Intro:  C
C  G  C  F
C  G  C/E  F

Verse 1:
   C
Before this world starts up again,
     Em
It's me and night,
                 Am
We wait for the sun,
               G                 F
The kids and drunks head back inside.

Verse 2:
              C
Well there's lots of smart ideas
                Em
In books I've never read,
          Am                 G
When the girls come talk to me
       C/E  F
I wish  to  hell I had.

Bridge 1:
Am
  (Get up, get up)
G
  Turn on ignition.
C
  (Get up, get up)
F
  Fire up the system,
Am                G          C/E   F
  Play my little part in something big.

Chorus:
        C                      G
I'll accept with poise, with grace
            C                     F
When they draw my name from the lottery,
              C
And they'll say:
                      G
"All the salt in the world
                   F
Couldn't melt that ice".
        C               G
I'm the one who gets away,
       C             F
I'm a New Jersey success-story,
             C
And they'll say:
                     G
"Lord, give me the chance
               F
To shake that hand"
F
(They'll say...)

Verse 3:
 C
Back when I was younger
       Em
I was someone you'd've liked,
       Am            G
Got an old guitar I had for years
      F
I'd let you buy.

Verse 4:
          C
And I'll tell you something else
                Em
That you ain't dying enough to know:
          Am               G
There's still some living left
          C/E   F
When your prime comes and goes.

Bridge 2:
Am
  (Get up, get up)
G
  Dance on the ceiling.
C
  (Get up, get up)
   F
  Boy, you must be dreaming.
Am                G             C/E F
  Rock on, young saviour, don't give up your hopes.

Chorus:
        C                      G
I'll accept with poise, with grace
            C                     F
When they draw my name from the lottery,
              C
And they'll say:
                      G
"All the salt in the world
                   F
Couldn't melt that ice".
        C               G
I'm the one who gets away,
       C             F
I'm a New Jersey success-story,
             C
And they'll say:
                     G
"Lord, give me the chance
               F
To shake that hand".

Bridge 3:
         Am        G
  I have one last wish,
               C      F
  And it's from my heart:
Am             G
  Just let me down,
               F
  Just let me down, easy...

Chorus:
        C                      G
I'll accept with poise, with grace
            C                     F
When they draw my name from the lottery,
              C
And they'll say:
                      G
"All the salt in the world
                   F
Couldn't melt that ice".
        C               G
I'm the one who gets away,
       C             F
I'm a New Jersey success-story,
             C
And they'll say:
                     G
"Lord, give me a chance
               F
To shake his hand"
F
(They'll say...)

Outro:   C    G   C/E - F