The Animals It's My Life

Tom: F Intro: 12-string {2X, doubled with bass second time} v v v v v v v v 12-string {2X; continue through verse}: {Dm} G Dm G v v v v v v v v bass: v v v v v v v v Verse 1: Dm G Dm G It's a hard world to get a break in Dm G Dm G All the good things have been taken Dm C Bb C v v v v v v v v (But girl...) Dm C Bb But girl there are ways to make certain things pay C Dm C Bb Though I'm dressed in these rags I'll wear sable C Some day D Hear what I... G F v v v v v v v v (say) G F G ...say I'm gonna ride the serpent F G No more time spent sweatin' rent F {3 bars} Hear my command I'm breakin' loose G It ain't no use F {2 bars} Holdin' me down G {3 bars} Stick around But baby (but baby) Remember (remember) Chorus: C Dm F G It's my life and I'll do what I want C Dm F G It's my mind and I'll think what I want F G Show me I'm wrong F G Hurt you sometime F G F G But someday I'll treat you real fine Verse 2: There'll be women and their fortunes Who just love to mother orphans Are you gonna cry, when I'm squeezin' 'em dry Takin' all I can get, no regrets When I... Openly lie And leave only money Believe me honey, that money Can you believe, I ain't no saint Who complains So girl cut out Any doubt But baby (but baby) Remember (remember) {repeat Chorus} Coda: C Dm F G (It's my life and I'll do what I want) Don't push me (It's my mind and I'll think what I want) It's my life (It's my life and I'll do what I want) And I can do what I want (It's my mind and I'll think what I want) You can't tell me (It's my life and I'll do what I want) {fade}