Brave

Bm                        A
color me red, color me coal
            E                   
wrap me in black or a snide acid 
   F#
green
Bm                             A
tell me i'm bad, tell me i'm sick
                E                
scream out your hate, be obsessed 
        F#
and obscene

Bm                              A
bind me with love, tie me with wire
E                                 
wrap me in gauze and then watch as
     F#
 i bleed

Bm                             A
poison your kiss, kill my desire
           E                     
deliver me pain and ignore all my 
   F#
needs


[Pre-Chorus]
G                              F#
i will not change, i will not alter


Continues after the ad
[Verse 2]
Bm                        A
staple my eyes, thrill to my shins
E                                 
gag me with lead and tear out all 
     F#
my nails
Bm                        A
razor my tongue, sew up my mouth
E                                 
feed me disease til my functioning
     F#
 fails


[Chorus]
G                              F#
i will not change, i will not alter
          A               E
for i am man and i am strong


[Verse 3]
Bm                        A
do all this to me, i just don't care
            E                  
blood is my wine and fear is my 
  F#
friend
Bm                        A
but please do not say i am not hard
                  E                
don't say i can yield, don't say i 
    F#
can bend


[Chorus]
G                              F#
i will not change, i will not alter
          A               E
for i am man, i am strong
G                              F#
i cannot sway, i cannot falter
          A               E
i must be man, i can't be wrong


[Coda]
Bm                             
it's your fuckin' fault, you and 
         A
your doubts
               E               F#
made me like this, colored me man
Bm                A
color me man