[Fm]Well, my name is Mathias and I [Bbm]came to say [Fm]this:
[Fm]I've got a big bushy beard and k[C]issable [C7]lips
And I [Fm]carry all my fat in my [Bbm]ass and my hips
And the [C]rest of me is [C7]skinny as a [Fm]stick
[Fm]In the sixties, my mom was thin[Bbm] and mini-skirt[Fm]ed
[Fm]She was raised as a Catholic, but [C]then she con[C7]verted
Because she [Fm]loved my dad's religion; she [Bbm]loved him, too
And [C]that's how I was [C7]born a [Fm]Jew
[Fm]They lived and went to school in [Bbm]Buffal[Fm]o
[Fm]But my dad decided that they[C] had to [C7]go
Because the [Fm]Vietnam War would not be [Bbm]good for his health
And [C]that's how I was [C7]born in the[Fm] Commonwealth
CHORUS
Where we're [Ab]born and when we die, we [Eb]can't control that
And [Fm]life in between is [C]war and com[C7]bat
There are [Bbm]targets you can shoot for, [Fm]mines to circumvent,
but, [C]most of lif[C7]e is an[Fm] accident.
[Fm]I've spent time in Peterborough, [Bbm]and in Winni[Fm]peg
And leaving is living: [C]just use your le[C7]gs
'Cause [Fm]everywhere is nice if you [Bbm]drink enough beer
So [C]some days I'm [C7]there, and[Fm] some days I'm here.
[Fm]And it's not about sowing my wild [Bbm]oats or what[Fm]ever
I [Fm]sowed my oats when I was young and [C]I thought i was [C7]clever
And my [Fm]oats all rotted in the [Bbm]field where they lay
And I'm [C]oat-less and [C7]unemployed these [Fm]days.
[Fm]So I have a ukulele, I [Bbm]have a gui[Fm]tar
Bu[Fm]t I don't have a house or a [C]kid or a [C7]car
I'd like to [Fm]keep it that way as [Bbm]long as I can
But [C]you know what they [C7]say about the [Fm]best laid plans.
CHORUS
Where we're [Ab]born and when we die, we [Eb]can't control that
And [Fm]life in between is [C]war and com[C7]bat
There are [Bbm]targets you can shoot for, [Fm]mines to circumvent,
but, [C]most of lif[C7]e is an[Fm] accident.
[Fm]And an accident is something [Bbm]that you don't [Fm]plan
Li[Fm]ke the Y chromozome between a [C]woman and a [C7]man
One [Fm]day I might get hit by a [Bbm]bus or get cancer
C C7 Fm (or just stay on C7)
But right now all I am is a fabulous dancer
[Fm]So dance with me, baby! Put your [Bbm]hands on my [Fm]hips
Ki[Fm]ss my aforementioned [C]kissable l[C7]ips
Wher[Fm]ever we are, [Bbm]that's where we're at
My [C]name is Math[C7]ias and I [Fm]came to say that.
[Fm]I've got a big bushy beard and k[C]issable [C7]lips
And I [Fm]carry all my fat in my [Bbm]ass and my hips
And the [C]rest of me is [C7]skinny as a [Fm]stick
[Fm]In the sixties, my mom was thin[Bbm] and mini-skirt[Fm]ed
[Fm]She was raised as a Catholic, but [C]then she con[C7]verted
Because she [Fm]loved my dad's religion; she [Bbm]loved him, too
And [C]that's how I was [C7]born a [Fm]Jew
[Fm]They lived and went to school in [Bbm]Buffal[Fm]o
[Fm]But my dad decided that they[C] had to [C7]go
Because the [Fm]Vietnam War would not be [Bbm]good for his health
And [C]that's how I was [C7]born in the[Fm] Commonwealth
CHORUS
Where we're [Ab]born and when we die, we [Eb]can't control that
And [Fm]life in between is [C]war and com[C7]bat
There are [Bbm]targets you can shoot for, [Fm]mines to circumvent,
but, [C]most of lif[C7]e is an[Fm] accident.
[Fm]I've spent time in Peterborough, [Bbm]and in Winni[Fm]peg
And leaving is living: [C]just use your le[C7]gs
'Cause [Fm]everywhere is nice if you [Bbm]drink enough beer
So [C]some days I'm [C7]there, and[Fm] some days I'm here.
[Fm]And it's not about sowing my wild [Bbm]oats or what[Fm]ever
I [Fm]sowed my oats when I was young and [C]I thought i was [C7]clever
And my [Fm]oats all rotted in the [Bbm]field where they lay
And I'm [C]oat-less and [C7]unemployed these [Fm]days.
[Fm]So I have a ukulele, I [Bbm]have a gui[Fm]tar
Bu[Fm]t I don't have a house or a [C]kid or a [C7]car
I'd like to [Fm]keep it that way as [Bbm]long as I can
But [C]you know what they [C7]say about the [Fm]best laid plans.
CHORUS
Where we're [Ab]born and when we die, we [Eb]can't control that
And [Fm]life in between is [C]war and com[C7]bat
There are [Bbm]targets you can shoot for, [Fm]mines to circumvent,
but, [C]most of lif[C7]e is an[Fm] accident.
[Fm]And an accident is something [Bbm]that you don't [Fm]plan
Li[Fm]ke the Y chromozome between a [C]woman and a [C7]man
One [Fm]day I might get hit by a [Bbm]bus or get cancer
C C7 Fm (or just stay on C7)
But right now all I am is a fabulous dancer
[Fm]So dance with me, baby! Put your [Bbm]hands on my [Fm]hips
Ki[Fm]ss my aforementioned [C]kissable l[C7]ips
Wher[Fm]ever we are, [Bbm]that's where we're at
My [C]name is Math[C7]ias and I [Fm]came to say that.
