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