Tom: F#m
F#m A E B
[Verse 1]
F#m A
When I was younger I knew that my father
E B
Wasn’t happy but I didn’t know why
F#m A
Now that I’m older I understand the burden
E B
that he shouldered and the world that he tried to defy
F#m A E
I would be lying if I said it wasn’t terrifying
B
To put myself out there and try
F#m A
I know what I’m meant to do, but I want to do right by
E B
You deserve more than enough to scrape by
D A
There are ways in life to make it
C#m F#m
Then there’s your way in life to make
D A
How am I supposed to know
C#m
Which path to take?
[Pre-Chorus]
And she said,
A
“If you don’t do this
B C#
you’ll regret it for the rest of your life
A
It’s time to shut up, take a seat
B C#
and listen to your wife
A C# B
‘Cause I don’t wanna be married to an unhappy man”
[Chorus]
A
“You’ve gotta quit your day job
E
While you’ve got the chance
C#m
To chase your dreams
B
Don’t be afraid to dance
A
Without the devil on your shoulder;
E
He’s holding you back
C#m
But only if you let him
B
Hold on to what you believe in"
F#m A E B
[Verse 2]
F#m A
I’m getting tired of daydreams
E B
‘Cause I know the dreams could be reality
F#m A
I’d rather be swimming upstream
E B
Than drowning in downstream monotony
D A
If I don’t take the leap
C#m
‘Cause the fall is long
F#m
And the road is steep
D A
Am I wasting what I’ve been given?
C#m
Throwing dirt in the blood, call it cheap?
[Pre-Chorus]
And she said,
A
“If you don’t do this
B C#
you’ll regret it for the rest of your life
A
It’s time to shut up, take a seat
B C#
and listen to your wife
A C# B
‘Cause I don’t wanna be married to an unhappy man”
[Chorus]
A
“You’ve gotta quit your day job
E
While you’ve got the chance
C#m
To chase your dreams
B
Don’t be afraid to dance
A
Without the devil on your shoulder;
E
He’s holding you back
C#m B
But only if you let him
A
You’ve gotta quit your day job
E
While you’ve got the chance
C#m
To chase your dreams
B
Don’t be afraid to dance
A
Without the devil on your shoulder;
E
He’s holding you back
C#m
But only if you let him
B
Hold on to what you believe in"
[Bridge]
F#
Hold on to what you believe in
[Solo]
A E C#m B
A E C#m B
F#m A B C#m
F#m A B C#m
[Outro]
F#m
Hold on to what you believe in
A B
Hold on to what you believe in
F#m
Hold on to what you believe in
A B
Hold on to what you believe in
