[Intro]
G Cadd9 G
[Verse 1]
G
You and I were climbing up the ladder
Cadd9 G
To that mansion on the hill
G
All of the time never realising
Cadd9 D Dsus4 D
You must first learn how to kill
Em C
Where the winner takes it all
G D
And drowns the loser’s mayday call
Em C
And the price we all must pay
D
Is returned to the land
[Chorus]
Em D C
It’s a hard road up
Em D C
Then it’s a free fall down
Em D C G
Castles crumbling one and all
C D G
But at least I’m still around
[Verse 2]
G
You and I were strumming our guitars
Cadd9 G
Playing clubs in a rock ‘n’ roll band
G
Dreaming up songs for a nickel and a dime
Cadd9 D Dsus4 D
When things ran out of hand
Em C
Managers and drummer’s wives
G D
Had me run for my dear life
Em C
From a blessing to a curse
D
We had to make a stand
[Chorus]
Em D C
It’s a hard road up
Em D C
Then it’s a free fall down
Em D C G
Ships wreck on the ocean floor
C D G
But at least I’m still around
[Break]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 D Dsus4 D
Em A Em C G C D G
[Verse 3]
G
You and I – we blew up the gold dust
Cadd9 G
Clear for all to see
G
Never let go of the fleeting spirit
Cadd9 D Dsus4 D
As our minds were roaming free
Em C
As I lose my one last buck
G D
Find me stranded on my luck
Em C
No danger in the way you fall
D
It’s in the way you land, ooh
[Chorus]
Em D C
Hard road up
Em D C
Then it’s a free fall down
Em D C G
I’m evolution’s miracle
C D G
But at least I’m still around
[Chorus]
Em D C
Hard road up
Em D C
Then it’s a free fall down
Em D C G
I’m evolution’s miracle
C D G
But at least I’m still around