Chords used:
E G A and Asus4
[Intro]
E G A Asus4 A
E G A E x2
[Verse 1]
E G A E
Mother the doctor knows something is wrong
G A E
Cause my body has strange information
E G A E
He's looked in my eyes and knows I'm not a child
G A E
But he doesn't dare ask the right question
[Verse 2]
E G A E
Mother my friends are no longer my friends
G A E
And the games we once played have no meaning
E G A E
I've gone serious and shy and they can't figure why
G A E
So they've left me to my own daydreaming
[Chorus]
G A
What price to pay
E
For bad wisdom
G A
What price to pay
E
For bad wisdom
G
Too young to know
A
Too much, too soon
E
Bad wisdom,
E
Bad wisdom.
[Verse 3]
E G A E
Mother you've taught me the laws are so fine-
G A E
If I'm good that I will be protected,
E G A E
I've fallen through the crack and there's no getting back
G A E
And I'll never trust whoever gets elected
[Verse 4]
E G A E
Mother your eyes have gone suddenly cold
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G A E
And it wasn't what I was expecting
E G A E
Once I did think that I'd find comfort there
G A E
And instead you've gone hard and suspecting
[Chorus]
G A
What price to pay
E
For bad wisdom
G A
What price to pay
E
For bad wisdom
G
Too young to know
A
Too much, too soon
E
Bad wisdom,
E
Bad wisdom.
[Instrumental]
E G A Asus4 A
E G A E G E x2
[Bridge]
E G A E
Mother I'm cut at the root like a weed
E D A A
Cause there's no one to hear my small story
E G A E
Just like a woman who walks in the street,
D
I will pay for my life with my body
[Chorus]
G A
What price to pay
E
For bad wisdom
G A
What price to pay
E
For bad wisdom
G
Too young to know
A
Too much too soon
E
Bad wisdom,
E
Bad wisdom
[Outro]
E G A E
G A E
