Paula Cole – Bethlehem chords
Chords:
Intro G-Cadd9 G-Cadd9GPulling on the apron strings looking upCadd9Standing on the chair to be grown upEmI feel so little, I need my pillowDI hate the time, I hate the clock, I want to be a dog or I want to be a rockGSunday's pancakes Miss Mary MackCadd9Color Polariods show my heart attackGIn my second-hand pants and dusty shoesCadd9The day that the playground laughed at my shoesEmIt's my birthday next week and what I want pleaseDIs to turn on the heat so the fish won't freezeCadd9The fish in the tank froze and died last weekDOh I want to be a dog or I want to be a leafChorusG D Em DQuarry miners, fishermenCadd9 DIn my town of BethlehemG D Em DPicket fences, church at tenCadd9No star above my BethlehemGNow I'm only 16 and I think I have an ulcerCadd9I'm hiding my sex behind a dirty sweatshirtEmI've lost five pounds these past few daysDTrying to be class president and get straight A's,Cadd9Well, who gives a shit about that anyway?DI just want to be a dog or a lump of clayChorusG D Em DQuarry miners, fishermenCadd9 DIn my town of BethlehemG D Em DPicket fences, church at tenCadd9 DNo star above my BethlehemBridgeCadd9 EmStill I'm tired of standing stillAmTired of living stillCadd9 Am Cadd9-D Everyday I dream of leavingDEverybody's talking about Becky's bustD The boys on the basketball team just fuckEmThe same ten girls, who don't know who they areDThey're looking for some comfort in the back of a carCadd9The six-packs of beer, the locker room jeersDI don't want to be me, I don't want to be hereChorusG D Em DQuarry miners, fishermenCadd9 DIn my town of BethlehemG D Em DPicket fences, church at tenCadd9No star above my BethlehemG D Em-D-Cadd9-DRed brick schoolhouseG D Em DDead end dirt roads, daffodilsCadd9 DNo star above my BethlehemCodaCadd9 Cadd9I want to be a dog or I want to be a rockD GI don't want to be me, I don't want to be here in Bethlehem.