Verse
F G# C# A#
Yesterday, just a dream I don't remember
F G# C# A#
Tomorrow, still a hope I've yet to indulge
F G# C# A#
About time, out of rhyme and I'm out of reason
F G# C# A#
Season's change and leave me out in the cold
F G# C# A#
The story's old, The tale been told by many scholars
F G# C# A#
Got a fistful of dollars and pocketful of love
F G# C# A#
God above if you hear me cryin'
F G# C# A#
I've tried to sell my soul but no one's buyin'
F G# C# A#
Lord, strike me down now if I'm lyin'
F G# C# A#
Gettin' cold, it's time for dyin'
[Chorus]
F A#
Come on and watch me shine
F A#
Like the world is mine lord today
F A#
Come on and watch me shine
F A# (Single stroke)
Like the world is mine lord today
A#
Watch me shine
[Verse 2]
F G#
Let the man who's free from sin
C# A# F G# C# A#
Cast the first stone and begin the violence
F G# C#
Let the man whose words ring true
A# F G# C# A#
Speak on up till his voice breaks through the silence
F G# C#
Let the ones who lose their way
A# F G# C# (Single stroke)
Live to see just one more day in the sunshine
No Chord
My Life, My Life, My Life, My Life
F G# C#
Let the ones who choose to stray
A#
Recognize the price they'll pay
F G# C# A#
In their lifetime
[Chorus]
F A#
Come on and watch me shine
F A#
Like the world is mine lord today
F A#
Come on and watch me shine
F A# (Single stroke)
Like the world is mine lord today
A#
Watch me shine
F G# C# A# x3
[Verse 3]
F G# C# A#
Sittin here waitin' for my roads to cross
F G# C# A#
You nail me down and you watch me bleed
F G# C# A#
So lay my head against the earth
F G# C# A#
Plant my body like a seed
F G# C# A#
You can't always get the things you want, love
F G# C# A#
You get what you deserve and what you need
F G# C# A#
So fill my hole with precious dirt
F G# C# A#
Till the soil and pluck the weeds
[Chorus / Outro]
F A#
Come on and watch me shine
F A#
Like the world is mine lord today
F A#
Come on and watch me shine
F A#
Like the world is mine lord today
A#
Come on watch me shine (x5)