Tim O'Brien - Dont be surprised

^EShe was heavy with ^Esus4child, he had a^E hungry ^Esus4look They were ^Eout on the ^Esus4road just ^Ewaitin' to be ^Esus4took And I ^Aadd9wasn't much better, all I owned in a sack

And he ^F#masked me if ^F#m7I knew a ^F#mplace they could ^F#m7go To ^F#mkeep from the ^F#m7wind, ^Baway from the ^Bsus4rain and the ^Edrivin' ^Esus4snow ^{E Esus4} He said I'm ^Abmgood with my hands, I can work my way But I ^Aadd9don't know a soul here, there's not much I can pay I just ^F#mshook my ^F#m7head and ^F#mall I could ^F#m7say Was ^Bdon't be ^Bsus4surprised if they ^Eturn you ^Esus4away ^{E Esus4}

I said your ^Echild will be ^Esus4born to a ^Eheartless ^Esus4place If he ^Etries to do ^Esus4good they'll just ^Espit in his ^Esus4face He might ^Aadd9heal the sick, make a lame man walk

But he'd make ^F#mrich men so ^F#m7nervous, they'd^F#m take him ^F#m7away And they’d ^F#mput him on ^F#m7trial, and ^Btwist his ^Bsus2words to ^Emake him^Esus4 pay ^{E Esus4} He ^Abmmight be humble, the gentlest around But that won^Aadd9't stop some men from puttin' him down You see I ^F#mdon't have much ^F#m7faith in ^F#mpeople these ^F#m7days So ^Bdon't be ^Bsus4surprised if they ^Eturn him ^Esus4away ^{E Esus4}

Well I ^Eguess some^Esus4day maybe ^ERome will ^Esus4fall And ^Epeace could ^Esus4live inside ^EJerusalem's ^Esus4walls And ^Aadd9men could win at lots of things they tried

In two ^F#mthousand ^F#m7years they'll might look ^F#mback on our ^F#m7day ^F#mThey’d study ^F#m7about us, ^Bthey’d probably ^Bsus4wonder how in the world ^Ewe could ^Esus4live this w^Eay ^Esus4 But the ^Abmmore things changed the more they stayed the same And ^Aadd9men will never give up all their hurtful games A ^F#mfew will stand ^F#m7tall, a ^F#mfew will walk ^F#m7straight But ^Bmost of us will ^Bsus4fall to the ^Efear and ^Esus4hate ^{E Esus4}

^AbmWell I guess at the time it didn't seem so odd That I was ^Aadd9talking with Joseph and Mary, the mother of God I^F#m wouldn't change a ^F#m7word if I saw ^F#mthem ^F#m7today And I wouldn't ^Aadd9be so surpris^Bed if they ^Eturned them ^Esus4away ^{E Esus4} He said I'm ^Abmgood with my hands, I can work my way But I ^Aadd9don't know a soul here, there's not much I can pay I just ^F#mshook my ^F#m7head because ^F#mall I could ^F#m7say Was ^Aadd9don't be surpris^Bed if they^E turn you^Esus4 away