I’m on My Way - The Proclaimers
Intro:
C C C C
Verse 1:
[C] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today (aha aha aha aha)
[G] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today [G7] (Yeah yeah yeah yeah)
[C] I'm on my way to [F] what I want from [G] this [F] world
[C] And years from now you'll [F] make it to the [G] next [F]world
[C] And everything that [F] you receive up [G] yon-[F]der
[C] Is what you gave to [G] me the day I wandered
Verse 2:
[C] I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday (aha aha aha aha)
[G] I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday [G7] (Yeah yeah yeah yeah)
[C] I took the road that [F] brought me to your [G] home[F] town
[C] I took the bus to [F] streets that I could [G] walk [F] down
[C] I walked the streets to [F] find the one I'd [G] looked [F] for
[C] I climbed the stair that [G] led me to your front door
Refrain:
[F] And now that [G] I don't want for [C] anything [C7] (oo oo oo oo ooooo)
[F] I'd have Al [G] Jolson sing "I'm [C] sittin' on top of the [G] world"
Verse 3:
[C] I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can (aha aha aha aha)
[G] I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can (Yeah yeah yeah yeah)
[C] To keep my feet from [F] jumping from the [G] ground [F] dear
[C] To keep my heart from [F] jumping through my [G] mouth [F] dear
[C] To keep the past, the [F] past and not the [G] pre-[F]sent
[C] To try and learn when [G] you teach me a lesson
Refrain:
[F] And now that [G] I don't want for [C] anything [C7]
[F] I'd have Al [G] Jolson sing "I'm [C] sittin' on top of the [G] world"
Verse 4:
[C] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today (aha aha aha aha)
[G] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today [G7] (Yeah yeah yeah yeah)
[C] I'm on my way to [F] what I want from [G] this [F] world
[C] And years from now you'll [F] make it to the [G] next [F] world
[C] And everything that [F] you receive up [G] yon-[F]der
[C] Is what you gave to [G] me the day I wandered
Outro:
[C] I'm on my way
[C] I'm on my way
[C] I'm on my way
[C] I'm on my way
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