Life Is A Play(the World A Stage)

INTRO: G D Em C X 2 VERSE: G D C D Lookin' back on my younger days G D C D Life was a play and the world a stage G D C D Lust, love and greed were in my heart C D I thought I had to play each part G D C D I'd skip school and get in a fight G D C D Had a different girl every Friday night G D/F# Em But it all came out in the wash C D G Dad always said boys will be boys PRE-CHORUS: C Bm And Mom and dad backed me through it all C Bm Picked me up each time I'd fall Am G In fact they called it growing pains C D And said all kids must try such things CHORUS: G D C D They kept the faith and brought me through G D C D I still make a mistake or two G D/F# Em Lookin' back on my younger days C D G D Em C, G D Em C Life was a play and the world a stage VERSE: G D C D I lost my driver's license twice G D C D For speeding and running red lights G D C D But like all kids I lived and learned C D Play with fire and you'll get burned G D C D I bucked the system day and night G D C D Smoked cigarettes and tried the wine G D/F# Em Thought breakin' rules was bein' cool C D G It's clear to me now I was a fool PRE-CHORUS: C Bm And Mom and dad backed me through it all C Bm Picked me up each time I'd fall Am G In fact they called it growing pains C D And said all kids must try such things CHORUS: G D C D They kept the faith and brought me through G D C D I still make a mistake or two G D/F# Em Lookin' back on my younger days C D G C G Life was a play and the world a stage TAG: Em Bm Yeah everything turned out ok C D G Life was a play and the world a stage OUTRO: D Em C, G D C, ( G D C D, G D Em, 2X and FADE)