Biography:
Ryan Cassata is a transgender singer-songwriter and motivational speaker from Long Island, NY. By the age of 18, he has released an EP and full-length album, booked and went on several tours, played the world's biggest gay music festival, won the Harvey Milk Memorial Award, and appeared on national and international TV several times. He released his debut EP Distraction on January 12, 2011, and his debut full-length album The Theme of Humankind on May 28, 2011.
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These are the chords Ryan posted on his Tumblr a couple of years back
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C Cadd9 Csus4 C
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
Oh, Misses Shepard I heard about your son
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
He was filled with glory until hate's gun
Am Em
And he cried at that fence
F C
Like a scarecrow, afraid
Am Em
As those boys beat him dry
F G C
With the hands of hate
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
And Lawrence King never saw 9th grade
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
Before that bullet was forced into his brain
Am Em
By a bully, a madman
F C
A classmate of rage
Am Em
Just at 15, young Larry
F G
Was sent to his grave
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
Can we join together and learn not to hate?
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F G C
Can we join together and be one human race
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
Our friend Tyler was forced off of a bridge
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
After his roommates filmed and outed him
Am Em
Making love to another
F C
The same sex as him
Am Em
And the only sin that God saw
F G C
Was the roommates killing him
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
Poor old Jamey always smiled and thrived
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
But as the slurs went on, he couldn’t stay alive
Am Em
And he took his own life
F C
On a cold september night
Am Em
And the bullies admitted
F G
That they wanted him to die
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
Can we join together and learn not to hate?
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F G C
Can we join together and be one human race
Am Em F C
Did you think about how his mama would cry?
Am Em F
When she was forced with goodbye?
Am Em F C
Did you think about his papa when he died?
Am Em F G
How will they survive?
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
Can we join together and learn not to hate?
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F G C
Can we join together and be one human race
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
Oh, Misses Shepard I heard about your son
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
He was filled with glory until hate's gun
Am Em
And he cried at that fence
F C
Like a scarecrow, afraid
Am Em
As those boys beat him dry
F G C
With the hands of hate
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C Cadd9 Csus4 C
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
Oh, Misses Shepard I heard about your son
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
He was filled with glory until hate's gun
Am Em
And he cried at that fence
F C
Like a scarecrow, afraid
Am Em
As those boys beat him dry
F G C
With the hands of hate
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
And Lawrence King never saw 9th grade
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
Before that bullet was forced into his brain
Am Em
By a bully, a madman
F C
A classmate of rage
Am Em
Just at 15, young Larry
F G
Was sent to his grave
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
Can we join together and learn not to hate?
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F G C
Can we join together and be one human race
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
Our friend Tyler was forced off of a bridge
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
After his roommates filmed and outed him
Am Em
Making love to another
F C
The same sex as him
Am Em
And the only sin that God saw
F G C
Was the roommates killing him
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
Poor old Jamey always smiled and thrived
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
But as the slurs went on, he couldn’t stay alive
Am Em
And he took his own life
F C
On a cold september night
Am Em
And the bullies admitted
F G
That they wanted him to die
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
Can we join together and learn not to hate?
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F G C
Can we join together and be one human race
Am Em F C
Did you think about how his mama would cry?
Am Em F
When she was forced with goodbye?
Am Em F C
Did you think about his papa when he died?
Am Em F G
How will they survive?
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
Can we join together and learn not to hate?
C G6add11 Am Em F C G
And we join together in the arms of faith
C G6add11 Am Em F G C
Can we join together and be one human race
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
Oh, Misses Shepard I heard about your son
C Cadd9 Csus4 C
He was filled with glory until hate's gun
Am Em
And he cried at that fence
F C
Like a scarecrow, afraid
Am Em
As those boys beat him dry
F G C
With the hands of hate
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