mom was thin and mini-skirted
Fm C C7
She was raised as a Catholic, but then she converted
Fm Bbm
Because she loved my dad's religion; she loved him, too
C C7 Fm
And that's how I was born a Jew
Fm Bbm Fm
They lived and went to school in Buffalo
Fm C C7
But my dad decided that they had to go
Fm Bbm
Because the Vietnam War would not be good for his health
C C7 Fm
And that's how I was born in the Commonwealth
CHORUS
Ab Eb
Where we're born and when we die, we can't control that
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And life in between is war and combat
Bbm Fm
There are targets you can shoot for, mines to circumvent,
C C7 Fm
but, most of life is an accident.
Fm Bbm Fm
I've spent time in Peterborough, and in Winnipeg
C C7
And leaving is living: just use your legs
Fm Bbm
'Cause everywhere is nice if you drink enough beer
C C7 Fm
So some days I'm there, and some days I'm here.
Fm Bbm Fm
And it's not about sowing my wild oats or whatever
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I sowed my oats when I was young and I thought i was clever
Fm Bbm
And my oats all rotted in the field where they lay
C C7 Fm
And I'm oat-less and unemployed these days.
Fm Bbm Fm
So I have a ukulele, I have a guitar
Fm C C7
But I don't have a house or a kid or a car
Fm Bbm
I'd like to keep it that way as long as I can
C C7 Fm
But you know what they say about the best laid plans.
CHORUS
Ab Eb
Where we're born and when we die, we can't control that
Fm C C7
And life in between is war and combat
Bbm Fm
There are targets you can shoot for, mines to circumvent,
C C7 Fm
but, most of life is an accident.
Fm Bbm Fm
And an accident is something that you don't plan
Fm C C7
Like the Y chromozome between a woman and a man
Fm Bbm
One day I might get hit by a bus or get cancer
C C7 Fm (or just stay on C7)
But right now all I am is a fabulous dancer
Fm Bbm Fm
So dance with me, baby! Put your hands on my hips
Fm C C7
Kiss my aforementioned kissable lips
Fm Bbm
Wherever we are, that's where we're at
C C7 Fm
My name is Mathias and I came to say that.
