Intro: 
Am    Dm 

Verse 
          Am       Dm                      Am 
I'm gonna live the life I sing about in my song 
                      Dm                 E 
I'm gonna stand for right always showing the wrong 
	      Am                         Dm                 Am 
If I'm in the crowd, if I'm alone on the streets or in my home 
                   Dm     E                Am     Dm   Am 
I'm gonna live the life I sing about in my song 

                             Dm              Am 
Everyday, everywhere, on the busy thoroughfare 
                 Dm          Am          Dm 
Some may watch me, some may spot me 
         E 
Say I'm foolish but I don't care 


[Refrão]
              Am              Dm 
Cause I can't sing one thing, then live or not 
      F 
Be a slave by day, and a devil under cover 
          Am                Dm                     Am      Dm    Am 
I got to live the life I sing about, yes, in my song. 

Verse 
                               Dm 
If at day, if at night, I must always walk in the light 
        Am     Dm      Am    Dm         E 
Some mistake me, underrate me, because I wanna do it right 
                Am 
Well I cannot march on the streets, shout all day Sunday, 
  Dm                         F 
or crawl on my knees for the man on a monday 


[Refrão]
            Am               E                  Am 
I've got to live the life I sing about in my song 
    Dm          Am 
Oh yes, in my song 
                     Dm     E                Am      Dm         Am 
I've got to life the life I sing about in my song, yes in my song 

                               Dm          E 
I'm gonna stand for justice, and always shout the wrong 
              Am 
Cause I can't sing one thing, then live or not 
     F 
Be a slave by day, and a devil under cover 
          Am                Dm                     Am      Dm    Am 
I got to live the life I sing about, yes, in my song.