| f | I’m on My Way - The Proclaimers | f | I’m on My Way - The Proclaimers |
| Intro: | | Intro: |
| C C C C | | C C C C |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| n | [C] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today (aha aha aha aha) | n | [C] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today {blue}(aha aha aha aha){/blue} |
| [G] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today [G7] (Yeah yeah yeah yeah) | | [G] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today [G7] {blue}(Yeah yeah yeah yeah){/blue} |
| [C] I'm on my way to [F] what I want from [G] this [F] world | | [C] I'm on my way to [F] what I want from [G] this [F] world |
| [C] And years from now you'll [F] make it to the [G] next [F]world | | [C] And years from now you'll [F] make it to the [G] next [F]world |
| [C] And everything that [F] you receive up [G] yon-[F]der | | [C] And everything that [F] you receive up [G] yon-[F]der |
| [C] Is what you gave to [G7] me the day I wandered | | [C] Is what you gave to [G7] me the day I wandered |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| n | [C] I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday (aha aha aha aha) | n | [C] I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday {blue}(aha aha aha aha){/blue} |
| [G] I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday [G7] (Yeah yeah yeah yeah) | | [G] I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday [G7] {blue}(Yeah yeah yeah yeah){/blue} |
| [C] I took the road that [F] brought me to your [G] home[F] town | | [C] I took the road that [F] brought me to your [G] home[F] town |
| [C] I took the bus to [F] streets that I could [G] walk [F] down | | [C] I took the bus to [F] streets that I could [G] walk [F] down |
| [C] I walked the streets to [F] find the one I'd [G] looked [F] for | | [C] I walked the streets to [F] find the one I'd [G] looked [F] for |
| [C] I climbed the stair that [G] led me to your front door | | [C] I climbed the stair that [G] led me to your front door |
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| Refrain: | | Refrain: |
| n | [F] And now that [G7] I don't want for [C] anything [C7] (oo oo oo oo ooooo) | n | [F] And now that [G7] I don't want for [C] anything [C7] {blue}(oo oo oo oo ooooo){/blue} |
| [F] I'd have Al [G7] Jolson sing "I'm [C] sittin' on top of the [G] world" | | [F] I'd have Al [G7] Jolson sing "I'm [C] sittin' on top of the [G] world" |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| n | [C] I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can (aha aha aha aha) | n | [C] I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can {blue}(aha aha aha aha){/blue} |
| [G] I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can (Yeah yeah yeah yeah) | | [G] I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can {blue}(Yeah yeah yeah yeah){/blue} |
| [C] To keep my feet from [F] jumping from the [G] ground [F] dear | | [C] To keep my feet from [F] jumping from the [G] ground [F] dear |
| [C] To keep my heart from [F] jumping through my [G] mouth [F] dear | | [C] To keep my heart from [F] jumping through my [G] mouth [F] dear |
| [C] To keep the past, the [F] past and not the [G] pre-[F]sent | | [C] To keep the past, the [F] past and not the [G] pre-[F]sent |
| [C] To try and learn when [G] you teach me a lesson | | [C] To try and learn when [G] you teach me a lesson |
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| Refrain: | | Refrain: |
| [F] And now that [G] I don't want for [C] anything [C7] | | [F] And now that [G] I don't want for [C] anything [C7] |
| [F] I'd have Al [G] Jolson sing "I'm [C] sittin' on top of the [G] world" | | [F] I'd have Al [G] Jolson sing "I'm [C] sittin' on top of the [G] world" |
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| Verse 4: | | Verse 4: |
| t | [C] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today (aha aha aha aha) | t | [C] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today {blue}(aha aha aha aha){/blue} |
| [G] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today [G7] (Yeah yeah yeah yeah) | | [G] I'm on my way from misery to happiness today [G7] {blue}(Yeah yeah yeah yeah){/blue} |
| [C] I'm on my way to [F] what I want from [G] this [F] world | | [C] I'm on my way to [F] what I want from [G] this [F] world |
| [C] And years from now you'll [F] make it to the [G] next [F] world | | [C] And years from now you'll [F] make it to the [G] next [F] world |
| [C] And everything that [F] you receive up [G] yon-[F]der | | [C] And everything that [F] you receive up [G] yon-[F]der |
| [C] Is what you gave to [G] me the day I wandered | | [C] Is what you gave to [G] me the day I wandered |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| [C] I'm on my way | | [C] I'm on my way |
| [C] I'm on my way | | [C] I'm on my way |
| [C] I'm on my way | | [C] I'm on my way |
| [C] I'm on my way | | [C] I'm on my way |
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| [G*] [C*] | | [G*] [C*] |