I woke up this morn (D)ing with a smile on my face,

(Ah ooh.) and no bod y’s gon na bring me down to (A)day.

(Ah ooh.) Been feel ing like noth ing’s been go ing my (G)way late ly.

But I’ve de cid ed right (D)here, right now, that my (G)out look’s gon na change.

That’s why I’m gon na say good bye to all the tears I’ve cried and ev ’ry time some bod y hurt my pride and feel ing like they won’t let me live life, and take the time to look at what is mine.

For I see

ev ’ry

bless ing, so clear n’t ly, on.

and I thank God

for what I’m feel I got strong and I’m from a bove.

I be (D)lieve they can take an y thing from me, but they can’t suc (D)ceed in tak ing my in ner peace from me.

They can (D)say all they wan (G)na say

a bout me, but I, I’m gon na car ry on; (Car ry I’m ma keep on keep on.)

sing in’ (D)my song.

(La la la la la la la (A)la la la;

la la (D)la la, (G)la

(A)la.)

I nev er wan na (D)dwell on the pain a (A)gain;

(Ah ooh.) there’s no use re liv in’ how I hurt back then.

(Ah ooh.) Re mem ber in’ too well the hell I felt when I was run nin’ out (A)of faith;

and ev ’ry step I’m (D)’bout to take, well it’s (G)towards a bet ter day.

’Cause I’m ’bout to (G)la

(A)la.)

Ev ’ry time I tried to be what they (D7)want ed from me, it nev er came nat ’ral (E)ly; so I end ed up in mis er y, was un a ble to see all the good a round me,

wast ing so much en er gy on what they (D7)thought of me than sim ply just re mem ber ing to (E)breathe,

oh.

I’m hu man ly un a ble to please (D7)ev ’ry one at the same time, so now I find my peace of mind liv ing one day at a time.

(E)In the end, I an swer to one God; comes down to one love

(A)till I get to heav en a bove I have made the de ci sion nev er to give in till the (A)day I die, no mat ter what.

I’m gon na (D)car ry on; I’m ma (G)keep on,

mm, sing in’ my (D)song.

(La la la la la la la la la la;

la la la la, la

la.)

my (I be lieve they can take an y thing from me, but they can’t suc (D)ceed in tak ing my in ner peace from me.) They can (D)say all they wan (G)na say

a bout me, but I, I’m gon na car ry on; (Car ry I’m ma keep on keep on.)

sing in’ my song.

be lieve they can take an y thing from me, but they can’t suc (D)ceed in tak ing my in ner peace from me.) They can (D)say all they wan (G)na say

a bout me, but I, I’m gon na car ry on; (Car ry on, ma keep on keep on.)

sing in’ on keep on.)

sing in’ (D)my song.

(La la la la la la la la la la;

la la (D)la la, (G)la

(A)la.)