[Intro] Bm   F#m   E   E7

Bm
The time has come, the world has said
F#m
To talk of many things
E
Of ships and shoes and sealing wax
E7
Of cabbages and kings

Bm
Life a the greatest gift given to humanity
F#m
Surround yourself with a lot a positive energy
E
Yuh caan buy it even if yuh have wull heap a money
E7
A das why we spread love ina the community
Bm
Yuh coulda be small man or a celebrity
F#m
Yuh coulda live uptown or di ina city
E
Wi need a world full peace and serenity
E7
Sting come sing out fi everybody

Bm
The time has come, as Shaggy said
F#m
To talk of many things
E
Of ships and shoes and sealing wax
E7
Of cabbages and kings

Bm
The planets tune in retrograde
F#m
The moon seems to have fled
E
The world is spinning upside down
E7
And landed on its head

         D     F#m
Just one lifetime
                  E                     E7
And there's only one, yes there's only one
          D      F#m
Just one life to live
                    E
Assuming that we'll make it
                       E7

We've no choice but to take it

Bm
I'm with you, the Walrus said
F#m
We'll dress for heavy weather
E
Whatever's on the road ahead
E7
We're in this now together

Bm
We thought we'd make a run for it
F#m
Not knowing where we're headed
E
We packed the car with both our bags
E7
And filled her up unleaded

         D     F#m
Just one lifetime
                  E                     E7
And there's only one, yes there's only one
          D      F#m
Just one life to live
                    E
Assuming that we'll make it
                       E7
We've no choice but to take it

Bm
Come Meck wi Teck a page out a di book of life
F#m
Lego negativity and do what's right
E
Wi no longer need fi a fuss or fight
E7
Unite the world an show dem di right
Bm
Dis generation a set a new trend
F#m
Replace di word enemy wid friend
E
Leaders a di world these rules can't bend
E7
Dis a di message wi send to dem

Bm
The time had come, a reckoning
F#m
We all knew it was coming
E
We headed North on empty roads
E7
The engine gently humming

Bm
The Walrus smoked a cigarette
F#m
He claimed it was his last
E
No signs of life, no gas, no food
E7
In all the empty towns we passed

Bm
All we have is me and you
F#m
It has to be enough
E
I've got your back and you've got mine
E7
If the going it gets rough

[chorus]
         D     F#m
Just one lifetime
                  E                     E7
And there's only one, yes there's only one
          D      F#m
Just one life to live
                    E
Assuming that we'll make it
                       E7
We've no choice but to take it

Bm
The time has come, the Walrus said
F#m
To talk of many things
E
Of ships and shoes and sealing wax
E7
Of cabbages and kings