Intro
| A#5 | (8x)
[Verse 1]
A#5
I stand up for my pride
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I don't want to be just like anyone
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In this world I cannot hide
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I must finish what I have begun
D# Cm F
That's the way I play
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In the modern day
D# Cm F
Because I want to stay
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In the modern day
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Got a picture in my mind
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Of the way that I wanna be
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So I search until I find
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The power inside of me
D# Cm F
It's another phase
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Of the modern day
[Chorus]
F D# A#
Got to face up to this life
F D# A#
Can't let it get the best of me
F D# A#
So I make a sacrifice
F D# A#5
If that's the way it has to be
[Instrumental]
| A#5 | 3x
[Bridge]
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I'm doing what I feel is right
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I'm ready if I need to fight
D# Cm F
In the modern way
A#5
In the modern day
[Instrumental]
|A# A#sus2 A# |D# F | (2x)
|A# A#sus2 A# |F Gm |
|A# A#sus2 A# |D# F |
|A#5 | (2x)
[Chorus]
F D# A#
Got to face up to this life
F D# A#
Can't let it get the best of me
F D# A#
So I make a sacrifice
F D# A#5
If that's the way it has to be
[Instrumental]
| A#5 | 3x
[Verse 2]
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Like a motor in overdrive
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I feel good and I feel alive
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I got no need to beg or borrow
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Got a shortcut to tomorrow
D# Cm F
And I'm on my way
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To the modern day
D# Cm F
Got a lot to say
A#5
In the modern day
D# Cm F
Because I need to stay
A#5
In the modern day
[Instrumental]
| A#5 | 5x
[Outro]
D# Cm F A#
In the modern day