Intro: Cm x2
then
Cm Fm G Eb G/B x2
Verse 1:
[Cm] Well it has been
my point of [Fm]view
[G] We're born with
our backs against
the [Eb]wall[G/B] [Cm] So what
is a modern man to [Fm]do?
But to [G]emulate the
angry faces s[Eb]taring
back at [G/B]you
Refrain:
These are [Cm]trying
[Fm]times That we're
[Bb]living [Eb]in But
there's s[G#]till
a [F/A]place where the
s[G]trange fit in
Chorus 1:
My [Cm]friend don't
look [G#]down You've
got to [Bb]face what's
in front of you [G]now
[Cm] And Don't waste your
[G#]time making ex[Bb]cuses
Cause son you're
a[G]bout to find out
You [G#]might just
G(hold)
figure out What
you're made of[Cm][Fm][G][Eb][G/B]
Verse 2:
[Cm] Oh I remember 2[Fm]5
[G] Thinking I'd
figured out my
[Eb]life [G/B] And I
was [Cm]positive the
hardest part
was [Fm]through
After 6 [G]records
and 2 marriages
I'm s[Eb]till here
paying [G/B]dues
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
My [Cm]friend don't
look [G#]down You've
got to [Bb]face what's
in front of you [G]now
[Cm] And Don't waste your
[G#]time making ex[Bb]cuses
Cause son you're
a[G]bout to find out
That [G#]this is all
a [Cm]theme park With
a [G/B]creepy carou[Cm]sel
Stop s[Bb]pinning around
in [Eb]circles It's [Cm]time
you [Bb]helped your[G#]self
You [G#]might just figure
G(hold)
out What you're made of
Interlude: G# Gm Cm Eb
Bridge:
[G#]Don't let them
try to [G]change us[Bb][G#][Gm][Cm][Eb]
[G#]Don't let them
shut your [G]mouth
Trust [Bb]me I [Eb]know
yeah[Gm] I [Cm]know[Bb] You
[G#]don't always [G]reap
what you [Cm]sow [Bb]Life
is not [Eb]fair[Gm] like
we [Cm]hoped[Bb] You're
not s[G#]tuck with
the [G]path you
[Cm]chose [Fm]You're not
s[G#]tuck with the
[G]path you chose
Chorus 3:
My [Cm]friend don't
look [G#]down You've
got to [Bb]face what's
in front of you [G]now
[Cm] And Don't waste your
[G#]time making ex[Bb]cuses
Cause son you're
a[G]bout to find out
That [G#]this is all
a [Cm]theme park With
a [G/B]creepy carou[Cm]sel
Stop s[Bb]pinning around
in [Eb]circles It's [Cm]time
you [Bb]helped your[G#]self
You [G#]might just figure
G(hold) Cm Fm G Eb G/B Cm Fm G Eb G/B Cm(hold)
out What you're made of
then
Cm Fm G Eb G/B x2
Verse 1:
[Cm] Well it has been
my point of [Fm]view
[G] We're born with
our backs against
the [Eb]wall[G/B] [Cm] So what
is a modern man to [Fm]do?
But to [G]emulate the
angry faces s[Eb]taring
back at [G/B]you
Refrain:
These are [Cm]trying
[Fm]times That we're
[Bb]living [Eb]in But
there's s[G#]till
a [F/A]place where the
s[G]trange fit in
Chorus 1:
My [Cm]friend don't
look [G#]down You've
got to [Bb]face what's
in front of you [G]now
[Cm] And Don't waste your
[G#]time making ex[Bb]cuses
Cause son you're
a[G]bout to find out
You [G#]might just
G(hold)
figure out What
you're made of[Cm][Fm][G][Eb][G/B]
Verse 2:
[Cm] Oh I remember 2[Fm]5
[G] Thinking I'd
figured out my
[Eb]life [G/B] And I
was [Cm]positive the
hardest part
was [Fm]through
After 6 [G]records
and 2 marriages
I'm s[Eb]till here
paying [G/B]dues
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
My [Cm]friend don't
look [G#]down You've
got to [Bb]face what's
in front of you [G]now
[Cm] And Don't waste your
[G#]time making ex[Bb]cuses
Cause son you're
a[G]bout to find out
That [G#]this is all
a [Cm]theme park With
a [G/B]creepy carou[Cm]sel
Stop s[Bb]pinning around
in [Eb]circles It's [Cm]time
you [Bb]helped your[G#]self
You [G#]might just figure
G(hold)
out What you're made of
Interlude: G# Gm Cm Eb
Bridge:
[G#]Don't let them
try to [G]change us[Bb][G#][Gm][Cm][Eb]
[G#]Don't let them
shut your [G]mouth
Trust [Bb]me I [Eb]know
yeah[Gm] I [Cm]know[Bb] You
[G#]don't always [G]reap
what you [Cm]sow [Bb]Life
is not [Eb]fair[Gm] like
we [Cm]hoped[Bb] You're
not s[G#]tuck with
the [G]path you
[Cm]chose [Fm]You're not
s[G#]tuck with the
[G]path you chose
Chorus 3:
My [Cm]friend don't
look [G#]down You've
got to [Bb]face what's
in front of you [G]now
[Cm] And Don't waste your
[G#]time making ex[Bb]cuses
Cause son you're
a[G]bout to find out
That [G#]this is all
a [Cm]theme park With
a [G/B]creepy carou[Cm]sel
Stop s[Bb]pinning around
in [Eb]circles It's [Cm]time
you [Bb]helped your[G#]self
You [G#]might just figure
G(hold) Cm Fm G Eb G/B Cm Fm G Eb G/B Cm(hold)
out What you're made of
