Key: F
Introduction:
G Dm G
v v v v v v v v
v v v v v v v v
Dm G Dm G
It's a hard world to get a break in
Dm G Dm G
All the good things have been taken
Dm C Bb C
v v v v v v v v
(But girl...)
Dm C Bb
But girl there are ways to make certain things pay
C Dm C Bb
Though I'm dressed in these rags I'll wear sable
C
Some day
D
Hear what I...
G F
v v v v v v v v
(say)
G F G
...say I'm gonna ride the serpent
F G
No more time spent sweatin' rent
F{3
Hear my command I'm breakin' loose
G
It ain't no use
F{2
Holdin' me down
G{3
Stick around
But baby (but baby)
C Dm F G
It's my life and I'll do what I want
C Dm F G
It's my mind and I'll think what I want
F G
Show me I'm wrong
F G
Hurt you sometime
F G F G
But someday I'll treat you real fine
There'll be women and their fortunes
C Dm F G
(It's my life and I'll do what I want) Don't push me
(It's my mind and I'll think what I want) It's my life