Capo : fret 3
[D] all i wanted
[Dmaj7] was to see the world and [G]play..
vivaldi on the [A]violin..
[D] read philosophy
[Dmaj7] as i sip my coffee, printed [G]books is
my rush of a[A]drenaline..
[D] still rode my bike
[Dmaj7] in a sea of vespas father [G]said
“son go work for the [A]government”
[D] there’s no guarantee,
[Dmaj7] can’t feed your family
drowning [G]yourself
in hoA#es and re[A]sentment
Chorus
[G] who [A]knows [Bm]where life will take you?
[G] sold [A]poems, now i’m a [D]diplomat..
[G] worked till [A]late to pass the [F#/A#]time,
refused the [Bm]caviars and [G]wine
i must say, i am [A]proud of who i [D]am..
[D] took my kids
[Dmaj7] to mandela’s hometown
left with [G]shards..
of glass and a [A]neck brace..
[D] but God works
[Dmaj7] in such mysterious ways
goodbye [G]athens, concrete jungle
is [A]where i’ll spend my [D]days..
[D] ask me something..
[Dmaj7] about the middle east
i’ll re[G]fer to page 80 of my [A]thesis..
[D] now i’m a professor
[Dmaj7] my kin a rockstar, for a [G]country boy..
yeah i’ve [A]gotten pretty [D]far..
Chorus
[G] who [A]knows [Bm]where life will take you?
[G] sold [A]poems, now i’m a [D]diplomat..
[G] worked till [A]late to pass the [F#/A#]time,
refused the [Bm]caviars and [G]wine
i must say, i am [A]proud of who i [D]am..
Intro
[D] [G] [A]
Chorus
[G] who [A]knows [Bm]where life will take you?
[G] sold [A]poems, now i’m a [D]diplomat..
[G] didn’t [A]think i’d have this [F#/A#]life
have so [Bm]much to thank my [G]wife for
i must say, i am [A]proud of who i [D]am..
wish my [Bm]father was a[E]round
to say he’s [G]proud of [A]who i [D]am..