What's the matter here

A
That young boy without a name  
anywhere I'd know his face.
In this city the kid's my favorite.
        D               E        A
I've seen him. I see him  every day.
Seen him run outside looking for a 
place to hide from his father,
                         D    
the kid half naked and said to 
         E                      A
myself "O, what's the matter here?"
      D           E            A 
I'm tired of the excuses everbody
                  D       E       
 uses, he's their kid I stay out 
  A
of it,
     D        E           A      
but who gave you the right to do 
   D
this?

A
We live on Morgan Street;
just ten feet between and his 
mother, I never see her,
          D                 E     
but her screams and cussing, I 
              A
hear them every day.
A
Threats like: "If you don't mind I 
will beat on your behind,"
"Slap you, slap you silly."
        D   E                  A
made me say, "O, what's the matter 
here?"
      D            E           A 
I'm tired of the excuses 
                   D          E   
everybody uses, he's your kid, do 
    A
as you see fit,
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      D            E       A     
but get this through that I don't
                      D          E
 approve of what you did to you own 
flesh
      A
and blood.


Solo over chords just like intro. A 
D E

D            E           A      
I'm tired of the excuses 
              D          E       
everybody uses, he's your kid, do as
A
 you see fit,
      D            E       A     
but get this through that I don't
                      D          E
 approve of what you did to you own 
flesh
      A
and blood.


A             D
"If you don't sit on this chair 
straight
I'll take this belt from around my 
waist and don't think that I won't 
use it!"

D                E
Answer me and take your time,
A                                
what could be the awful crime he 
D            E             A
could do at such young an age?
           D               E  
If I'm the only witness to your 
           A                  
madness offer me some words to 
           D
balance out
         E             A
what I see and what I hear.
            D        E       A   
All these cold and rude things 
                 D             E
that you do I suppose you do because
 he
            A
belongs to you
        D                 E    
and instead of love, the feel of 
           A
warmth you've given him these cuts 
and
  D           E                A
sores won't heal with time or age.
                           D       
I want to say, want to say "What's 
     E       A
the Matter here?"
                   D
But I don't dare say.
   E                A
"What's the Matter here?"
                 D     E A
But I don't dare say. Say


*Listen to the song and use A7 E7 D7
 Dsus2, it's easy to figure out.