Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
G+G
If a half-empty stomach makes you hangry
E minor 7Em7
Imagine life for people on the street
C majorC
If a neighbor's untamed yard can drive you crazy
Am7Am7 D MajorD
Imagine seeing bombs break through their concrete
Verse 2:
G+G
Image is something of importance
E minor 7Em7
But only when you've got anything to prove
C majorC
Well, the world just don't seem fair when all it's left you
Am7Am7 D MajorD
Is little or nothing to lose
Chorus:
C majorC
Live your life and have your fun
G+G D MajorD
And share it with everyone you love
C majorC
Raise your kids and raise your glass
G+G D MajorD
For every single freedom that we have
C majorC Am7Am7
But while we're looking for the next best thing to happen
G+G D MajorD G+G
Heaven pray we all find some compassion
Interlude:
G+G
Verse 3:
G+G
All of those bodies walking signs across the pavement
E minor 7Em7
Crying out for justice to prevail
C majorC
It's not another traffic inconvenience
Am7Am7 C majorC
One day, we'll see it's history that we made
Am7Am7 D MajorD
Could we let empathy repair what hatred breaks?
Chorus:
C majorC
Live your life and have your fun
G+G D MajorD
And share it with everyone you love
C majorC
Raise your kids and raise your glass
G+G D MajorD
For every single freedom that we have
C majorC Am7Am7
While we're looking for the next best thing to happen
G+G D MajorD E minor 7Em7
Heaven pray we all find some compassion
Interlude:
Am7Am7
Bridge:
C majorC
It's not always a big event
E minorEm
Time or money that we spent
G+G D MajorD
Tryna make the world a better place
C majorC
It's usually just a helping hand
E minorEm
An open mind, the will to stand
G+G D MajorD
Those hard conversations with folks you thought you'd figured out
D MajorD C majorC
Yeah, that's what it's all about
E minorEm D MajorD
That's what it's all about
Chorus:
C majorC D MajorD C majorC
Oh, live your life and have your fun
C majorC G+G D MajorD
And share it with everyone you love
C majorC
Raise your kids and raise your glass
G+G D MajorD
For every single freedom that we have
C majorC Am7Am7
Feel good when you latch on to that new catchphrase
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Change your style, change the channel, change your name
Am7Am7 C majorC
But while we're looking for the next best thing to happen
G+G D MajorD E minorEm Am7Am7
Oh, Heaven pray we all find some compassion
Coda:
G+G D MajorD C minorCm
Oh, Heaven pray we all find some compassion