Chords with lyrics
Verse:
A Asus2
I was 17 in a painted caravan
A Asus2
Where I went to get my fortune told.
D
There on Haven Banks
I held out my hand asking
Dsus2 A
Can you see what the future holds? And she said
Chorus:
Bm D A
Be smart or lucky
BM D A
If you can't break the mould, break the rules
BM D A
Make friends or money
BM D A
But if you would be King be cruel
Verse:
A Asus2
I went out in the world I lived in London town
D
Though I knew that those streets weren't paved with gold
D
I looked up to a man and he never let me down
Dsus2 A
But he said if you want your music sold, you should
Chorus:
Bm D A
Be smart or lucky
BM D A
If you can't break the mould, break the rules
BM D A
Make friends or money
BM D A
But if you would be King be cruel
Bridge:
A
There is no clockwork in the stars
F#m
No-one cares how good you are
E
Look around the world is full
Dsus2
Of hungry souls who want it all
A
Space inside they have to fill
F#m
Friendship they're prepared to kill
Dsus2
Hunger is their guiding light
E
They scratch they claw they push they fight
A
Just to be lucky
A
(Vote for me)
A
Now I've come so far
Asus2
People ask for clues
D
Saying how have you found the peace you've earned
A
It was one night in a bar
Asus2
A young man on the move asked me
Dsus2
What's the one thing that you've learnt
A
And I said
Chorus:
Bm D A
Be smart or lucky
Bm D A
If you can't break the mould, break the rules
Bm D A
Make friends or money
Bm D A
But if you would be King be cruel
A
How much do you want the prize
F#m
Will you freely Sacrifice
Dsus2
Pride and your integrity
E
For fortune and celebrity
A
Break the rules
D
You'd better be cruel
Bm
Break the rules
A
Be lucky
