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A F#m
You can call it anything you want the fact remains the same
A E D
I never got to be your Fred Astaire
A F#m
You can lie to yourself and all your friends, pretend that you don't care
A E D
But circumstance gets in the way
A F#m
You have so many opportunities I never had
E D
Don't push so hard, nothing is ever easy
A F#m
And this talent that you take for granted, it's a gift from god
E D
Don't pass it up, nothing is ever easy
A D D A
Are you ready to work real hard
A D D A
Are you tired it's just the start
A D D E
Listen to me son, I'll take you far
A F#m
You can call it anything you want the fact remains the same
A E D
I never got to be your Fred Astaire
A F#m
You can lie to yourself and all your friends, pretend that you don't care
A E D
But circumstance gets in the way
A F#m
Heel, toe, heel, toe, side to side AGAIN, gonna get it right
E D
Don't push so hard, nothing is ever easy
A F#m
Don't forget your please and thank you's, don't forget to smile
E D
Don't pass this up, nothing is ever easy
A D D A
Are you ready to work real hard
A D D A
Are you tired it's just the start
A D D E
Listen to me son, I'll take you far
A F#m
You can call it anything you want the fact remains the same
A E D
I never got to be your Fred Astaire
A F#m
You can lie to yourself and all your friends, pretend that you don't care
A E D
But circumstance gets in the way
( D A E E )
( D A E E )
( D A E E )
( D A E E )
A
They're pushing these children, for all the wrong reasons
D
So far, man you're crushing down their spirits
A
You're pushing these children for all the wrong reasons
D
So far, man you're crushing down their spirits
D A
Suffocate, emancipate, turn their backs and walk away eventually, eventually
A D
They suffocate, emancipate, turn their backs and walk away eventually, eventually
A D
Seeking, seeking, one of these one of these
A D
Seeking, seeking one of these one of these paths
A
You're wasting time, I call it living
To the world what are you giving
D
You're wasting time, I call it living
To the world what are you giving
A
You're wasting time, I call it living
To the world what are you giving
D E
You're wasting time
A F#m
You can call it anything you want the fact remains the same
A E D
I never got to be your Fred Astaire
A F#m
You can lie to yourself and all your friends, pretend that you don't care
A E D
But circumstance gets in the way
A F#m
You can call it anything you want the fact remains the same
A E D
I never got to be your Fred Astaire
A F#m
You can lie to yourself and all your friends, pretend that you don't care
A E D
But circumstance gets in the way
Written by Adam Krier/Kaustubh Pandav/Joe Sell