no capo!
[verse (1)]
F Bb F
i got rice cooking in the microwave
C
I got a three day beard
Bb
I don't plan to shave and it's a
F Bb
goofy thing but i just gotta say
C Bb F
i'm doing all right
F Bb F
I think i'll make me some homemade soup
C
I'm feeling pretty good
Bb
A n d that's the truth
F Bb
it's neither drink nor drug induced
C Bb F
No i'm just doing all right
[chorus]
C F Dm
And it's a great day to be alive
Gm
I know the sun's still shining
F C
When i close my eyes
F Dm
It's hard times in the neighborhood
Gm Am
But why can't everyday
Bb C F Bb F C Bb
Be just this good
[verse (2)]
F Bb F
It's been fifteen years since i left home
C Bb
Said good luck to every seed i'd sown
F C Dm Bb
Gave it my best, then i left it alone
C Bb F
i hope they're doing all right
F Bb F
Redbird, redbird what do you see?
C
He says i
Dm Bb
See a lone wolf looking at me
F C
Head in the clouds
Dm Bb
But harmless as a tree
C Gm F
I guess he's doing all right"
[chorus]
C F Dm
And it's a great day to be alive
Gm
I know the sun's still shining
F C
When i close my eyes
F Dm
It's hard times in the neighborhood
Gm Am
But why can't everyday
Bb C
Be just this good
[bridge]
C
Sometimes it's lonely
Am Bb
Sometimes it's only me
Gm F Bb Dm
And the shadows that fill this room
C
Sometimes i'm falling
Am Bb
Desperately calling
Gm
Howling at the moon
F Am Bb F C Gm
Awooo
F Am Bb F C Gm
Awooo
[verse (3)]
F Bb F
It's a colorful life that we go through
C
It's neither black or white
Bb
Nor just shades of blue
F C Dm Bb
Maybe i'll grow me a fu man chu
[chorus]
C F Dm
And it's a great day to be alive
Gm
I know the sun's still shining
F C
When i close my eyes
F Dm
It's hard times in the neighborhood
Gm Am
But why can't everyday
Bb C
Be just this good
C F Dm
And it's a great day to be alive
Gm
I know the sun's still shining
F C
When i close my eyes
F Dm
It's hard times in the neighborhood
Gm Am
But why can't everyday
Bb C
Be just this good
[Verse 1]
I got rice cooking in the microwave
I got a three day beard, I don't plan to shave
And it's a goofy thing but I just gotta say, I'm doing all right
I think I'll make me some homemade soup
I'm feeling pretty good and that's the truth
It's neither drink nor drug induced, no I'm just doing all right
[Chorus]
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes
It's hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't everyday be just this good
[Verse 2]
It's been fifteen years since I left home
Said good luck to every seed I'd sown
Gave it my best, then I left it alone
I hope they're doing all right
Redbird, redbird what do you see?
He says, "I see a lone wolf looking at me
Head in the clouds but harmless as a tree
I guess he's doing all right"
[Chorus]
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes
It's hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't everyday be just this good
[Bridge]
Sometimes it's lonely
Sometimes it's only me and the shadows that fill this room
Sometimes I'm falling, desperately calling, howling at the moon
Awooo
Awooo
[Verse 3]
It's a colorful life that we go through
It's neither black or white, nor just shades of blue
Maybe I'll grow me a fu man chu
[Chorus]
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes
It's hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't everyday be just this good
[Chorus]
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes
It's hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't everyday be just this good
Awooo
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