Em   D Em   G   D   Am   G C   Em   D Em

[Verse 1]
                        D         Em
This world is made with sweat and toil
G                        D
Pushing muscle and elbow oil
       Am                 G      C
But we can't lie too long in the shade
       Em             D    Em
'Cause every day must be remade


[Verse 2]
                         D        Em
Some days you fall, some days you fly
    G                      D
But in the end we all must die
    Am                G      C
Our rotting flesh and broken bone
     Em                   D       Em
Will feed the ground that we call home
                     D       Em
Feed the ground that we call home


[Chorus]
      G                              D
But a new sprout grows from a fallen tree
   G                     A
My sons will go on after me
   Am                  G        C
So lift your heart and dry your eye
      Em            D        Em
It's another day to live and die
                    D        Em    D  C  G    Em
It's another day to live and die


[Verse 3]
                     D      Em
Well, I've run naked in the wild
         G                   D
Seen the beauty of a newborn child
    Am            G        C
And like the alchemists of old
     Em               D        Em
I've tried to spin my straw to gold


[Verse 4]
                        D       Em    (F#)
Most times a giver, sometimes a thief
   G                          D
So full of hope, but prone to grief
Am              G      C
Between freedom and despair
  Em                 D     Em
I know that truth is lying there
                          D     Em    (F#)
I've seen the truth, it's lying there


[Chorus]
      G                              D
But a new sprout grows from a fallen tree
     G                      A
This world will go on after me
   Am                  G        C
So lift your heart and dry your eye
      Em            D        Em
It's another day to live and die
                    D        Em
It's another day to live and die


[Instrumental]
Em   D Em   G   D   Am   G C   Em   D Em  (2x)
D  C  Em    D  C  G    Em


[Verse 5]
                        D           Em
So go on now, don't you worry 'bout me
           G                          D
You've got miles to go and a world to see
   Am                   G        C
My life's been long and full and good
     Em                D      Em
I've run this race the best I could


[Verse 6]
                           D     Em
It's a short time here and long apart
        G                           D
But the same song rings in both our hearts
    Am             G        C
So, take my guitar when I'm gone
      Em                    D       Em
Write your own rhymes, then pass it on
               D       Em
Take a hit and pass it on


[Chorus]
      G                              D
But a new sprout grows from a fallen tree
     G                     A
This song will go on after me
   Am                  G        C
So lift your heart and dry your eye
      Em            D        Em
It's another day to live and die
                    D        Em
It's another day to live and die


[Chorus]
      G                              D
But a new sprout grows from a fallen tree
     G                     A
This song will go on after me
   Am                  G        C
So lift your heart and dry your eye
      Em            D        Em
It's another day to live and die
                    D        Em   D Em
It's another day to live and die