Verse: 
Bm 
Well my feet are tired 
A 
And my back is sore 
G 
And my body’s aching 
A 
And my hands are raw 
Bm 
And my eyes are drowsy 
A 
And my mouth is dry 
G 
And I feel so alive  
A 
That I could almost die 
Bm 
‘Cos my pockets are draughty 
A 
From the rent so steep 
G 
And my arms are shaking  
A 
From the lack of sleep 
Bm 
And my mind is melting 
A 
As my blisters burst 
G 
But my grin is endless 
F# 
‘Cos it could be worse 

Chorus: 
G 
So I drop to my knees 
D 
And give thanks to the Lord 
A 
For the rising tuition 
D 
I can barely afford 
G 
I’m so happy to live 
D 
In the land of the free 
A 
Free to pay higher tuition 
Bm 
So I can succeed 

Verse: 
Bm 
I got a class in the morning 
A 
I gotta study at noon 
G 
I gotta work in the evening 
A 
And an essay due soon 
Bm 
I got a test on the morrow 
G 
And a quiz in an hour 
A 
And a bill overdue 
F# 
For the phone and the power 

Verse: 
Bm 
I got a girl who’s upset 
A 
Yeah, she thinks I’m a jerk 
G 
‘Cos I cancelled our plans  
A 
To get called into work 
Bm 
And my heart is breaking 
A 
As I face my curse 
G 
But my grin is endless 
F# 
‘Cos it could be worse 

Chorus: 
G 
So I drop to my knees 
D 
And give thanks to the Lord 
A 
For the rising tuition 
D 
I can barely afford 
G 
I’m so happy to live 
D 
In the land of the free 
A 
Free to pay higher tuition 
Bm 
So I can succeed 

Verse: 
Bm 
So I ride my bike 
A 
Ride right up to my door 
G 
I will climb up the stairs  
A 
And look for work tomorrow 
Bm 
‘Cos the clock in the kitchen 
A 
Reads a quarter to three 
G 
Now tomorrow is today 
F# 
In the land of the free 
Bm 
So I climb in my bed 
A 
And try to forget 
G 
That come Summer I’ll work three jobs 
A 
Just to pay down my debt 
Bm 
But they gotta go slave 
A 
I’ll remember that first 
G 
And my grin will be endless 
F# 
‘Cos it could be worse 


Chorus: 
G 
And I drop to my knees 
D 
And give thanks to the Lord 
A 
For the rising tuition 
D 
I can barely afford 
G 
‘Cos so I’m glad that I get 
D 
Some hair on my chest 
A 
And I get to build character 
D 
Passing this test 
G 
Oh I’m so happy to live 
D 
In the land of the free 
A 
Free to pay higher tuition 
Bm 
So I can succeed