Bm D G D Bm D G D A


[Verse 1]
Bm                D
Defying odds, I'm defying gravity
G                    Dm
Rising above all the negativity

I've got a long list of things that they said I couldn't do
G                            D
I didn't know I couldn't fly therefore I flew
Bm                      D
So, I scratch and claw, chisel and chip
       G                         D
With a heart-shaped hammer and a good firm grip
Bm                D
Keep on swinging, climbing those charts
G                  D
Sharing that soul 'til you're touching those hearts


[Chorus]
G                   Bm
I don't wanna waste even one breath
F#m                    G
Don't wanna waste time being scared to death
Bm           D
So take that leap of faith
G                              D A
Go and shake your fear of flying
G                           Bm
'Cause if you don't believe then you won't
F#m               G
So keep on losing until you don't
Bm                    D
You know you get just what you give so
G           D
Live or die trying


[Verse 2]
Bm                        D
You gotta work your hands to the bone
G                           D
And keep your dreams to the grindstone
Bm               D
If it was easy there'd be nothing to it
G                         D
Daddy said if it was easy everyone would do it
Bm                     D
I've had doors slammed in my face
G                D
I know well the taste of last place
Bm              D
You get back up fighting when you fall
G                            D
The worst thing you can do is do nothing at all


[Chorus]
G                   Bm
I don't wanna waste even one breath
F#m                    G
Don't wanna waste time being scared to death
Bm           D
So take that leap of faith
G                              D
Go and shake your fear of flying
G                           Bm
'Cause if you don't believe then you won't
F#m               G
So keep on losing until you don't
Bm                    D
You know you get just what you give so
G           D
Live or die trying


[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
G                                   D
'Cause you know fame is just a name that's gonna fade away
G                         A
Long to be forgotten once it's chiseled on your grave
G                          D
Fortune is a frame of mind so don't sell your soul
               G                 D
There ain't no luggage rack when it comes your time to go
Bm                          D
Say a prayer for the weary, broken-hearted and the poor
G                             D
Say a prayer for the rich and greedy always wanting more
Bm                       D
Make a wish upon a star, blow a kiss up to the moon
G
And live your life for those who got their wings too soon


[Chorus]
G                   Bm
I don't wanna waste even one breath
F#m                    G
Don't wanna waste time being scared to death
Bm           D
So take that leap of faith
G                              D
Go and shake your fear of flying
G                           Bm
'Cause if you don't believe then you won't
F#m               G
So keep on losing until you don't
Bm                    D
You know you get just what you give so
G           D     A
Live or die trying
Bm                    D
You know you get just what you give so
G           D
Live or die trying


[Interlude]
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[Outro]
Bm                D
Defying odds, I'm defying gravity
G                    D
Rising above all the negativity
Bm                             D
I've got a long list of things they said I couldn't do
G
I didn't know I couldn't fly, therefore I flew