Tonart: E minor
Intro 1
G#m
B
F#
E
G#m
B
Verse 1
E
I was born in the Bronx on a strong
day
B
E
I guess you can say
G#m
The beat in the street, the streetcar sound
The singin' in the moonlight,
E
the pure light
F#
The harmony's tight
E
Informed we can fight
G#m
We got heart
E
And for [unintelligible]
Verse 2
F#
Yo, when I'm inside a song I'm strong,
I can't go wrong,
G#m
It's where I belong
Verse 3
E
Come along, it's good, it's bad
Who said it was perfect
F#
Only God is perfect
G#m
Only God is good
Verse 4
E
Man he blessed me beyond
F#
my wildest dreams
I can sing from the highest mountain
G#m
I can sing from the highest rooftop
E
I'm talkin' life, I'm talkin' beauty
F#
G#m
E
Truth, love, hate, scammin', lyin', dyin'
G#m
F#
Yo, life is hard
Verse 5
F#
But life is the art
It's better to be clean
E
than to be cluttered
G#m
Clean of soul, that is
Verse 6
E
F#
My God is the Creator, not a dictator,
G#m
He's the life- giving lover,
E
My father, no other, my brother,
my best friend
F#
Nev er lied to me, even died for me
E
Life is good
Verse 7
We're talkin' you
We're talkin' sweet Sue
We're talkin' virtue
We're talkin' faith, hope,
love, wisdom,
B
Courage, honesty, patience
Verse 8
B
Then there's blue skies,
G#m
There's miracles
E
F#
There's families and babies
E
and crazies
Changes you won't believe
B
I got aces up my sleeve
Verse 9
F#
And God keeps blessin' me
G#m
E
In spite of me
He's the best
If I didn't know me I'd
Verse 10
be impressed.
B
I don't wanna underestim
F#
ate what He can do in my life
G#m
He brought me you in my life
E
He brought me through all
B
this strife
Everybody here,
F#
we've been through it all
Real joy, closeness, distance,
journey, the ups, the downs
G#m
E
B
The issues, the tissues, the drugs, the thugs,
F#
the drinkin', the stinkin' thinkin',
Throw up, grow up
G#m
Tears, fears,
Verse 11
torn, mourn, reborn
E
Yo! Hallelujah!
B
I've never been the same,
Verse 12
B
F#
took away my shame
G#m
I used to play the blame game
How lame
E
B
F#
Man I got a wife who drives me sane
Verse 13
F#
G#m
Here I am authentic, genuine,
a truth- teller, no bullshit
E
Don't have a fit,
B
God's on his throne
E
B
He's in control
E
Heroes,
Verse 14
villains, king, queens,
saints, sinners,
James Dean, Norma Jean,
B
mmm vanilla ice cream
Elvis, Buddy, Hank
E
F#
Honky- tonk blues guitars, cars, bars
Verse 15
F#
G#m
Yo! Stand proud, rock around, do- wop, be- bop,
E
G#m
rock- and- roll, good for the soul
E
The Yankees, JFK, I did it my way,
F#
rock and roll is here to stay
G#m
Ain't that the truth
Verse 16
E
Martin Luther king, say what you mean,
F#
mean what you say, but don't be mean
G#m
I have a dream, he paid his dues,
E
king of the delta blues
F#
Elvis Aaron Presley played that thing,
G#m
rock and roll king,
Verse 17
E
I ride with the King of kings
F#
He brought me through,
thanks to you, and you and you.
B
Man I'm glad we've got each other,
E
G#m
E
that's where it's at, no doubt about that,
Verse 18
F#
With great love and affection
G#m
The kid from the Bronx
E
F#
Rave on.
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