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