Intro
A  Bm  Dm A 
 
Verse 1
               A 
Chillin' in the basement 
               Bm 
jammin to Bob Marley 
                 Dm 
hangin' out with Farley 
             A 
on a summer night 
                 A 
drummer hit the pavement 
                     Bm 
lookin' for the gold medal 
                       Dm 
all he got were flower pedals 
         A 
and a lousy bunch 
 
Chorus
Dm                 A 
   and I know someday 
           Dm   A 
that I will, be runnin' for my life 
Dm 
    and when that day comes 
Bm 
I hope that I 
              Dm 
will learn to fly 
 
Verse 2
A 
I know that we can do this 
                   Bm 
I know that we can groove this 
        Dm 
oh this reggae music 
               A 
from this lousy home  
A 
I know that we can do this 
                  Bm 
I know that we can groove this 
         Dm 
oh this reggae music 
                   A 
ya better get some while you can. 
 
Chorus
Dm                 A 
   and I know someday 
           Dm   A 
that I will, be runnin' for my life 
Dm 
    and when that day comes 
Bm 
I hope that I 
              Dm 
will learn to fly 
 
Bridge
A  Bm  Dm A 
 
Chorus
Dm                 A 
   and I know someday 
           Dm   A 
that I will, be runnin' for my life 
Dm 
    and when that day comes 
Bm 
I hope that I 
              Dm 
will learn to fly 
A