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When i was just a kid Everything i did, was to be like him
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Under my skin
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My father always thought If i was strong and fought
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Not like some albatross, id begin To fit in
A F#m7 C#7 D
Look at me powerless and holding my breath
A F#m7 C#7 D
Trying hard to repress what scared him to death
Bm A/C# E A C#m7 D
It was never easy to be his type of man
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To breathe freely was not in his plan
Bm7 A/C# D Bm7 A E
And the best part of me Is what he wouldn't see
D A D
I'm not my fathers son
D A Bm7 A/C# D
I'm not the image of what he dreamed of
Bm7 A/C# A Bm7 A/C# D
With the strength of Sparta and the patience of Job
E/F# F#m7 Bm7 E/F# F#m7 Bm7
Still couldn't be the one To echo what he'd done
E Esus A E D
And mirror what was not in me
A F#m C#7 D
So I jumped in my dreams and found an escape
A F#m C#7 D
Maybe i went to extremes of leather and lace
Bm7 A/C# E A C#m7 D
But the world seems brighter six inches off the ground
G E C#7 F#m Bm7 A/C# D
And the air seemed lighter I was profound and i felt so proud
Bm7 A E
Just to live out loud
D A D
I'm not my fathers son
D A Bm7 A/C# D
I'm not the image of what he dreamed of
Bm7 A/C# A Bm7 A/C# D
With the strength of sparta and the patience of job
E/F# F#m7 Bm7 E/F# F#m7 Bm7
Still couldn't be the one To echo what he'd done
E Esus A E D
And mirror what was not in me
Bm7 D/E C#m7 F#m
The endless story of expectations swirling inside my mind
G#m7 F#7/A# Bm7
Wore me down
Bm7 D/E E C#7 F#m
I came to a realization and i finally turned around
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To see That i could just be me
D A D
I'm not my fathers son
D A Bm7 A/C# D
I'm not the image of what he dreamed of
Bm7 A/C# A Bm7 A/C# D
With the strength of sparta and the patience of job
E/F# F#m7 Bm7 E/F# F#m7 Bm7
Still couldn't be the one To echo what he'd done
E Esus A E D
And mirror what was not in me
A E
We're the same Charlie Boy
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You and Me
(Spoken) A E D
Lola: Charlie from Northampton, meet Simon from Clacton
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Charlie: Lets make boots.
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