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[Verse 1]
G G
I got uh-rice cookin' in the microwave
D Em C
got a three day beard I don't plan to shave
Em C G D Em
and it's a goofy thing, but I just gotta say
C D C G
hey, I'm a-doin' alright.
G G D
Yeah, I think I'll make me some homemade soup
Em C G
feelin' pretty good and that's the truth
G D Em C D
it's neither drink nor drug induced
C G
No, I'm just doin' alright
[Chorus]
D Em
And it's a great day to be alive
Am Em C D
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
D D Em
there's some hard times in the neigborhood
Am Em C D G
but why can't every day be just this good?
[Verse 2]
G G
It's been 15 years since I left home
D Em C
said good luck to every seed I'd sown,
Em C G D
give it my best and then I left it alone
C D C G
ohhh I hope their doin alright.
G G D
Now I look in the mirror and what do I see?
Em C G
A lone wolf there starin back at me
G D Em C D
long in the tooth but harmless as can be,
C G
Lord, I guess he's doin' alright
[Chorus]
D Em
And it's a great day to be alive
Am Em C D
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
D D Em
there's some hard times in the neigborhood
Am Em C D G
but why can't every day be just this good?
[Bridge 1]
Em D C G Em C D
Sometimes its lonely, sometimes its only me and the shadows that fill
Em D C G Am Em C D
this room, sometimes Im fallin desperately callin howlin at the moon
G
Ahhhwwoooooo! Ahhhwooooooo!
[Bridge 2]
G G D Em
Well I might go get me a new tatoo or take my old Harley for a three
C G D Em C
day cruise might even grow me a fu man chu, ohh Aww!
[Chorus]
D Em
And it's a great day to be alive
Am Em C D
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
D D Em
there's some hard times in the neigborhood
Am Em C D G
but why can't every day be just this good?
[Chorus]
D Em
And it's a great day to be alive
Am Em C D
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
D D Em
there's some hard times in the neigborhood
Am Em C D G
but why can't every day be just this good?
