Am G F G Am G F G
Am G F G
I was taught from much too young
Am G F G
To never give myself away
Am G F G
Yes, I was taught for every secret
Am G F G
There's a price you have to pay
Am G F G
An accident of gender, an accident of birth
Am G
That holds me to this point of view
F G
This time and place on Earth
Am G F G
This time and place on Earth
Am G F G
You ask me how I'm feeling
Am G F G
Well, I only wish you knew
Am G F G
How hard it is for me to share
Am G F G
Share those kinds of things with you
Cm Bb
It's not that I don't love you
Ab Bb
It's just I can't connect
Cm Bb
'Cause I was taught from much too young
Ab Bb
To shine and not reflect
Dm Em F G
Dm C Gmaj7
I'm an accidental man
Dm C Gmaj7
I'm an accidental man
Dm C Am G F G
I'm an accidental man
Am G F G
You ask me if I'm happy
Am G F G
I only wish I knew
Am G F G
'Cause happiness is not something
Am G F G
That I ever learned to do
Cm Bb
It's not that I'm complaining
Ab Bb
It's all the same to me
Dm Em F G Dm Em F G
If everything that happens, happens accidentally
Dm C Gmaj7
I'm an accidental man
Dm C Gmaj7
I'm an accidental man
Dm C Gmaj7
I'm an accidental man
Dm C Am
I'm an accidental man
G A Em
Am G
I was taught for every secret
A Em
There's a price you have to pay
Am G
I was taught from much too young
A Em
To never give myself away
Am G
I was born to worthy causes
A Em
I was born to take the reins
Am G
I was taught from much too young
A Em
To never give myself away
Cm Dm Eb F Cm Dm Eb Dm Cm Dm Eb F G A Bb A
Cm Dm Eb F Cm Dm Eb Dm Cm Dm Eb F Dm Em F G
Am G F G Am G F G
Am G F G
An accident of gender, an accident of birth
Am G
That holds me to this point of view
F G
This time and place on Earth
Am G F G
This time and place on Earth
Am G F G
An accident of gender, an accident of birth
Am G
That holds me to this point of view
F G
This time and place on Earth
Am G F G
This time and place on Earth
Am G
So try to understand
F G
If I don't say all I can
Am G
A stranger to myself I am
F G
A stranger to myself I am
Am G F G
A stranger to myself I am
Am G F G
I'm an accidental man (I was taught from much too young)
Am G F G Am G F G
An accidental man (to never give myself away)
Am G F G Am G F G
(You ask me how I'm feeling)