E E A A B7 B7 E E [Verse 1] E A We carried you in our arms A B E On Independence Day E A And now you'd throw us all aside B E And put us on our way [Verse 2] E A Oh what dear daughter 'neath the sun A B A E Would treat a father so A B A To wait upon him hand and foot B7 E And always answer, "No"? [Chorus] C#m E Tears of rage, tears of grief Am E Why must I always be the thief? C#m E Come to me now, you know A We're so alone A E And life is brief [Verse 3] E E6 We pointed out the way to go F#m E And scratched your name in sand E F#m Though you just thought it was nothing more A E Than a place for you to stand [Verse 4] E B Now, I want you to know that while we watched B A E F#m You discover there was no one true B E And now myself I even thought E It was a childish thing to do [Chorus] C#m E Tears of rage, tears of grief Am E Why must I always must be the thief? C#m E Come to me now, you know A We're so alone E And life is brief [Verse 5] E A It was all very painless A E F#m When you went out to receive F#m C#m All that false instruction C#m B A E Which we never could believe [Verse 6] E And now the heart is filled with gold F#m As if it was a purse E C#m But, oh, what kind of love is this F#m B Which goes from bad to worse? [Chorus] C#m E Tears of rage, tears of grief Am E Why must I always be the thief? C#m E Come to me now, you know A We're so alone E And life is brief