Intro
[Em] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
[Em] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
Verse 1
[Em]
When I was younger
[D] [Dsus4] [D]
my father, he took me aside.
[Am]
He said, "Son, life's a bitch
[B]
but if you keep your head
[Em] [B]
you'll be fine.
[Em]
Don't fear for your life
when your heads by the barrel
[D] [Dsus4] [D]
of a gun
[Am]
but don't feel free
[B]
when the rope round your neck's
[Em] [D]
been undone."
Chorus
[C]
"Don't follow in my footsteps
[D]
the path that I've taken's
[G] [Bm] [Em]
a minefield of sorrow and shame.
[C]
Make your own luck
[Bm]
and don't worry if
[D] N.C.
you don't make the grade;
[Em] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
let your heart lead the way."
[Em] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
Verse 2
[Em]
"Don't leap without looking.
[D] [Dsus4] [D]
Let sleeping dogs lie.
[Am] [B]
Don't follow the crowd like a sheep;
[Em] [B]
you've got your own mind.
[Em]
When lies cloud your judgement
don't let the truth
[D] [Dsus4] [D]
out of your sight.
[Am] [B]
Don't argue the toss over nothing
[Em] [D]
but stand for your rights."
Chorus
[C]
"Don't follow in my footsteps
[D]
the path that I've taken's
[G] [Bm] [Em]
a minefield of sorrow and shame.
[C]
Make your own luck
[Bm]
and don't worry if
[D] N.C.
you don't make the grade;
[Em] N.C.
let your heart lead the way."
Bridge
[C] [D] [G]
Now that I'm older
I've got my own son
[C] [D] [G]
there's a weight on my shoulders
a job to be done
[C] [D]
I don't have the answers
[G]
I don't always know best
[C] [D] [G]
but the one thing that I've learned
is that life's not a test.
Chorus
[C]
So don't follow in my footsteps
[D]
the path that I've taken's
[G]
not perfect
[Bm] [Em]
but then nothing is
[C]
Make your own way
[Bm]
just like my father
[D]
made his.
Chorus
[C]
And don't worry if your footsteps
[D]
don't take you direct
[G] [Bm]
to the place that you thought
[Em]
was your goal.
[C]
There's always
[D]
a road that's less travelled
[Em]
that still gets you home.
[C]
There's always
[D]
a road that's less travelled
[G]
that still gets you home.
Outro
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[G] [D] [C]
[D] [G]
