Jeff Tweedy - Having been is no way to be

Oh^Em, I was na^Give My^Em shoes were u^Gntied In ^C/GHeaven e^C/Bveryt^Emhing is j^Gust f^C/Gine But the^Em phones are d^Gead And s^Emo is the l^Gight And ^C/Gso are y^C/Bou And, h^Emoney, ^Gso am ^C/GI But the ^EmEarth still ^Gturns For the ^Emunconcern^Ged ^C/GDays ^C/Bpass b^Emelow like t^Grain w^C/Gindows I was^Em a sapling t^Gree The^Em birds looked li^Gke me ^C/GOh, I begged my n^C/Berves to ^Emkick me s^Gomething ^C/Gnew

From time to ^Amtime I'd watch you ^Gsleep Oh, I ^Emwonder how much f^Bmreedom we can d^C/Gream ^{G C/G}And I'm sorry when you wake up to^G me

I ^Emjust got t^Gired ^EmShining s^Gteady l^C/Gike a s^C/Bpider we^Emb's an e^Gmpty s^C/Gtage Now ^Empeople s^Gay What d^Emrugs did you t^Gake And ^C/Gwhy do^C/Gn't you start t^Emaking ^Gthem ^C/Gagain? But they're ^Emnot my ^Gfriends And i^Emf I was ^Gdead What d^C/Gifference w^C/Bould it e^Emver ^Gmake to ^C/Gthem If I got h^Amigh?

From time to ^Gtime Oh, I w^Emonder how much ^Bmfreedom you would ^C/Gneed ^G And I'd be s^C/Gorry when you wake up to ^Gme

I'm r^Emeaching out to ^Gyou I'm w^Emriting all the ^Gtime I ^C/Gdon't s^C/Bee deep but ^EmI see ^Gfar and ^C/Gwide I ^Emsee dead ^Gtrees But t^Emhe roots have ^Gleaves ^C/GJust b^C/Because I ^Emcan't d^Gescribe it d^C/Goesn't ^C/Bmean I shouldn't ^Emtry To untwist the ^Gknife ^EmTo unmake my ^Gmind ^C/GHaving b^C/Been is n^Emo way to ^Gbe a^C/Glive

And I'm a^Amlive When I watch you ^Gsleep I w^Emonder how much f^Bmreedom we n^C/Geed ^G And I'm ^C/Ghere when you wake up to^G me And I'm still h^C/Gere when you wake up to^G me