F  C  F  C  (2x)

[Verse 1]
F                           C            G
You paint me pictures that fade so fast
           C         F
To try and fool me
                             C           G
You give me words that will never last
              Am   G   F
But you won't rule me


[Verse 2]
                            C            G
I shield my skin from the stinging rain
          C      F
My eyes I cover
                    C
I walk across these privileged fields
       G                 F G
To the sound of a clumsy lover


[Chorus]
       Am                    F     Dm7
If you think you can hold me down
         G
I beg to differ
       Am                     F      Dm7
If you think you can twist my words
             G     F
I'll sing forever


[Verse 3]
                             C                   G
You cannot change a mother's love for her child
                 C      F
With the ill you bring
                            C
You're sending gifts that nobody wants
         G                   Am  G
With the cool fresh winds of spring


[Chorus]
       Am                    F     Dm7
If you think you can hold me down
         G
I beg to differ
       Am                     F      Dm7
If you think you can twist my words
             G
I'll sing forever


[Instrumental]
Am  F  Dm7  G  (2x)  F


[Verse 4]
                              C                 G
You change your shape and you change your face
           C        F
So I can't see you
                  C               G
You travel from a different land
            Am   G
But I can't hear you


[Chorus]
       Am                    F     Dm7
If you think you can hold me down
         G
I beg to differ
       Am                     F      Dm7
If you think you can twist my words
             G
I'll sing forever


[Chorus]
       Am                    F     Dm7
If you think you can hold me down
         G
I beg to differ
       Am                     F      Dm7
If you think you can twist my words
             G
I'll sing forever


[Outro]     (repeat and fade to end)
        Am                    F     Dm7  G
(If you think you can hold me down)
             Am
I'll sing forever
                               F      Dm7  G
{If you think you can twist my words)
             Am
I'll sing forever