Intro:
Am Dm
Verse
Am Dm Am
I'm gonna live the life I sing about in my song
Dm E
I'm gonna stand for right always showing the wrong
Am Dm Am
If I'm in the crowd, if I'm alone on the streets or in my home
Dm E Am Dm Am
I'm gonna live the life I sing about in my song
Dm Am
Everyday, everywhere, on the busy thoroughfare
Dm Am Dm
Some may watch me, some may spot me
E
Say I'm foolish but I don't care
Am Dm
Cause I can't sing one thing, then live or not
F
Be a slave by day, and a devil under cover
Am Dm Am Dm Am
I got to live the life I sing about, yes, in my song.
Verse
Dm
If at day, if at night, I must always walk in the light
Am Dm Am Dm E
Some mistake me, underrate me, because I wanna do it right
Am
Well I cannot march on the streets, shout all day Sunday,
Dm F
or crawl on my knees for the man on a monday
Am E Am
I've got to live the life I sing about in my song
Dm Am
Oh yes, in my song
Dm E Am Dm Am
I've got to life the life I sing about in my song, yes in my song
Dm E
I'm gonna stand for justice, and always shout the wrong
Am
Cause I can't sing one thing, then live or not
F
Be a slave by day, and a devil under cover
Am Dm Am Dm Am
I got to live the life I sing about, yes, in my song.