[Verse 1]
Gm
Sitting awake before the morning sun
Bb/F
Only ‘cause I couldn’t fall asleep while the night was young
Gm/Eb
I’m restless, can’t call myself stressless
Dsus4 D
These past weeks have left me breathless and senseless
Gm
My brother from another mother lost a brother
Bb/F Gm/Eb
My father lost his father, I lost a friend, something that I couldn’t comprehend
We’ll never see these men again
Dsus4 D
Once upon a time life was so innocent
[Verse 2]
Gm
We’re past the past
Bb/F
The now is now
Gm/Eb
The future will be here in a minute
Dsus4 D
But I don’t care what’s going down
Gm
Anyhow, I miss the time with the many smiles
Bb/F
When we could always stretch it for a little while
Gm/Eb
Now you’re gone and it feels like I’m alone
Dsus4. D
Oh god dammit, how I miss you so
[Verse 3]
Gm
Sometimes it will feel time can stop
Bb/F
Sometimes I feel like giving up
Eb
But then I hear a voice inside of me
Dsus4 D
Saying: "Better die with your chin up, than living on your knees"
Gm
Daydreaming is OK sometimes
Bb/F
But to face the facts really hurts
Gm/Eb
And when you finally feel the weight of your burden
Dsus4. D
Get up again if you kiss the dirt
[Chorus]
Gm
I’d rather live one day as a lion
Bb/F
Than live a hundred years as a sheep
Gm/Eb
I’d rather reign in Hell than serve in Heaven
Dsus4 D
Live my dream out in reality and not in my sleep
Gm
The past is gone
Bb/F
The now is now
Gm/Eb
The future will be here in a minute
Dsus4. D /C /Bb /A
But I don’t care what’s going down, what’s going down
[Verse 4]
Gm
People tell me: "Pick yourself up off the road"
Bb/F
Can’t I just stay and get squashed like a little toad?
Gm/Eb
They’ll say you have a burden to carry
Dsus4 D
Somewhere along the line there’s a girl to marry
Gm
But don’t worry, I’ll get up
Bb/F
I won’t give it up even if it won’t stop
Gm/Eb
Hurting in my heart now that we’re apart
Dsus4 D
My chronic pain is about to start, will it be hard?
[Chorus]
Gm
I’d rather live one day as a lion
Bb/F
Than live a hundred years as a sheep
Gm/Eb
I’d rather reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven
Dsus4 D
Live my dream out in reality and not in my sleep
Gm
The past is gone
Bb/F
The now is now
Gm/Eb
The future will be here in a minute
Dsus4 D
But I don’t care what’s going down
[Outro]
Gm
‘Cause we’re past the past
Bb/F
The now is now
Gm/Eb
The future will be here in a minute
Dsus4 D
But I don’t care what’s going down
Gm
Anyhow...
Chords by Martin Simonsen.