Why You Should Give Up On Your Dreams
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[Verso 1]
Bb
God loves a trier
Gm
And the rest of us admire
Eb F
An underdog pursuing his heart's desire (and we all know)
Bb Gm
It's ok to live from day to day
Eb F
But being a go-getter is better
Bb Gm
If you're not following a personal dream
Eb F
You're probably feeling guilty about not carpe-ing the diem
Bb Gm
But oh god all this striving is such a bore
Eb F
And I don't wanna do it anymore
[Refrão]
F Am
I'm tired of trying to get things done
Gm Dm
Just wanna do stuff that is fun
Bb F
To do just purely for itself
C
Not as a means to something else
F Am
The end can't justify the means
Gm Dm
Cos nothing really ends. I have been
Bb F
Playing a game I cannot win -
C
Throwing my to-do list in the bin
[Verso 2]
Bb Gm
The drawback of an over-active imagination
Eb F
Is reality can be a source of frustration
Bb Gm
And actually not everybody can
Eb F
Get to be Marie Curie or Spiderman
Bb Gm
So come on come on come on come on - take it easy on yourself
Eb F
Put those ambitions up on the shelf
Bb Gm
There's freedom in not having in dreams at all
Eb F
What's wrong with living big and dreaming small?
[Refrão]
F Am
I'm tired of trying to get things done
Gm Dm
Just wanna do stuff that is fun
Bb F
To do just purely for itself
C
Not as a means to something else
F Am
The end can't justify the means
Gm Dm
Cos nothing really ends. I have been
Bb F
Playing a game I cannot win -
C
Throwing my to-do list in the bin
Coda x 2
F Am
Ba ba ba ba ba-da ba ba
Gm Dm
Ba-da ba ba ba ba-da ba
Bb F
Ba-da ba ba ba ba-da ba ba
C
Ba-da ba ba ba ba-da ba
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