( D7 )    G                  B7 
That's life - that's what all the people say;  
        Em7                  A7 
You're ridin' high in April, shot down in May.  
        G            C7M  Bm7(b5) Em7 
But I know I'm gonna change that tune  
          A9     Am7      D9   D+ 
When I'm back on top in June. 
  
 
       G   B7 
That's life - funny as it seems,  
Em7                         A7 
Some people get their kicks steppin' on a dream;  
    G             F#m7 F7  Em 
But I don't let it get me down,  
        A9                   D9     G 
'Cause this old world keeps goin' round. 
  
(Bridge:)  
             G7 
I've been a puppet a pauper, a pirate, a poet,  
 
A pawn and a king,  
           C6 
I've been up and down and over and out  
  
And I've learned one thing:  
A7 
Each time I find myself flat on my face,  
  D7                     D9           D+ 
I pick myself up and get back in the race. 
  

        G    B7 
That's life - I can't deny it,  
Em7                            A7 
I thought of quittin', but my heart just won't buy it.  
G             G/F#        Bm7(b5)    E       
If I  didn't think it was worth a try  
     A-9    A7          D+  D7        G     G/F#    Em   E°    D7 
I'd roll myself up in a big ball and die. 
  
(Last Time) 
  

    A-9         A  A7   D+  D7        G  Am7 alt  G°  A7  G6 
I'd roll myself up in a big ball and die.