[ Предположительная тональность: G ] Intro: G D/F# Em C D G G D/F# Em I got the news I grew up overnight C D G And I owe it to my folks to go and do this whole thing right G D/F# So I headed off to the university C D G And hit the books so hard that my hands began to bleed G D/F# Em I got a BA in BS and a PhD C D/F# G In finding brand new ways to ask my father for money G D/F# Em This basement's getting smaller everyday C D G I need a job, a life, a wife and someday someplace else to stay Em D And I know I should C G D/F# Give this up for good Em D But what good is a dream C G D/F# If you keep it in your sleep Em D Scream it loud and clear C G D/F# So that everyone can hear D It's who you are, yeah, you're a star And no amount of doubt will burn you out today G D/F# Em C D G G D/F# Em C D G G D/F# Em Don't wanna trade in my chucks for a tie and suit C D G Don't wanna trade in these days for a memory of my youth G D/F# Em I'm still young, but these things weren't built to last C D G The limit is the sky, but this plane was built to crash Em D And I know I should C G D/F# Give this up for good Em D But what good is a dream C G D/F# If you keep it in your sleep Em D Scream it loud and clear C G D/F# So that everyone can hear D It's who you are, yeah, you're a star And no amount of doubt will burn you out today G D/F# Em C D G G D/F# Em C D G G D/F# Em To you this all may seem like a waste of time C D G Just heart transplants to notebook paper lines G D/F# Em But when it's all over and we're both asked "What did you do?" C D G Which one of us can say we did just what we wanted to? Em D And I know I should C G D/F# Give this up for good Em D But what good is a dream C G D/F# If you keep it in your sleep Em D Scream it loud and clear C G D/F# So that everyone can hear D It's who you are, yeah, you're a star And no amount of doubt will burn you out today G D/F# Em C D G G D/F# Em C D G
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