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