[Intro] G C G C9 G C G C9G C When I was nineG C9 Michael and IG C G C9 Entered a talent show down at the yC Bb C Bb 9 am, went to rehearse by some stairsC Bb Mike couldn't singC Bb But I said: no one caresF Bb We sang yellow bird and let's go fly a kiteBb Over and over and overG Till we got it rightBb F When we emerged from the ymcaBb F G Three o'clock sun had made the grass hay I thoughtC F Bb G Hey, what a way to spend a dayC F Bb G Hey, what a way to spend a dayC Bb I make a vowF Fm Right here and nowC Bb F C D I'm gonna spend my time this wayContinues after the adG C When I was sixteenG C9 Michael and IG C G C9 Got parts in wеst side at white plains highC Bb C Bb Three o'clock, went to rеhearse in the gymC Bb C Mike played doc , who did not singBb Fine with himF We sang got a rocket in your pocketBb And the jets are gonna have their day, tonightBb Over and over and overG Till we got it rightBb F When we emerged, wiped out by that playBb F G Nine o'clock, stars and moon lit the way I thoughtC F Bb G Hey, what a way to spend a dayC F Bb G Hey, what a way to spend a dayC Bb I made a vowF Fm I wonder nowC Bb F C Am I cut out to spend my time this way?A D I'm twenty-nineA D Michael and IA D A D Live on the west side of soho, nuD C D C 9 AM, I write a lyric or twoD C D C Mike sings his song now on mad avenueG I sing come to your sensesC9 Em7 Defenses are not the way to goC Over and over and overC C And over, and over, and over, and overA Till I get it rightC9 G When I emerge from b minor or aC9 G A Five o'clock, diner calls: I'm on my way I thinkD G C A Hey, what a way to spend a dayD G C A Hey, what a way to spend a dayD C I make a vowG Gm Right here and nowD C G D I'm gonna spend my time this wayD C G D I'm gonna spend my time this way...
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