Don’t (C+)tell me (C6)not to fly, I’ve (C+)sim ply (C)got to.

If (C+)some one (C6)takes a spill, it’s (C+)me and (C)not you.

Don’t (Dbdim)bring a (Dm)round a cloud to (G7sus)rain on (G7)my pa (C+)rade.

Don’t (C+)tell me (C6)not to live, just (C+)sit and (C)put ter.

Life’s (C+)can dy (C6)and the sun’s a (C+)ball of (C)but ter.

Who (Ddim)told you (Dm)you’re al lowed to (G7sus)rain on (G7)my pa (C+)rade?

I’ll (C13)march (C)my (Fmaj9)band out,

I’ll (C13)beat (C)my (Fmaj9)drum.

And (F6)if I’m (C)fanned out,

your (A13)turn at (D)bat, sir, at least I did n’t fake it.

(Dm7)Hat, sir, I (Dm7)guess I did n’t (G13)make (G)it!

But (C+)wheth er (C6)I’m the rose of (C+)sheer per (C)fec tion or (C+)freck le (C6)on the nose of (C+)life’s com (C)plex ion, the (Ddim)cin der (Dm)on the shin y (G7sus)ap ple (G7)of its (Em7)eye.

(D)I got ta (Fdim)fly once, (C)I got ta (D#dim)try once, (Dm7)on ly can (G7)die once, (Cmaj9)right (C9)sir?

(D)Oooh, love is (Fdim)juic y, (C)juic y and (D#dim)you see (F#m7)I got ta (B7)have my (Em)bite, (G7)sir.

Get (C+)read y (C6)for me, love, ’cause (C+)I’m a (C)“com er.” I (C+)sim ply (C6)got ta march, my (C+)heart’s a (C)drum mer.

Don’t (Ddim)bring a (Dm)round a cloud to (G7sus)rain on (G)my pa (C)rade.

(Abmaj7)I’m (Db)gon (Abmaj7)na live (Db)and (Abmaj7)live now!

Get (Db)what (Abmaj7)I want, (Db)I (Abmaj7)know how!

All (Db)that (Abmaj7)the law (Db)will (Abmaj7)al low!

(Bbmaj7)One (Eb)roll (Bbmaj7)for the (Eb)whole (Bbmaj7)she bang!

One (Eb)throw, (Bbmaj7)that bell (Eb)will (Bbmaj7)go clang!

Tho’ (Eb)I’m (Bbmaj7)a lone (Eb)I’m (Bbmaj7)a gang!

(Cmaj7)Eye (F)on (Cmaj7)the tar (F)get (Cmaj7)and wham!

One (F)shot, (Cmaj7)one gun (F)shot (Cmaj7)and bam!

(F)Hey, (E)world, (F)here (E)I (F)am!

Get (C+)read y (C6)for me, love, ’cause (C+)I’m a (C)“com er.” I (Db+)sim ply (Db6)got ta march, my (Db+)heart’s a (Db)drum mer.

No (Am7)bod y, no (Dm7)no (Em7)bod y is (Em7)gon na (Dm7)rain on (Dbmaj7)my pa (C)rade.