Intro: D x 8measures
D G A
Hey, you kids, bullyin' the kids down at your school
G
One of these days you're gonna grow up, be ashamed
D G A
Who gave you the right to de- cide who is and who ain't cool
G
Who could sit at your table and be on your team and play your games
G D
Let 'em shine, shine like a diamond
A D
Give 'em time and you'll find there's no cover rose
G D G
God's light shines for every- body
D A D
So get out-ta His way, nothin' grows in shadows
D G A
Hey, you fathers, screamin' at your kids from the bleachers
G
Sayin' "quit actin' like a sissy, suck it up and win"
D G A
Maybe you ought'a stop and think a- bout what you're teachin'
G
Yeah, you talk about a loser, I don't think it's them
G D
Let 'em shine, shine like a diamond
A D
Give 'em time and you'll find there's no cover rose
G D G
God's light shines for every- body
D A D
So get out-ta His way, nothin' grows in shadows
G
Well, I aint sayin' I aint been a shadow myself
D
A dark cloud that rained on somebody else
A
Well, I learned a lesson that I need to tell
D
The doctor that saved my mommas life,
helped beat her cancer, made sure she got well,
G
was a kid I went to school with all my life
Man, I used to give him hell
G D
Let 'em shine, shine like a diamond
A D
Give 'em time and you'll find there's no cover rose
G D G
God's light shines for every- body
D A D
So get out-ta His way, nothin' grows in shadows
G D A D
Oh, get out-ta His way, nothin' grows in shadows
Inst. solo: G G D D A A D D x 2 and fade