D/F#: 200230


[Intro]
D
D   A   D      G
D   A   D/F#   G


[Verse 1]
   D
Before this world starts up again,
     F#m
It's me and night,
                 Bm
We wait for the sun,
               A                 G
The kids and drunks head back inside.
              D
Well there's lots of smart ideas
                F#m
In books I've never read,
          Bm                 A
When the girls come talk to me
       D/F#  G
I wish  to  hell I had.


[Pre-Chorus]
Bm               
  (Get up, get up)
A
  Turn on ignition.
D
  (Get up, get up)
G
  Fire up the system,
Bm                A          D/F#   G
  Play my little part in something big.


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


[Verse 2]
 D
Back when I was younger
       F#m
I was someone you'd've liked,
       Bm            A
Got an old guitar I had for years
      G
I'd let you buy.
          D
And I'll tell you something else
                F#m
That you ain't dying enough to know:
          Bm               A
There's still some living left
          D/F#   G
When your prime comes and goes.


[Pre-Chorus]
Bm               
  (Get up, get up)
A
  Dance on the ceiling.
D
  (Get up, get up)
   G
  Boy, you must be dreaming.
Bm                A             D/F# G
  Rock on, young saviour, don't give up your hopes.


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


[Bridge]
       Bm        A
I have one last wish,
               D      G   Bm
And it's from my heart:
               A
Just let me down,
               G
Just let me down, easy...


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


[Outro]   
D    A   D/F#   G