Chords
Dadd4 x5403x
G5/D x5503x
D xx0232
G 320003
Cadd9 x32030
Em 022000
D/F# 2x023x
G/B x2003x
C x32010
Cadd9 x32030
C/G 3x2010
Em/maj7 021000
Em7 020000
A7 x02020
***Capo 5th***
Verse 1
Dadd4 G5/D
There's a tall thin man standing in the shadows
Dadd4 G5/D
When he calls your name his voice is strong and clear
Dadd4 G5/D
It's a dark and smoky place, so you can't quite see his face
Dadd4 G5/D
He pulls you close and whispers in your ear
Verse 2
D G
And he tells you he was born into some money
D G
But it didn't mean he had to sit around
D G
And he knows a thing or two about the things that you should do
D G
If you don't want to take life lying down
Refrain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
First of all hang out a lot with Hemingway
C D Em
Spend some time fighting bulls in Spain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
You should go three rounds with Archie Moore and Sugar Ray
C D Cadd9
So damn scary you won't mind the pain
Verse 3
D G
Be ringside at the Rumble in the Jungle
D G
Make friends with Hunter S. and Jackie O.
D G
And when they shoot poor Bobby down, you wrestle Sirhan to the ground
D G
Love your friends and miss them when they go
Refrain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
You should write a book or two and start a magazine
C D Em
Even if it never makes a dime
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
You should swing out by your feet above the circus ring
C D Cadd9
At the very least throw parties all the time
|G |G D/F#|
Bridge
Em Em/maj7
Time and tide will never care
Em7 A7
Not so far from here to there
|Cadd9 G/B|Am |Cadd9 G/B|Am|Cadd9 G/B|Am D/F#|G C/G G|
We just go
Verse 4
D G
So enjoy yourself, do the things that matter
D G
Cause there isn't time and space to do it all
D G
Love the things you try, drink a cocktail wear a tie
D G
Show a little grace if you should fall
Refrain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
Don't live another day unless you make it count
C D Em
There's someone else that you're supposed to be
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
Something deep inside of you that still wants out
C D Cadd9
And shame on you if you don't set it free
Outro
|D Cadd9|Em F# G|C D |G C/G G|