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