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Intro: Dsus4 , D , Asus4 , A
D A
Johnny had a plan gonna see the world knew he had to go
D A
Gonna take his girl and they make the walk to Ontario
Bm F#m
She said: 'Why you looking at me that way?'
Bm F#m
'You gonna go or you gonna stay?'
G A
Get up, get up, get up, hear what I say
G A
Wake up, wake up, wake up, to find a better way
G A
Get up, get up, get up, itī a brand new day!
Dsus4 , D , Asus4 , A
D A
So he flagged a ride on an east bound freight going anywhere
D A
Driving through the night through the wind and rain it took him all the way there
Bm F#m
Counting the hours as the miles slipped away
Bm F#m
in the sound on the wheels he could still hear her say
G A
Get up, get up, get up, whatever it takes
G A
Wake up, wake up, wake up, give your head shake
G A
Get up, get up, get up, itī a brand new day!
Dsus4 , D , Asus4 , A (x2)
Itī a brand new day
Bm A G A
Whatcha' thinking about man you better get out
Bm A G A
Iīm gonna be someone have my day in the sun
Bm A G A
Well you won't know if you don't try
A
So bye bye baby, bye bye baby, bye bye
Dsus4 , D , Asus4 , A
D A
Sometimes you lay awake thinkin' about the things that you never told her
D A
So on a starry night from the noisy bar you telephoned her
Bm F#m
'You could come down Iīll meet your train...'
Bm F#m
She just laughed and said: 'Some people never change'
G A
Get up, get up, get up, hear what I say
G A
Wake up, wake up, wake up, go find a better way
G A
Get up, get up, get up, itī a brand new day!
Dsus4 , D , Asus4 , A (x4)
Dsus4 , D , Asus4 , A
Itī a brand new day
Dsus4 , D , Asus4 , A
Gotta find a better way
Dsus4 , D , Asus4 , A
Say now bye bye, bye bye baby, bye bye
Dsus4 , D , Asus4 , A
Itī a brand new day
D
Itī a brand new day
Written by Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance