Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: D/F# G E/G# A F#/A# Bm G A Verse 1: D/F# G E/G# A The sight of the sun, rising, seems to F#/A# Bm G A Invalidate the words of the man so much wiser than myself D/F# G E/G# A Tells me how to work my life away, so that I may someday F#/A# Bm G A Die, knowing that I compromised D/F# G E/G# A My intentions, and let my dreams turn to dust and F#/A# Bm G A Fade away leaving nothing, just so I can say D/F# G E/G# A I've been a good boy mamma, played the part that I was assigned F#/A# Bm G A Never questioned anything, never stepped out of line
Chorus: A Bm Bm A G But it's been eighteen years now Of having my intentions drilled in the ground A Bm Bm A G It's been too many years now Of having my dreams D A Bm A G Beaten down, beaten down, beaten down D A Bm A G Beaten down, beaten down, beaten down Refrain: D A Bm G I remember all the crazy dreams we had when we were younger D A Bm G All ending finalized, by the prospect of working nine to five D A Bm G And we believed it then, and we believe it now, but now I'm so much stronger D A Bm G And I just can't see how we can sell ourselves short any longer D/F# G E/G# A F#/A# Bm G A Verse 1: D/F# G E/G# A The sight of the sun, rising, seems to F#/A# Bm G A Invalidate the words of the man so much wiser than myself D/F# G E/G# A Tells me how to work my life away, so that I may someday F#/A# Bm G A Die, knowing I compromised my intentions D/F# G Don't mean much E/G# A Much to me F#/A# Bm G A I'm content, human being D/F# G Don't mean much E/G# A Much to me F#/A# Bm G A I'm content, human being Chorus: A Bm Bm A G But it's been eighteen years now Of having my intentions drilled in the ground A Bm Bm A G It's been too many years now Of having my dreams D A Bm A G Beaten down, beaten down, beaten down D A Bm A G Beaten down, beaten down, beaten down Refrain: D A Bm G I remember all the crazy dreams we had when we were younger D A Bm G All ending finalized, by the prospect of working nine to five D A Bm G And we believed it then, and we believe it now, but now I'm so much stronger D A Bm G And I just can't see how we can sell ourselves short any longer D A Bm G D A Bm G D
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