Well the dawn was coming
Heard him ringing on my bell
He said, "My name's the Teacher
For that is what I call myself"
And I have a lesson
That I must impart to you
It's an old expression
But I must insist it's true
/ A - G D / : / A - GA C /
Jump up, look around, find yourself some fun
No sense in sitting there hating everyone
No man's an island and his castle isn't home
The nest is full of nothing when the bird has flown
/ D - F DC / / / D - F - B7 /
So I took a journey
Throw my world into the sea
With me went the Teacher
Who found fun instead of me
{Refrain}
Hey man, what's the plan, what was that you said
Suntanned, drink in hand, lying there in bed
I try to socialize but I can't seem to find
What I was looking for, got something on my mind
Then the Teacher told me
It had been a lot of fun
Thanked me for his ticket
And all that I had done
{Refrain}
INTRO {plucked}
G-8 C-4 D-4 X2
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
C4 x 3 2 0 3 3
D4 x x 0 2 3 3
VERSE {plucked}
G C D
Another turning point a fork stuck in the road,
G C D
Time grabs you by the wrist, and directs you where to go
Em D C G
So make the best of this test and don’t ask why
Em D C G
It’s not a question but a lesson learned in time
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life.
INTERLUDE
G-4 C-4 D-4 – {plucked}
G-8 C-4 D-4 – {strummed}
VERSE 2 {strummed}
G C D
Take the photographs and still frames in your mind
G C D
Hang it on a shelf and in good health and good time
Em D C G
Tattoos the memories and this test go on trial
Em D C G
For what it’s worth it was worth all the while
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life.
SOLO {strummed}
G-4 C-4 D-4
G-8 C-4 D-4
G-8 C-4 D-4
G-8 C-4 D-4
Em-4 D-4 C-4 G-4
Em-4 D-4 C-4 C-4
{strummed}
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life.
INTERLUDE
G-4 C-4 D-4 – {strummed}
G-8 C-4 D-4 – {plucked}
{plucked getting slower}
Em G Em G
Its something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life.
Outro {plucked getting slower}
G-4 C-4 D-4
G-8 C-4 D-4
G – {strummed down slowly let all strings ring}
Listen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPTkkqqzf90&feature=related
Capo II
Intro
G-D-C-D
Em-C-G-D
Verse 1
G D C D
Everything
Em C G D
She sees, she says she wants
G D C D
Everything
Em C G D
She wants, I see she gets.
Chorus
G D
That's my daughter, in the water
C D Em C
Everything she owns I bought her
G D
Everything she owns
G D
That's my daughter, in the water
C D Em C
Everything she knows I taught her
G D
Everything she knows
Verse 2
Everything
I say, she takes to heart
Everything
She takes, she takes apart
Chorus
Instrumental Interlude
F-Em-Am-G-D x2
G-Em x4
Verse 3
Every time
She blinks, she strikes somebody blind
Everything
She thinks, blows her tiny mind.
Chorus
Instrumental Interlude