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When I was a young, skinny boy
   C             C#o
My momma said to me
    G
The world out there is hot and dirty
C                   C#o
Mean as it wants to be
       D7               B7                         Em   D6   C
I know there's gonna be times when you're down and out
   F               C
So listen now kid, listen now son
     F                  C     G
I'll tell you what it's all a bout



           G      D/F#      C/E            D
You got to try to keep your head above the water ( That's what my momma told me )
    C             G/B         Am          D    Em  Fo  D
You got to try to keep a step    ahead of time
    G               D/F#    C/E                  D
And even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to ( Shouldn't ought to )
F                C         F              C       G
If you love your brothers, love will come back to you
G            C/G     G    G7 G7
Love'll come back to you
G            C/G     G    G7 C G
Love'll come back to you
G            C/G     G   G7 G7
Love'll come back to you

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  G
I live my life in so many ways
   C              C#o
To find out who I am
G
Time's approaching
                 C              C#o
I really can say truly, I under stand
D7                 B7        Em   D6  C
Got more living to do for my self
   F              C
So run along now, play along later
F       C      G
Stay up by the shelf

Sing it girls



    G             D/F#      C/E            D
You got to try to keep your head above the water ( yes I do, yes I do )
    C             G/B         Am          D    Em  Fo  D
You got to try to keep a step    ahead of time
    G               D/F#    C/E                  D
And even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to
F                C        F              C       G
If you love your sisters, love will come back to you  ( Love'll come back to you )
F            C       G
Love'll come back to you


|G   C/G   G        |G    C/G  G        |F    C    F    C  |               |             |
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G
All the world is turning to stone
C               C#o
Slowly, it will die
G
  But that is something I never will see
C              C#o
  I don't know why
D7                 B7               Em  D6   C
Trying to take the world the best I can
F                  C
Might've been now, probably be later
F        C      G
Stand up like a man

Hey, hey

           G      D/F#      C/E            D
You got to try to keep your head above the water ( yes I do, yes I do, yes I do )
    C             G/B         Am          D    Em  Fo  D
You got to try to keep a step    ahead of time
    G               D/F#    C/E                  D
And even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to
F                      C        F              C       G
Love your brothers and sisters, love will come back to you  ( Love'll come back to you )
G            C/G     G
Love'll come back to you


G            C/G     G
Love'll come back to you
G            C/G     G
Love'll come back to you
G            C/G     G
Love'll come back to you
G            C/G     G
Love'll come back to you

G            C/G     G
Love'll come back to you (My momma told me)
G            C/G     G
Love'll come back to you (My momma told me)
G            C/G     G
Love'll come back to you
G            C/G     G
Love'll come back to you
G            C/G     G
Love'll come back to you
G            C/G     G
Love'll come back to you (Love'll come back—)