Am                       Am
I cut my teeth, on the back of an old church pew
             Am                  Am
I learned to walk in the ways of light and truth
          Dm          Am              F      G
And I was told not to speak til I was spoken to
           Am                            Am
I heard it preached, what I should and I should not do
And the choir sang
Am     C     Dm    Am    Am     C     Dm    Am
Woh oh oh oh oh oh ohh   Woh oh oh oh oh oh ohh
                Am                     Am
I tried to be a good boy but I ain't a boy no more
          Am                          Am
I've seen some things that a man just can't ignore
         Dm           Am            F        G
And this world's gone see what I am standing for
             Am                     Dm     G
I've kept my peace, I can't hold my tongue anymore
          Am                        C
You can't buy my silence, you can't steal my voice
          Dm                    Am        Em
You can't keep me quiet, I will bring the noise
Am                             C
Try to beat me down, tell me to shut my mouth
              Dm                    F
But there's a time to speak and the time is now
Am     C     Dm    Am    Am     C     Dm    Am
Woh oh oh oh oh oh ohh   Woh oh oh oh oh oh ohh
            Am              Am
The squeaky wheel is always getting greased
                  Am                      Am
I've been sitting still, Park here on the side of the street
       Dm          A             F        G
Always tip-toeing trying not to wake the beast
              Am                                G
Oh but here I come, All you monsters had better run from me

              
          Am                       C
You can't buy my silence, you can't steal my voice
          Dm                     Am        Em
You can't keep me quiet, I will bring the noise
Am                             C
Try to beat me down, tell me to shut my mouth
              Dm                    F       G
But there's a time to speak and the time is now
F     G (Not exactly sure here)
Ooh It's the time and the time is now
Am     C     Dm    Am    Am     C     Dm    Am
Woh oh oh oh oh oh ohh   Woh oh oh oh oh oh ohh 

(Chorus x2)

Am     C     Dm    Am    Am     C     Dm    Am
Woh oh oh oh oh oh ohh   Woh oh oh oh oh oh ohh
Am     C     Dm    Am    Am     C     Dm    Am
Woh oh oh oh oh oh ohh   Woh oh oh oh oh oh ohh