Tom: C
INTRO: C Am F G (2x) C
Am F
Life is one big show
G C
But no one rehearses
Am F
Up when one crowd, you blow
G Gadd9 G C
And that crowd disperses
Am F
So you're on your own
G C
With expenses to cover
Am F
Then your cover is blown
G F
When in comes no lover
CHORUS:
G F
Keep your guard up and not
G F
Fist out at arms length
G Am
Kindness is not weakness
G F
Meanness is not strength
G
Not strength
F G C
Weakness, not strength
Am F
Accelerate the wheel
G C
The years gather more quickly
Am F
Dream, illusion and real
G Gadd9 G C
And you're more and more prickly
Am F
With kids, the numbers grow higher
G C
In rotations per minute
Am F
So now you'll never retire
G F
But it's for them that you spin it
CHORUS:
G F
Keep your guard up and not
G F
Fist out at arms length
G Am
Kindness is not weakness
G F
Meanness is not strength
G
Not strength
F G
Weakness, not strength
INTERLUDE: C Am F G C Am F G C
Am F
A diamond's brittle and hard
G C
It can shine, it can shatter
Am F
And though we're far from the start
G Gadd9 G C
You should know you still matter
Am F
God was lonely above
G C
So he made us to dream through
Am F
That's what I'm thinking of
G F
When I tell you I love you
CHORUS:
G F
Keep your guard up and not
G F
Fist out at arms length
G Am
Kindness is not weakness
G F
Meanness is not strength
G
Not strength
F G C
Weakness, not strength
INTERLUDE: C Am F G C Am F G C
F
Life is one big show
G C
No one rehearses
Am F
Up when one crowd, you blow
G
And that crowd disperses
