The Burning Hell - My name is mathias

^FmWell, my name is Mathias and I ^Bbmcame to say ^Fmthis: ^FmI've got a big bushy beard and k^Cissable ^C7lips And I ^Fmcarry all my fat in my ^Bbmass and my hips And the ^Crest of me is ^C7skinny as a ^Fmstick

^FmIn the sixties, my mom was thin^Bbm and mini-skirt^Fmed ^FmShe was raised as a Catholic, but ^Cthen she con^C7verted Because she ^Fmloved my dad's religion; she ^Bbmloved him, too And ^Cthat's how I was ^C7born a ^FmJew

^FmThey lived and went to school in ^BbmBuffal^Fmo ^FmBut my dad decided that they^C had to ^C7go Because the ^FmVietnam War would not be ^Bbmgood for his health And ^Cthat's how I was ^C7born in the^Fm Commonwealth

Where we're ^Abborn and when we die, we ^Ebcan't control that And ^Fmlife in between is ^Cwar and com^C7bat There are ^Bbmtargets you can shoot for, ^Fmmines to circumvent, but, ^Cmost of lif^C7e is an^Fm accident.

^FmI've spent time in Peterborough, ^Bbmand in Winni^Fmpeg And leaving is living: ^Cjust use your le^C7gs 'Cause ^Fmeverywhere is nice if you ^Bbmdrink enough beer So ^Csome days I'm ^C7there, and^Fm some days I'm here.

^FmAnd it's not about sowing my wild ^Bbmoats or what^Fmever I ^Fmsowed my oats when I was young and ^CI thought i was ^C7clever And my ^Fmoats all rotted in the ^Bbmfield where they lay And I'm ^Coat-less and ^C7unemployed these ^Fmdays.

^FmSo I have a ukulele, I ^Bbmhave a gui^Fmtar Bu^Fmt I don't have a house or a ^Ckid or a ^C7car I'd like to ^Fmkeep it that way as ^Bbmlong as I can But ^Cyou know what they ^C7say about the ^Fmbest laid plans.

Where we're ^Abborn and when we die, we ^Ebcan't control that And ^Fmlife in between is ^Cwar and com^C7bat There are ^Bbmtargets you can shoot for, ^Fmmines to circumvent, but, ^Cmost of lif^C7e is an^Fm accident.

^FmAnd an accident is something ^Bbmthat you don't ^Fmplan Li^Fmke the Y chromozome between a ^Cwoman and a ^C7man One ^Fmday I might get hit by a ^Bbmbus or get cancer C C7 Fm (or just stay on C7) But right now all I am is a fabulous dancer

^FmSo dance with me, baby! Put your ^Bbmhands on my ^Fmhips Ki^Fmss my aforementioned ^Ckissable l^C7ips Wher^Fmever we are, ^Bbmthat's where we're at My ^Cname is Math^C7ias and I ^Fmcame to say that.