Burton Cummings - Permissible to cry

^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Csteam ^Gnow I ^Emdon't have the energy I ^Conce could have bragged of ^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Cfriend^Gships It ^Emseems that the years bring a ^Chouse so divided ^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Ccon^Gtacts Is ^Emthis what they mean when they ^Ctalk about lonely ^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Cansw^Gers I've ^Emmade my own bed but I ^Cdon't understand it

^Em7All I know is that ^Cthings are movin' mighty fast ^Em7Don't mind the change but I ^Ccan't go it alone ^Em7All I wanna know is that ^Csome days it's per^Dmissible to ^Gcry

^GWanted ^Bmto be a ^Ctough ^Gguy ^EmNever talked much 'bout what I was ^Cfeelin' inside me ^GI never ^Bmlet my ^Cguard ^Gdown ^EmCouldn't tell a friend from a ^Ccasual acquaintance ^GI played them ^Bmall like ^Cchess ^Gmen The ^Embetter the game the more ^Cmoves I was using ^GI talked a ^Bmlot of ^Cnon^Gsense You ^Emget the most noise from the ^Cemptiest barrels

^Em7All I know is that ^Cthings are movin' mighty fast ^Em7Don't mind the change but I ^Ccan't go it alone ^Em7All I wanna know is that ^Csome days it's per^Dmissible to ^Gcry

^GSometimes I'm feelin' like I'm ^Em7all wrong ^Em7The simple things are takin' ^Gtoo long ^GSometimes I'm feelin' like I'm ^Em7all wrong ^Em7About to waste another ^Gday ^GSometimes I'm thinkin' like I'm ^Em7all wrong ^Em7And I've been comin' over ^Gtoo strong ^GAnd the things that I was ^Csayin' ^CDidn't matter any^Gway^{Bm C G Em C G Bm C G}

^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Csteam ^Gnow I ^Emdon't have the energy I ^Conce could have bragged of ^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Cfriend^Gships It ^Emseems that the years bring a ^Chouse so divided ^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Ccon^Gtacts Is ^Emthis what they mean when they ^Ctalk about lonely ^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Cansw^Gers I've ^Emmade my own bed but I ^Cdon't understand it

^Em7All I know is that ^Cthings are movin' mighty fast ^Em7Don't mind the change but I ^Ccan't go it alone ^Em7All I wanna know is that ^Csome days it's per^Dmissible to ^Gcry ^Em7All I know is that ^Cthings are movin' mighty fast ^Em7Don't mind the change but I ^Ccan't go it alone ^Em7All I wanna know is that ^Csome days it's per^Dmissible to ^Gcry

^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Csteam ^Gnow ^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Cfriend^Gships ^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Ccon^Gtacts ^GRunnin' ^Bmout of ^Cansw^Gers