Youll Figure It Out
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[Intro ]
Am C F N.C.
[Verso 1]
Am
I was wind surfing instructor, all through the summer
C
A ski bum in the winter, it all worried my mother
F
But I was a kid and I didn't need much
N.C.
What good is money to man who dies young?
[Verso 2]
Am
I had my fun til' my body said when
C
And that's the last of that life I was ever gonna live
F
But I was still kicking, just a bit lost
N.C.
And I hit that road I never thought I'd never have to cross
[Verso 3]
Am
It had been a couple months without a sense of direction
C
Then I hit a stroke of luck with an old family connection
F
One thing I knew was that I didn't know a lot
N.C.
But I made my way to New York and I took the fuckin' job
[Verso 4]
Am
I was running round the city getting coffee for the big guns
C
You saw that film, that's about how it was
F
Dang cut throat but didn't let it cut me down
N.C.
I became one of them and I made my mother proud
[Verso 5]
Am
A strange, foreign taste, the sweetness of success
C
Cinnamon leather shoes, a name plate on my desk
F
Lived fast for few, above my means
N.C.
And watched the cash flow in like nothing could dam the stream
[Verso 6]
Am
I was so naive, couldn't see it going wrong
C
And before I could blink the whole firm dissolved
F
I was out on my ass, I knew I had to split
N.C.
And that's the last of that life I was ever gonna live
[Verso 7]
Am
So I called my brother, told him "Don't tell ma
C
But I don't know what do man, I'm in a tight spot"
F
He heard my tone, and thank God he did
N.C.
He told me pack my things and come and work with him
[Verso 8]
Am
And like my life there was a lot to be built
C
He had just quit his job and took a chance on himself
F
And as you could assume for a while it was tough
N.C.
It was 60 hour weeks and it was barely enough
[Verso 9]
Am
But it did get better, it's a living in fact
C
And I could have done it different but I can't go back
F
Now 20 something years have come and gone
N.C.
And honestly I didn't think I'd live this long
Am
And I know I'm probably dragging, I don't wanna hold ya
C
But let me tell you this, boy, if nobody's told you
F
The thing about life? There's no straight route
N.C.
Save a little, live a lot, you'll figure it out
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