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