Intro:D# Cm G# D# D# Cm G# D# D# Cm When I was in the third grade I thought I was gayG# D# 'Cause I could draw, an' my uncle was, and I kept my room straightD# Cm I told my mom tears rushing down my faceG# D# She's like "Ben you've loved girls since before pre-k," trippin'D# Cm Yea I guess she had a point didn't she?G# D# Bunch of stereotypes all in my head.D# Cm I remember doing the math like, "yea I'm good at little league"G# D# a preconceived idea of what it all meant -same chord progression as before- For those that liked the same xxx Had the characteristics The right wing conservatives think it's a decision And you can be cured with some treatment and religion Man made rewiring of a predisposition Playing god, aw nah here we go America the brave still fears what we don't know And god loves all his children, is somehow forgotten But we paraphrase a book written thirty-five-hundred years ago I don't know D# D# D# D# D# And I can't changeD# D# Even if I triedG# D# Even if I wanted toD# I'm acting strangeD# G# Even if I tryD# D# D# Even if I wanted toG# D# My love, my love, my loveD# D# She keeps me warmG# D# She keeps me warmD# D# She keeps me warmG# D# She keeps me warm D# Cm If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates meCm D# Have you read the YouTube comments latelyD# D#sus4 D# Cm "Man, that's gay" get dropped on the dailyG# G#6 G#7 D# We become so numb to what we're saying D# Cm a culture founded from oppression, yet we don't have acceptance for 'emG# D# Call each other faggots behind the keys of a message boardD# Cm a word rooted in hate, yet our genre still ignores itG# D# a gay is synonymous with the lesserD# Cm It's the same hate that's caused wars from religionG# D# Gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment -same chord progression as before- The same fight that led people to walk outs and sit ins It's human rights for everybody, there is no difference! Live on and be yourself When I was at church they taught me something else If you preach hate at the service those words aren't anointed That holy water that you soak in has been poisoned D# D# When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voicelessCm Cm7 Rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolenD# Gm7 I might not be the same, but that's not importantG# D# No freedom till we're equal, damn right I support it Interlude -repeat-:D# D# D# D# D# D# G# D# And I can't change Even if I tried Even if I wanted to My love My love My love She keeps me warm She keeps me warm She keeps me warm She keeps me warm D# Cm And press play, don't press pauseG# D# Progress, march onD# With the veil over our eyesCm We turn the back on the causeG# D# Till the day that my uncles can be united by law When kids are walking 'round the hallway plagued by pain in their heart a world so hateful some would rather die than be who they are And a certificate on paper isn't gonna solve it all But it's a damn good place to start No law is gonna change us We have to change us Whatever god we believe in We come from the same one D# Gm7 Strip away the fearG# D# Underneath it's all the same love G#out time we raised up D# Cm G# D# And I can't changeD# Cm Even if I triedG# D# Even if I wanted toD# I'm acting strangeD# G# D# Even if I tryD# Cm Even if I wanted toG# My love, my love, my love She keeps me warm She keeps me warm She keeps me warm She keeps me warm D# Love is patient Love is kind Love is patient Love is kind -I'm not crying on Sundays- Love is patient -I'm not crying on Sundays- Love is kind -I'm not crying on Sundays- Love is patient -I'm not crying on Sundays- Love is kind -I'm not crying on Sundays- Love is patient -I'm not crying on Sundays- Love is kind -I'm not crying on Sundays- Love is patient Love is kind
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