Tom: A A I woke up from another nightmare D With nobody there to calm my nerve A Just a vision of two summers playing stateside D It seems like such another world A They tell you sit down and hush, hush D This is how the world works A They tell you sit down and hush, hush, D You'll die like everybody else Bm They say you're only a kid you'll forget it D They're too scared to notice A E When you're down, keep swinging D Because life a mystery A E D You never know when you're gonna hit A E When you're down, keep swinging D Because life is a mystery F#m E D But you've got to face your own A (A) So wake me up and bring me daylight D Bring me back to where I used to live A Growing up with everybody on my shoulders D It's so much farther to fall now that I'm older A They tell you sit down and hush, hush D This is how the world works A They tell you sit down and hush, hush, D You'll die like everybody else A E When you're down, keep swinging D Because life a mystery F#m E D You never know when you're gonna hit A E When you're down, keep swinging D Because life is a mystery F#m E D But you've got to face your own (Instrumental: A E D (D) F#m So live your life E D Just make the best of what you can E D Then finish off the rest when you’re free A D A D I need to convince myself that I'm gonna die like everybody else A D A D I need to convince myself that I'm gonna die like everybody else A D That I'm gonna die like everybody else A E When you're down, keep swinging D Because life a mystery F#m E D You never know when you're gonna hit A E When you're down, keep swinging D Because life is a mystery F#m E D But you've got to face your own A So keep Swinging