Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
F minorFm
Verse:
Eb MajorEb F minorFm C7C7 DbDb
I'm going to do what I like
AbAb Eb MajorEb
I'm going to live how I want
Eb MajorEb F minorFm C7C7 DbDb
I'm going to build myself a great estate
AbAb Bb7Bb7
With lots of statues out front
Chorus:
F minorFm C7C7
Choirs from the Curtis Institute
DbDb
Singing me to sleep
F minorFm C7C7 DbDb F minorFm
Wake up and worship the great gold sheep
Verse:
Eb MajorEb F minorFm C7C7 DbDb
I'm going to walk the pathways of the ancients
AbAb Eb MajorEb
I'm going to let my name be known
Eb MajorEb F minorFm C7C7 DbDb
I'm going to see the wild haunts of this world
AbAb Bb7Bb7
And carve a place out all my own
Chorus:
F minorFm C7C7
Heat up the iron until it glows
DbDb
Burn the brand so deep
F minorFm C7C7 DbDb
Wake up and worship the great gold sheep
Bridge:
AbAb Eb MajorEb DbDb
There's only one, splendid and fine
AbAb Eb MajorEb DbDb
The ages attest its wondrous design
AbAb Eb MajorEb C7C7 DbDb
You and me stand somehow above the fray
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb7Bb7 F minorFm
And name everyone who's throwing their chance away
Verse:
Eb MajorEb F minorFm C7C7 DbDb
I'm going to write my name on everything
AbAb Eb MajorEb
I'm going to leave a lasting legacy
Eb MajorEb F minorFm C7C7 DbDb
And when my body's thrown with great force from a window
AbAb Bb7Bb7
The dogs will fight for whatever's left of me
Chorus:
F minorFm C7C7
Shallow grave among the weeds
DbDb
Where the pale worms creep
F minorFm C7C7 DbDb F minorFm
Wake up and worship the great gold sheep