Verse 1 E G# A B Teacher told me one time a while ago E G# A B It’s all about your grades and the facts you know E G# A B So I finished school and went as far as you can go A B Imagine my surprise when all they told me was no A Man, I’m starting to wonder, B E Why the hell should I do anything else Verse 2 E G# A B So I worked and I slaved for the things I got E G# A B Working three or four jobs trying to make it to the top E G# A B All I got were dead ends no opportunities A B So much for changing the world and all my childhood dreams Pre-Chorus A B E Ya I tried to take the right road, play the corporate game A B E By a big house, a nice car, and a 401K A B E But life turned into a treadmill, I am running fast A B E It’s like I’m standing still while the others run past PAUSE Chorus E G# A B Then I get up on the stage where the lights are bright E G# A B And all the people pay attention to the songs I write E G# A B I make’em smile, make’em laugh, sometimes make’em cry A It makes me wonder B E Why the hell should I do anything else A It makes me wonder B E Why the hell should I do anything else Verse 3 E G# A B Man these 80 hour work weeks are getting old E G# A B I miss the times I used to just kick back and take it slow E G# A B I'm an overeducated moran with a Ph.D A B But all the promised opportunities don’t seem to come to me Pre-Chorus A B E I’m running in the rat race with a broken leg A B E Stick in a dead end career making a pathetic wage A B E I’ve got a raw deal lately I guess you can say PAUSE Chorus E G# A B Then I get up on the stage where the lights are bright E G# A B And all the people pay attention to the songs I write E G# A B I make’em smile, make’em laugh, sometimes make’em cry A It makes me wonder B E Why the hell should I do anything else A It makes me wonder B E Why the hell should I do anything else
