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