[Primera Parte]

 G     Em9     Am     C/G
Was an honest man
  D7
Asked me for the phone
 
Tried to take control
    C
Oh, I don't see it that way
Am7
I don't see it that way

( G  G/B  G/A )

G         Em9     Am    C/G
We shared some ideas
D7
All obsessed with fame
 
Says we're all the same
C
I don't see it that way
Am7
I don't see it that way

[Pre-Estribillo]

G             Em
Raised in Carolina
G/B      G/A
I'm not like that
G           Em
Tryin' to remind her
G/B      G/A
When we go back

[Estribillo]

  G
I missed the last bus
 
I'll take the next train
  G/B
I try, but you see
     Am7
It's hard to explain
  G
I say the right thing
 
But act the wrong way
  G/B
I like it right here
    Am7
But I cannot stay
  G
I watched the TV
 
Forget what I'm told
      G/B
Well, I am too young
    Am7
And they are too old
    G
The joke is on you
 
This place is a zoo
       G/B
You're right, it's true

[Segunda Parte]

G          Em9      Am    C/G
He said he can't decide
D7
I shake my head to say
D7
Everything's just great
    C
Oh, I just can't remember
Am7
I just can't remember

[Pre-Estribillo]

G             Em
Raised in Carolina (she says)
G/B      G/A
I'm not like that
G           Em
Tryin' to remind her
G/B      
When we go back

[Estribillo]

  G
I say the right thing
 
But act the wrong way
  G/B
I like it right here
    Am7
But I cannot stay
  G
I watched the TV
 
Forget what I'm told
G/B
Well, I am too young
    Am7
And they are too old
     G
Oh man, can't you see
 
I'm nervous, so please
   G/B
Pretend to be nice
   Am7
So I can be mean
  G
I missed the last bus
   
We'll take the next train
  G/B
I try, but you see
     Am
It's hard to explain