Jason Thomas Mraz (born June 23, 1977 in Mechanicsville, Virginia) is a Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter. Mraz’s stylistic influences include reggae, pop, rock, folk, jazz, and hip hop.
Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come in 2002 but it was not until the release of his second album, Mr. A-Z that Mraz achieved commercial success. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 200 and sold over one hundred thousand copies in the US.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Verse 1 - Plucking, finger-picking, and light strumming -
Em It takes a crane to build a crane
Am It takes two floors to make a story
C It takes an egg to make a hen
C It takes a hen to make an egg
GBm There is no end to what I'm saying
Em It takes a thought to make a word
Am And it takes some word to make an action
C And It takes some work to make it work
C It takes some good to make it hurt
GBm It takes some bad for satisfaction
Chorus - Plucking, finger-picking, and light strumming -
EmAm La la la la la la la life is wonderful
DG - Gb - optional transition -
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
EmAm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
D Al la la la la
Verse 2 - Strumming -
Em It takes a night to make it dawn
Am And it takes a day to make you yawn brother
C It takes some old to make you young
C It takes some cold to know the sun
GB It takes the one to have the other
Drums
Em And It takes no time to fall in love
Am But it takes you years to know what love is
C And It takes some fears to make you trust
C It takes those tears to make it rust
GB It takes the dust to have it polished
Chorus 2
EmAm Ha la la la la la la life is wonderful
DG - Gb - optional -
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
EmAm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
DEm - until next Verse -
Ah la la la la la la life is so...
Bridge: Em
Verse 3 Em It takes some silence to make sound
Am And It takes a loss before you found it
C And It takes a road to go nowhere
C It takes a toll to make you care
GB It takes a hole to make a mountain
Chorus 3
EmAm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
DG - Gb - optional -
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
EmAm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
DG - Gb - optional -
Ah la la la la la la love is meaningful
EmAm Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
DD Ah la la la la la la...
Em It is so wonderful
Em - until the end -
It is so meaningful
Em It is so wonderful
Em It is meaningful
Em It is wonderful
Em And meaningful
Em It goes full circle
Em Wonderful
Em Meaningful
Em Full Circle
Em Wonderful
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