Intro
C - Am - F

C
been this way for almost all my life
Am
wasn't born here Mom & me moved here when I was 5
F                                                C
these Kansas City boys are dull as butter knives

C
had this little car since I was 17
Am
the tape is busted got a boom box in the back seat
F                                            C
blasting Misfits all up & down these streets

C           Em
to stay the same 
F               C
to never change
C            Em
to stay the same 
F               C
to never change

C
the college kids in KC all leave in the fall
Am
don't have time for letters or long distance calls
F                                                C
if friend you leave then friend you're dead to me

C
Mom's been sick now for a long time
Am
she says she hopes I'll want a family after she's died
F
she says the less you feel like a child
                       C
the more you'll want a child


C           Em
to stay the same 
F               C
to never change
C            Em
to stay the same 
F               C
to never change
C           Em
to stay the same 
F               C
to never change
C            Em
to stay the same 
F               C
to never change