(Sean McCann)
INTRO: (Bm) (G) (A) (x2)
INTRO
(Bm) I left my home, my (G)famiy by the o(A)cean
(Bm) Out on my own, to (G)seek my (A)fortune
(Bm) But there's no work to (G)occupy this young (A)hands
(Bm) So look out boy, you're (G)heading for the (A)main land
CHORUS:
(D) And whatta ya do, you can't make (G)nothing out of (A)nothing
(D) Every(Bm)body needs a (A)start
(D) And whatta ya do, you can't make (G)nothing out of (A)nothing
(Bm) Give my country (G)back it's (A)heart
INTRO
(Bm) I was born on a (G)St. John's (A)street
(Bm) Where all my hopes could (G)meet with de(A)feat
(Bm) I hired my days shootin' (G)higher edu(A)cation
(Bm) Now I'm so smart I got to (G)rule this god damn (A)nation
CHORUS
INTRO
(Bm) Now I'm alone but I'm (G)working every(A)day
(Bm) I get stone and I'm (G)blowin' all my (A)pay
(Bm) Just to survive I (G)do whatever (A)I can
(Bm) Now I'm alive but how (G)can I be a (A)real man
INTRO (x2)
CHORUS (x2)
INTRO
(Sean McCann)
INTRO: (Bm) (G) (A) (x2)
INTRO
(Bm) I left my home, my (G)famiy by the o(A)cean
(Bm) Out on my own, to (G)seek my (A)fortune
(Bm) But there's no work to (G)occupy this young (A)hands
(Bm) So look out boy, you're (G)heading for the (A)main land
CHORUS:
(D) And whatta ya do, you can't make (G)nothing out of (A)nothing
(D) Every(Bm)body needs a (A)start
(D) And whatta ya do, you can't make (G)nothing out of (A)nothing
(Bm) Give my country (G)back it's (A)heart
INTRO
(Bm) I was born on a (G)St. John's (A)street
(Bm) Where all my hopes could (G)meet with de(A)feat
(Bm) I hired my days shootin' (G)higher edu(A)cation
(Bm) Now I'm so smart I got to (G)rule this god damn (A)nation
CHORUS
INTRO
(Bm) Now I'm alone but I'm (G)working every(A)day
(Bm) I get stone and I'm (G)blowin' all my (A)pay
(Bm) Just to survive I (G)do whatever (A)I can
(Bm) Now I'm alive but how (G)can I be a (A)real man
INTRO (x2)
CHORUS (x2)
INTRO