Intro
F C/E Dm A# C
Verse 1:
F C
I had a place to live in
F C
I had a job worth quitting
Dm C Dm C
I had some things I had to change
F C
Mistakes but we all make them
F C/E
We celebrate being young
Dm C Dm C
I had the chance to run away
Refrain:
Gm
And I wish upon a satellite
A#
that wrong can't
Bb(hold)
turn to right believe me
Chorus 1:
F C/E
Then we are (then we are)
F C/E Dm
our only chance in the world
Face your failures hope
C F
they'll see us through
C/E F
We are (we are) our only
C Dm
chance in the world
So stand for something
C A#
cause somethings over due
C
And I don't ask for much
F C/E Dm
But this could de fine a lifetime
Gm Bb(hold)
B dead man's hands we are
the only friends we ever had
Post Chorus: F Dm A# C
Verse 2:
F C
They called it education
F C
I saw a means to an end
Dm C Dm C
I saw my life another way
F
To live and die
C
a king i thought
F
There could be worse
C/E
fates to land upon
Dm
And I'd go back home when
C Dm C
it all blew up in my face
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
F C/E
Then we are (then we are)
F C/E Dm
our only chance in the world
Face your failures hope
C F
they'll see us through
C/E F
We are (we are) our only
C Dm
chance in the world
So stand for something
C A#
cause somethings over due
C
And I don't ask for much
F C/E Dm
But this could de fine a lifetime
Gm Bb(hold)
B dead man's hands we are
F Eb(hold)
the only friends we ever had
Bridge:
Gm
You need a map to see how far
Dm
I was sticking out my neck
Gm
We all have things that
D
we all second guess
A# B(hold)
And fears of being ordinary
Guitar Solo: F C F C Dm C Dm C x2
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 3:
F C/E
Then we are (then we are)
F C/E Dm
our only chance in the world
Face your failures hope
C F
they'll see us through
C/E F
We are (we are) our only
C Dm
chance in the world
So stand for something
C A#
cause somethings over due
C
And I don't ask for much
F C/E Dm
But this could de fine a lifetime
Gm C
B dead man's hands we are
F C/E Dm
the only friends we ever had
Gm Bb(hold)
B dead man's hands we are
F C/E Dm A# F C C/E Eb(hold)
the only friends we ever had