Mismatch
Harry Chapin
[Intro] D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em / / [Verse 1] D Dsus2 At first you seemed just like my dream D Dsus2 Of a fine and better life Bm Bmadd11/E Much more than I could ask for Bm Bmadd11/E In a lover or a wife Emadd9 Em Though I work with my body Emadd9 Em And my work makes my hands rough But there are gentle things inside me That are anything but tough [Verse 2] D Dsus2 There are lessons you could teach me D Dsus2 Things I do not know Bm Bmadd11/E Things I’ve never done girl Bm Bmadd11/E And places we could go Emadd9 Em But you only wear your tailored suits Emadd9 Em For me to rip and tear Aw can’t I hold you quietly And smell your perfumed hair [Chorus 1] D Dsus2 I saw you as the answer D Dsus2 That I never dared to dream Bm Bmadd11/E I saw you as a window Bm Bmadd11/E Into a world I’d never seen Emadd9 Em I saw you as a vision Emadd9 Em Come to raise me from the mud But you came to use my sweat to cool The fever D Dsus2 D Dsus2 in your blood Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em / / [Verse 3] D Dsus2 I’m not Marlon Brando D Dsus2 On his motorcycle bike Bm Bmadd11/E When you call me your animal Bm Bmadd11/E It’s a name I do not like Emadd9 Em Aw please do not tear my back Emadd9 Em Yes of course I bleed The violence you thirst for Is not what I need [Chorus 2] D Dsus2 Your silken skin is armor D Dsus2 That begs for brutal hands Bm Bmadd11/E Why can’t I be gentle Bm Bmadd11/E And tell you of my plans Emadd9 Em I know now that you’re using me Emadd9 Em Not I just using you And you’re not so scared of loosing me As I am D Dsus2 D Dsus2 losing you Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em / / [Verse 4] D Dsus2 At first you seemed just like my dream D Dsus2 Of a fine and better life Bm Bmadd11/E Much more than I could ask for Bm Bmadd11/E In a lover or a wife Emadd9 Em Though I work with my body Emadd9 Em And my work makes my hands rough But there are gentle things inside me That are anything but tough [Chorus 3] D Dsus2 I saw you as the answer D Dsus2 That I never dared to dream Bm Bmadd11/E I saw you as a window Bm Bmadd11/E Into a world I’d never seen Emadd9 Em I saw you as a vision Emadd9 Em Come to raise me from the mud But you came to use my sweat to cool The fever D Dsus2 D- Dsus2 in your blood Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em / /