Brittle Bones Nicky

E B Brittle Bones Nicky C#m G# He was crafty and tricky E B C#m G# And that son of a bitch was gold E B C#m Yeah, that son of a bitch was gold C#m C#m Wires got crossed when I was about 3 C#m G# Dad had bloody heavy hands, used them on me C#m C#m My mamma? Bless her heart, 'cause she gave me a start C#m D# She got killed, bad man, dad stiffed in a scam C#m C#m Grew up in the system, bounced, couple homes C#m G# This woman Mary, gifted me hand-me-down clothes C#m C#m Shy at the start, 'til this guy named Shifty C#m D# Who had 100 pounds on me called me "Brittle Bones Nicky" C#m C#m A target aimed straight at my face C#m G# Big house of kids, cred is cake C#m C#m Rounded up a couple bucks, got it freshly baked C#m Sat down to dinner G# Put it right in his face C#m D# C#m Right in his fucking face (In his face!) C#m A E B You're not gonna push me around C#m A E B You can't get me down, down, down (Down!) C#m A E B You're not gonna push me around (Nooo!) C#m A E B You can't get me down, down, down (Down!) C#m C#m C#m Bounce ahead a couple years, king of my peers C#m G# We biked the block, cheersin' pretty girls beers C#m C#m Did alright for myself, petty thefts I pulled C#m D# I dropped outta school, built a circle of bulls C#m C#m Needing more money, covered head to toe C#m G# Snuck up, sucker, took his stash, and drove C#m G# The cash stashed, it was pouring in C#m D# Bulk of it up my nose C#m G# How dumb I was, twenty-one C#m D# And WAY out of control C#m G# The cops kicked down the door C#m D# She did a line right off my (Woah!) C#m G# Said "That's one way to go down" C#m D# Knew I was hard as rock C#m D# C#m Knew I was hard as rock (Hard as rock!) C#m A E B You're not gonna push me around C#m A E B You can't get me down, down, down (Down!) C#m A E B You're not gonna push me around (Nooo!) C#m A E B You can't get me down, down, down (Down!) C#m Bars, new world, who could I trust? G# Killers were nice, smugglers were rough E Met a man named Ben, quite sharp and witty A G# Gave me books about money and cities C#m Taught me ropes, only years coulda gained G# Looked out for each other, M.O's the same E That night I heard Ben, turning 50 in May A G# Yellin' so loud, two decades we aged C#m Found him cornered, pants down, shanked A G# Didn't even think twice, man I barely blinked (I barely blinked, barely blinked) C#m A E B If it cost me my life, man, I'd save my only friend C#m A That's something I could live with E B I could take that 'til the end C#m A E B If it cost me my life, man, I'd save my only friend C#m A That's something I could live with E B I could take that 'til the end (Hey!) C#m A E B You're not gonna push me around C#m A E B You can't get me down, down, down (Down!) C#m A E B You're not gonna push me around (Nooo!) C#m A E B You can't get me down, down, down (Down!) C#m C#m Now every morning, coffee, park C#m C#m Walking around the city, deals light or dark C#m G# C#m D# I'm straight edge as a punk, well-mannered, and I feel free C#m G# Tried to do what I thought was best C#m D# And that's coming to the grave with me C#m G# C#m G# As I lay here in my final nights, I try to have a laugh C#m G# I didn't win the game of life C#m N.C. But I'd give myself a pass