Misc Unsigned Bands - Charlie hodgson - ballad of a basement

I ^Ggot the news I ^D/F#grew up overn^Emight And I ^Cowe it to my ^Dfolks to go and ^Gdo this whole thing right So I ^Gheaded off to the ^D/F#university And ^Chit the books so ^Dhard that my ^Ghands began to bleed I got a ^GBA in ^D/F#BS and a ^EmPhD In ^Cfinding brand new ^D/F#ways to ask my ^Gfather for money This ^Gbasement's getting ^D/F#smaller everyd^Emay I need a ^Cjob, a life, a ^Dwife and someday ^Gsomeplace else to stay

And I ^Emknow I ^Dshould Give this ^Cup for ^Ggood^D/F# But w^Emhat good is a ^Ddream If you ^Ckeep it in your s^Gleep^D/F# Scream it ^Emloud and c^Dlear So that ^Ceveryone can ^Ghear^D/F# It's ^Dwho you are, yeah, you're a star And no amount of doubt will burn you out today

Don't wanna ^Gtrade in my c^D/F#hucks for a tie and s^Emuit Don't wanna t^Crade in these ^Ddays for a ^Gmemory of my youth ^GI'm still young, but these^D/F# things weren't built to ^Emlast The ^Climit is the ^Dsky, but this ^Gplane was built to crash

And I ^Emknow I ^Dshould Give this ^Cup for ^Ggood^D/F# But w^Emhat good is a ^Ddream If you ^Ckeep it in your s^Gleep^D/F# Scream it ^Emloud and c^Dlear So that ^Ceveryone can ^Ghear^D/F# It's ^Dwho you are, yeah, you're a star And no amount of doubt will burn you out today

^GTo you this all may ^D/F#seem like a waste of ^Emtime Just ^Cheart transplants to ^Dnotebook paper ^Glines But when it's ^Gall over and we're ^D/F#both asked "What did you d^Emo?" Which o^Cne of us can s^Day we did j^Gust what we wanted to?

And I ^Emknow I ^Dshould Give this ^Cup for ^Ggood^D/F# But w^Emhat good is a ^Ddream If you ^Ckeep it in your s^Gleep^D/F# Scream it ^Emloud and c^Dlear So that ^Ceveryone can ^Ghear^D/F# It's ^Dwho you are, yeah, you're a star And no amount of doubt will burn you out today