Why you (CN.C.)wan na tell me how to live my life?

Who are (CN.C.)you to tell me if it’s black or white?

Ma ma, can you help me try and un der stand, is (E5)in no cence the diff ’rence ’tween a boy and a man?

My (F#m)dad dy lived a lie.

That’s just the price that he paid.

(A5)Sac ri ficed his life just slav in’ a way.

Oh,

if there’s one thing I hang on to that gets me (B5)through the night.

I

ain’t gon na (A5)do what I don’t want to.

I’m gon na (B5)live my life.

Shin in’ like a dia mond, roll in’ with the dice.

Stand in’ on the ledge, I’ll show the (B5)wind how to fly.

When the (F#m)world gets in my face

I say,

(CN.C.)have a nice (C#m)day.

(B5)Have a nice (C#m)day.

Take a (CN.C.)look a round you, noth in’s what it seems.

We’re liv in’ (CN.C.)in the bro ken home of hopes and dreams.

Let me be the first to shake a help in’ hand.

(E5)An y bod y brave e nough to take a stand?

I’ve (F#m)knocked on ev ’ry door on ev ’ry dead end street (A5)look in’ for for give ness and what’s left to be lieve.

Oh

Ohh,

ooh,

if there’s one thing I hang on to that gets me (B5)through the night.

I

ain’t gon na (A5)do what I don’t want to.

I’m gon na (B5)live my life.

Shin in’ like a dia mond, roll in’ with the dice.

Stand in’ on the ledge, I’ll show the (B5)wind how to fly.

When the (F#m)world gets in my face

I say,

(CN.C.)have a nice (C#m)day.

(B5)Have a nice (C#m)day.

(B5)Have a nice (C#m)day.

When the (C#m)world keeps (E5)try in’ (A5)to drag (E5)me down, got ta (C#m)raise my (E5)hands, (A5)gon na stand (E5)my ground.

I (C#m)say,

hey,

(B5)have a nice (C#m)day.

(B5)Have a nice (C#m)day.

(B5)Have a (CN.C.)nice day.