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