F C G 
F C G


[Verse 1]

F            C     G
Drove out to California
F            C        G     
Played for a dollar a day
  F        C             G        Am
To sing my songs while a few sang along
    F                               G
Was worth more than what I got paid


F         C             G
But I've got this crazy feeling
  F                C        G
Everything's gonna work out right
  F          C             G          Am
The odds are stacked but I won't look back
       F                          G
I'm not going down without a fight


[Chorus]

    F             C     G
I'd rather make a living
     F        C    G
Just being myself
    F             C       G       Am
I'd rather make a living being myself
       F             G
Than a killing being someone else

F C G

Someone else

F C G


[Verse 2]

F           C            G
I could trade this guitar
      F              C       G
For a tie wrapped around my neck
      F    C            G        Am
Grab a 401K, rent would never be late
        F                      G
I could cash my dreams for some check  No


[Chorus]

    F             C     G
I'd rather make a living
     F        C    G
Just being myself
    F             C       G       Am
I'd rather make a living being myself
       F             G       C
Than a killing being someone else


[Bridge]

             Am          G        F
Sometimes it ain't clear where to go
          Am                   G             F
Without a ladder to climb or a path to follow
          Am           G      D
But these dreams won't let me go

F C G x 4


[Chorus]

    F             C     G
I'd rather make a living
    F             C     G
I'd rather make a living
    F             C     G
I'd rather make a living
           F            C                  G      Am
'Cause you can't call it living if you're someone else

    F             C     G
I'd rather make a living
     F        C    G
Just being myself
    F             C       G       Am
I'd rather make a living being myself
       F             G       
Than a killing being someone else


[Outro]

F C G

Someone else

F C G