(Capo on 1st fret)
F
You will notice me
C ConB Am G F
I'll believe in my mark, like initials carved in an old oak tree
G
You wait and see
Am
Maybe I'll write like Twain wrote
F
Maybe I'll paint like Van Gough
D
Cure the common cold
F
I don't know but I'm ready to start, 'cause I know in my heart
C
I wanna do somethin' that matters,
say somethin' different,
F G Am
somethin' that sets the whole world on it's ear
G F Dm
I wanna do somethin better, with the time I've been given
ConE F ConE
I wanna try to touch a few hearts in this life,
F G ConE
and leave nothin' less than something that says I was here
F Am G ConE F Am G
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F
I will prove you wrong
C ConB Am G
If you think I'm all talk, you're in for a shock
F
'Cause this stream's too strong
G Am
And before too long, maybe I'll compose symphonies
F
Maybe I'll fight for world peace
D F
'Cause I know it's my destiny to leave more than a trace of myself in this place
C
I wanna do somethin' that matters, say somethin' different
F G Am
somethin' that sets the whole world on it's ear
G F Dm
I wanna do somethin' better, with the time I've been given
ConE F ConE
I wanna try to touch a few hearts in this life
F G ConE
and leave nothin' less than somethin' that says I was here
F Am G
Dm ConE
And I know that I,
F ConE
I will do more than just pass through this life
F G ConE F
I'll leave nothin' less than somethin' that says I was here,
Am G ConE
I was here
F Am g x repeat and fade