Capo ♪ fret 5
[C] all i wanted
[Cmaj7] was to see the world and [F]play
vivaldi on the [G]violin..
[C] read philosophy
[Cmaj7] as i sip my coffee, printed [F]books is
my rush of a[G]drenaline..
[C] still rode my bike
[Cmaj7] in a sea of vespas father [F]said son
go work for the [G]government
[C] there’s no guarantee
[Cmaj7] can’t feed your family drowning [F]yourself
in hobbes and re[G]sentment
Chorus
[F] who [G]knows [Am]where life will take you?
[F] sold [G]poems, now i’m a [C]diplomat..
[F] worked till [G]late to pass
the [E/G#]time, refused the [Am]caviars and [F]wine
i must say, i am [G]proud of who i [C]am..
[C] took my kids
[Cmaj7] to mandela’s hometown left with [F]shards
of glass and a [G]neck brace..
[C] but god works
[Cmaj7] in such mysterious ways
goodbye [F]athens, concrete jungle
is [G]where i’ll spend my [C]days..
[C] ask me something
[Cmaj7] about the middle east
i’ll re[F]fer to page 80 of my [G]thesis..
[C] now i’m a professor
[Cmaj7] my kin a rockstar, for a [F]country boy
yeah i’ve [G]gotten pretty [C]far..
Chorus
[F] who [G]knows [Am]where life will take you?
[F] sold [G]poems, now i’m a [C]diplomat..
[F] worked till [G]late to pass
the [E/G#]time, refused the [Am]caviars and [F]wine
i must say, i am [G]proud of who i [C]am..
Interlude
[C]..[F] [G]
Chorus
[F] who [G]knows [Am]where life will take you?
[F] sold [G]poems, now i’m a [C]diplomat..
[F] didn’t [G]think i’d have this [E/G#]life
have so [Am]much to thank my [F]wife for
i must say, i am [G]proud of who i [C]am..
wish my [Am]father was a[D]round
to say he’s [F]proud of [G]who i [C]am..