Age Of Treason chords

[INTRO]
[G] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx

[VERSE 1]
On a [G] lonex and windy [C] hillx [G] topx be[C]neathx a [D] roofx of [Em] tinx
In a [C] littlex wallpapered [G] bedroomx I [B7] donex my gro[C]win'x
'Twas [C] therex I [D] dreamtx my [Em] dreams,x [C] therex I [D] hungx my [Em] jeansx
And [C] wanderedx [G/B] throughx my [Am] puberx [Am7/G] tyxxxxx as [D] allx do [C] xxx [G] xxx [D] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx

[VERSE 2]
My [G] motherx was a [C] tightx [G] knotx [C] boundx up [D] withx false [Em] guiltx
[C] Strappedx up in her [G] fearingx [B7] wallx she had [C] builtx
An [C] index [D] pendentx [Em] girlx in a [C] darkx and [D] cruelx [Em] worldx
She'd [C] lostx the [G/B] wayxx to [Am] say,x "O[Am7/G]K,xxxxx now [D] layx back" [C] xxx [G] xxx [D] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx

[VERSE 3]
We [G] disagreedx on [C] mostx [G] things,x I [C] shoutedx [D] peacex and [Em] lovex
The [C] familyx of [G] mankind,x the [B7] symbolx of the [C] dovex
She [C] onlyx [D] sawx the [Em] surfacex of [C] thingsx [D] beforex [Em] herx face
But [C] Ixx was [G/B] youngx and [Am] arguedx [Am7/G] onxxxxx for [D] hoursx [C] xxx [G] xxx [D] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx

[VERSE 4]
My [G] fatherx he liked [C] poetx [G] ry,x a [C] scholarx he [D] mightx have [Em] madex
Had he [C] notx been born a [G] poorx boy bare[B7]footx and under[C]paidx
So the [C] manx worked [D] withx his [Em] handsx [C] upx and [D] downx the [G] landx [C] xxx [G] xxx
His [C] dreamsx [G/B] forgotx he [Am] thoughtx that [Am7/G] Ixxxxxx must [D] followx [C] xxx [G] xxx [D] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx

[VERSE 5]
With his [G] Marxistx worker's [C] wisx [G] domx he'd [C] readx a [D] thingx or [Em] twox
He [C] oncex had been a [G] Masonx but [B7] hexx never followed [C] throughx
[C] Alwaysx [D] kindx and [Em] thoughtful,x [C] smellingx of [D] machinex [Em] oilx
And he [C] readx me [G/B] poetx [Am] ryxx of [Am7/G] visio-x [D] nariesx [C] xxx [G] xxx [D] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx

[VERSE 6]
I [G] flunkx my way to [C] colx [G] lege,x a [C] looserx [D] kindx of [Em] schoolx
[C] Gotx me borrowed [G] playx time [B7] arty,x feeling [C] coolx
[C] Justx to [D] livex an [Em] artist,x [C] diggin'x the [D] ravin'x [Em] scenex
[C] Readingx [G/B] Keroux [Am] acxx and [Am7/G] Ginsbergx [D] wellx deuced [C] xxx [G] xxx [D] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx

[VERSE 7]
I [G] wasx not aca[C]de   x [G]mic,x [C] Artx and [D] Englishx [Em] litx
The [C] historyx of [G] mankindx I [B7] likedx that a [C] bitx
And [C] whatx was [D] Ixx to [Em] do,x the [C] choicesx [D] theyx were [Em] fewx
A [C] downrightx [G/B] disgracex [Am] toxx the [Am7/G] workingx [D] classesx
A [C] downrightx [G/B] disgracex [Am] toxx the [Am7/G] workingx [D] classesx
A [C] downrightx [G/B] disgracex [Am] toxx the [Am7/G] workingx [D] classesx
A [C] downrightx [G/B] disgracex [Am] toxx the [Am7/G] workingx [D] classesx