Given Half a Chance
A bittersweet lament about life in this world (Paranoid Schizophrenic Delusions)
1. C Gm Given half a chance I might simply fade away C Bb F Eb Given no chance I'll have to stay right here Dm C Gm Ab Bb Isn't that I care so little for myself Gm Bb F I'm just just so so full of fear Eb Gm F It isn't that I'm ungrateful Db Eb F For all my wealth of good Eb Db F I never meant to seem so hateful Dm Bb C I never thought that I could ever get to be so misunderstood
2. C Gm Sometimes I wonder if what is goin' on C Bb F Eb Is seen by no one else but me Dm C Gm Ab Bb Sometimes I think maybe what is happening Gm Bb F Is something me and no one else can see Eb Gm F Sometimes I think people just look behind Db Eb F People close their minds People must be blind Eb Db F We're all so resigned Dm Bb C Makes me think there is nothing to find
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3. C Gm Sometimes I wonder if what is goin' on C Bb F Eb Is somethin' just the spacemen know Dm C Gm Ab Bb Sometimes I feel maybe we're just puppets being run Gm Bb F By those in the U F O's [Close Encounters 5-note theme] Eb Gm F Yes and sometimes I fear people don't see the sky Db Eb F People don't ask why People don't even try Eb Db F And it all makes me cry Dm Bb C Makes me just want to give up and die
4. C Gm Sometimes I know what is goin' on C Bb F Eb With all of our worry and fears Dm C Gm Ab Bb Sometimes I see it as sheer luxury Gm Bb F That our kind has been striving for for years Eb Gm F Sometimes we quit when we haven't begun Db Eb F 'Cause it's too much fun When we see we are at one Eb Db F Happens to everyone Dm Bb C Wish it was over and done.
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5. C Gm Sometimes I hope what is goin' on C Bb F Eb Is set by the source of it all Dm C Gm Ab Bb Sometimes I pray what is happening Gm Bb F Makes sense if I keep on trying to answer the call Eb Gm F Sometimes my people all gather in love Db Eb F My people are worshipful of Eb Db F My people inside and my people above Dm And it all makes me sing Bb C To see what that worship can bring C Gm Given half a chance I might simply fade away...