Intro: A--A7-- x2, A--- x6
Verse 1:
A
On the seventh hour
G
of the seventh day
D
The seventh son was looking
A
for a seventh stage get away
A
The word came down from
G
a blinding light
D
You got one chance baby
A
baby you better do it right
A G
I was driving down on the 101
D
It was late at night and I was
A
thinking 'bout the things I'd done
A
All of my regrets and
G
baby all of my fears
D
I was slipping the car from
A
gear to gear to gear
A--- x4
Hey hey hey
Verse 2:
A
God bless the child
G
God bless his soul
D
God perish the idea that
A
he'll die before he's old
A
You gotta be cool
G
you got to behave
D
And there'll be time for that
A
when I'm lying in my grave
Verse 3:
A
You gotta watch your step
G
or you'll lose your way
D
Take heed of your elders
A
and do everything they say
A
Watch out for the man
G
the man who tolls the bells
D(hold)
But if I fear for the
devil and I fear for myself
Then I'm gonna have to
fear for everybody else
Chorus:
A G
Oh yeah I'm gonna fly
(sha la la la la mamma yeah)
D A
I'm gonna live until the day I die
A G
Ain't got time to wonder why
D A
I'm gonna live until the day I die
A
Sha la la la mama yeah
G
Sha la la la mama yeah
D
Sha la la la mama yeah
A
Sha la la la mama yeah
A
Sha la la la mama yeah
G
Sha la la la mama yeah
D
Sha la la la mama yeah
A
Sha la la la mama yeah
Outro: A--G--D--A-- x2