Paying My Way (CHORDS) by Dropkick Murphys
[Intro]~
C F C
C F C
C F C
C F C
[Verse]~
C
Wake and pray,.. work all day,.. walk past the places I used to lay
G F C
Now I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
C
Some days are hard,.. some days are long,.. some days I'm weak,.. some days I'm strong
G F C
I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
[Link]~
C F C
C F C
[Chorus]~
G F C
I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
G C
But my hopes are so much higher
G C
Don't count me out,.. I'm a survivor
F
I've chased these dreams down city streets
G
Dead-end roads that no one sees
F G C
And I'm proud to be a fighter
[Link]~
C F C
C F C
[Verse]~
C
Don't shut me out,.. don't hold me down! I'm right here,.. I'll be around!
G F C
Now I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
C
Some days are slow,.. some days fly by! Some days I laugh,.. some days I cry!
G F C
Now I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
[Link]~
C F C
C F C
[Chorus]~
G F C
I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
G C
But my hopes are so much higher
G C
Don't count me out,.. I'm a survivor
F
I've chased these dreams down city streets
G
Dead-end roads that no one sees
F G C
And I'm proud to be a fighter
[Link]~
C F C
C F C
[Instrumental]~
Dm F C F
Dm F G
[Bridge]~
F
When I look back and see your side
G
When I look hard into your eyes
C
When I take stock of what I've done
F
I think about how far I've come
[Chorus]~
G C
But my hopes are so much higher
G C
Don't count me out,.. I'm a survivor
F
I've chased these dreams down city streets
G
Dead-end roads that no one sees
F G C
And I'm proud to be a fighter
[Outro]~
C F C
C F C
C F C
C F C
C F C
C F C
[Verse]~
C
Wake and pray,.. work all day,.. walk past the places I used to lay
G F C
Now I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
C
Some days are hard,.. some days are long,.. some days I'm weak,.. some days I'm strong
G F C
I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
[Link]~
C F C
C F C
[Chorus]~
G F C
I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
G C
But my hopes are so much higher
G C
Don't count me out,.. I'm a survivor
F
I've chased these dreams down city streets
G
Dead-end roads that no one sees
F G C
And I'm proud to be a fighter
[Link]~
C F C
C F C
[Verse]~
C
Don't shut me out,.. don't hold me down! I'm right here,.. I'll be around!
G F C
Now I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
C
Some days are slow,.. some days fly by! Some days I laugh,.. some days I cry!
G F C
Now I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
[Link]~
C F C
C F C
[Chorus]~
G F C
I'm paying my way,.. I'm paying my way
G C
But my hopes are so much higher
G C
Don't count me out,.. I'm a survivor
F
I've chased these dreams down city streets
G
Dead-end roads that no one sees
F G C
And I'm proud to be a fighter
[Link]~
C F C
C F C
[Instrumental]~
Dm F C F
Dm F G
[Bridge]~
F
When I look back and see your side
G
When I look hard into your eyes
C
When I take stock of what I've done
F
I think about how far I've come
[Chorus]~
G C
But my hopes are so much higher
G C
Don't count me out,.. I'm a survivor
F
I've chased these dreams down city streets
G
Dead-end roads that no one sees
F G C
And I'm proud to be a fighter
[Outro]~
C F C
C F C
