Intro: A
Verse
A D
The hard times are reigning, the world is in pain
E A
The kings and the captains they all conquer in vain
A D
I stand in the background just watching the scene
D A E A
I'm doing my best to keep my hands washed and clean
Verse
A D
The questions are rising, are drifting like snow
E A
If you never get no answer you'll never know
A D
The more I did wonder, the less I did care
D A E A
When one day suddenly the answer was there
D
I heard the man in the sky
E
He was talking right to me
A
He said it's very simple
D E
This is how it's gonna be
E
Your life is your own business
D
You can even cheat and lie
A E A
But you never can count away the man in the sky
Verse
A D
I could hear him talking tho' he didn't speak
E A
I just understood that I am strong when I'm weak
A D
'Cause man was created to work all alone
D A E A
The answer is written in the soul of your own
D
I heard the man in the sky
E
He was talking right to me
A
He said it's very simple
D E
This is how it's gonna be
E
Your life is your own business
D
You can even cheat and lie
A E A
But you never can count away the man in the sky
Coda
D E
So live your life as you please and let your mind command
A D E
'Cause when it really comes down to it you are just a man
E D
The only thing you know for sure is that you're gonna die
A E A
So you can never count away the man in the sky
E D
The only thing you know for sure is that you're gonna die
A E A
So you can never count away the man in the sky
D E A