Intro
[C] [Am7] [G]
[C] [Am7] [G]
Verse 1
[FM7]
You will notice me
[C] [G/B]
I'll be leaving my mark
[Am] [G] [FM7]
Like initials carved in an old oak tree
[G]
Just wait and see
[Am7]
Maybe I'll write like Twain wrote
[F]
Maybe I'll paint like Van Gogh
[D7]
Cure the common cold, I don't know
[FM7]
But I'm ready to start 'cause I know in my heart
Chorus
[C] [F/C]
I wanna do something that matters
[C]
Say something different
[F] [G] [Am]
Something that sets the whole world on its ear
[G] [F]
I wanna do something better
[Dm]
With the time I was given
[C/E] [F] [C]
I wanna try to do more than just pass through this life
[F] [G]
Leave nothing less than something that says
[C] [F] [Am] [G]
I was here
[C] [F] [Am] [G]
Verse 2
[FM7]
I will prove you wrong
[C] [G/B] [Am] [G]
If you think I'm all talk, you're in for a shock
[FM7]
Cause this dream's too strong
[G]
And before too long
[FM7/A] [G]
Maybe I'll compose symphonies (symphonies)
[F] [D7]
Maybe I'll fight for world peace (world peace)
Cause I know it's my destiny
[F]
To leave more than a trace of myself in this place
Chorus
[C] [F/C]
I wanna do something that matters
[C]
Say something different
[F] [G] [Am]
Something that sets the whole world on its ear
[G] [F]
I wanna do something better
[Dm]
With the time I was given
[C/E] [F] [C]
I wanna try to do more than just pass in this life
[F] [G]
Leave nothing less than something that says
[F]
I was here
[Instrumental Solo]
[Am] [F] [Am] [G]
Chorus
[C] [F/C]
I wanna do something that matters
[C]
Say something different
[F] [G]
Something that sets the whole world on its (ear)
[C] [F/C]
I wanna do something that matters
[C]
Say something different
[F] [G]
Something that sets the whole world on its (ear)
[C] [F/C]
I wanna do something that matters
[C]
Say something different
[F] [G]
Something that sets the whole world on its (ear)
[C] [F/C]
I wanna do something that matters
[C]
Say something different
[F] [G] [Am]
Something that sets the whole world on its ear
[G] [F]
I wanna do something better
[Dm]
With the time I was given
[C/E] [F] [Am] [C/E]
I wanna try to do more than just pass through this life
[F] [G]
And leave nothing less than something that says
[C] [F] [Am] [G]
I was here
[C] [F] [Am] [G]
You were here
[F] [G] [F] [C]
We were here
