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