Key: Em
Introduction: Em G Em G Em G Em G
Em G
It was the typical blues, it was more bad news
Em G
I was walkin' down a dirty street
Em G
Saw a man, I knew some years before
Em G
On the corner where the losers meet
Em G
He had rags on his back, as a matter of fact
Em G
Had a cold look on his face
Em G
He was standin' in line, groanin' words to the kind
Em G
As I passed I could hear him say, he said
A
Don't live your life by the dollar sign
Em
Live life to the limit, that's the bottom line
A
No guarantees what tomorrow will bring
B
Be the best at what you are, it's all a little insane
Em D/F#
Breakin' loose, breakin' the chain
G A
You never know what the future will bring
Em D
Breakin' loose, breakin' the spell
G A
I tried a part, now I'm playin' it well
Em G
Professional man, had the world in his hands
Em G
He arrived in the finest cars
Em G
He posted up his lifetime success
Em G
Every night at his favorite bar
Em G
He got off the track, he never looked back
Em G
He's an upper class renegade
Em G
Now he ain't got a dime just his peace of mind
Em G
And he knows that he's got it made
Em D/F#
Breakin' loose, breakin' the chain
G A
You never know what the future will bring
Em D
Breakin' loose, breakin' the spell
G A
I tried a part, now I'm playin' it well
Em D/F#
Breakin' loose, emotional bruise
G A
That's enough, It's time to go through
Em D
Breakin' loose, cut the line
G A
It don't matter what your money can buy
Em D/F#
Breakin' loose, breakin' the chain
G A
You never know what the future will bring
Em D
Breakin' loose, breakin' the spell
G A
I tried a part, now I'm playin' it well
Em D/F#
Breakin' loose, emotional bruise
G A
That's enough, It's time to go through
Em D
Breakin' loose, cut the line
G A
It don't matter what your money can buy