Failed Careers

Intro
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Verse 1
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Didn't make it as a scholar, momma
                   Em             G
Didn’t cut it as a jazz man, poppa
                              Em                  C
If you could see how far from liberation I remain,
                D            G
my brother, I'd be so ashamed
                  Em             G
I didn't flip the dope like Sammy
                          Em            G
Couldn’t hack it with the six gun, Danny
                     Em                               C
I think you've got a heart that's true and born to die
                     D                       G
As for me, I like to be in bed by nine cause–

Chorus
              D      Em
You only live once...
                         C    G
Well, I don't know about that,
         D                    C       G
but I'll only get one shot at this one
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Whatever I've done, I can't take it back, so I’ll try and keep it up front

Interlude
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Verse 2
                      Em              G
Didn’t make it in the High School band
                     Em                G
Couldn't cut it as a song and dance man
                      Em
They thought I’d be a dish pit prodigy,
C                              D                  G
but I spent my shifts yapping about my philosophy!
                    Em             G
The wrong half of a brooding writer
                        Em                 G
A street sweeper, not a real street fighter
                  Em
I usеd to hit the road, no rider,
C                      D          G
roll to the gigs on my Radio Fliеr

Chorus
              D      Em
You only live once...
                         C    G
Well, I don't know about that,
         D                    C       G
but I'll only get one shot at this one
              D   Em                C    G   D                       C    G
Whatever I've done, I can't take it back, so I’ll try and keep it up front

Outro
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