Tom: Em
1.  Strophe: 
      Em               C        D               Bm 
Well the key to my survival was never in much doubt, 
    Em                 D                 Bm                C 
The question was how I could keep sane trying to find a way out. 
Em            C                   D                     Bm 
Things were never easy for me peace of mind was hard to find, 
    D                     A                C                    Em7 
And I needed a place where I could hide somewhere I could call mine. 

2.  Strophe: 

I didn't think much about it til it started happening all the time, 

Soon I was living with the fear everyday of what might be happen last night. 

I couldn't stand to hear the crying of my mother and I remember when 

I swore that, that would be the last they'd see me and I never went home again. 

3. Strophe: 
D         E                           D                    E 
They say time is a healer and now my wounds are not the same, 
D           E                       D                            E 
I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth I had to hear what he'd say. 
C            G              D                                        Am7 
He sat me down to talk to me, he looked me straight in the eyes, he said: 

Refrain: 
G         Am             Bm         C   D 
You're no son, you're no son of mine. 
    C                    Bm         Am7   G 
You're no son, you're no son of mine. 
   D                      C          G 
You walked out, you left us behind, 
    D                   C            D   G   D   C   G   D 
And you're no son, you're no son of mine. 
   C                              D           Em7   D   C   D   C 
Oh his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it, 
       D             C     D            Em7 
And as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it. 
                   C            D 
You're no son, you're no son of mine, 
                     C                   D   Em7 
But where should I go, and what should I do, 
                   C             D 
You're no son, you're no son of mine, 
                      C                  D 
But I came here for help, I came here for you. 
4. Strophe: 
Well the years they passed slowly I thought about him everyday. 
What would I do, if we passed on the street would I keep running away. 
In and out of hiding places soon I'd have to face the facts, 
We'd have to sit down and talk it over and that would mean going back. 
5. Strophe: 
They say time is a healer and now my wounds are not the same, 
I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth I had to hear what he'd say. 
He sat me down to talk to me, he looked me straight in the eyes, he said: 
Refrain: