Am                       Am 
My days are shaded gray    And my nights are shaded blue
Am                           Am 
My face is lined with worry     And my mind is split in two

[Verse 2]
Am                        Am 
Feel just like a man         Who's last real hope is gone
Am                        Am 
Morality and religion       Didn't teach me right from wrong

[Chorus]
C                              D
And I need a little something      Oh, just to mellow my days
                Am                    Am 
'Cause I'm getting tired of acting        In life’s one act play

[Verse 3]
Am                            Am 
The world is changing fast       Ain't got time to think twice
Am                        Am 
Wanna keep on the ball        Then you got to pay the price

[Verse 4]
Am                           Am 
You can't judge the future      By looking at the past
Am                               Am 
And there ain't nobody out there     Who you can stop and ask

[Chorus]
C                              D
Oh, I need a little something     Just to mellow my days
                   Am                  Am 
'Cause I'm getting    tired of acting     In life’s one act play

[Bridge]
G                                  F
Some people think, oh yes they do     They found the way
Am                         Am 
But they're a dime a dozen    You can see them every day
G                       F
Some people are happy     In their delusions
E                      E
Oh, I wish sometimes     I could share, I could share their illusions

[Verse 5]
Am                        Am 
But nobody really knows      What this life is all about

Am                      Am 
Those who think they do    Are the ones who should have doubts

[Verse 6]
Am                   Am 
Sometimes I wonder        What they are going to do
Am                                   Am 
When their cozy dreams are shattered      And reality shows through

[Chorus]
C                              D
Oh, I need a little something      Just to mellow my days
                  Am                 Am 
'Cause I'm getting tired of acting       In life’s one act play

[Guitar Solo]
G  G  F  F  Am   Am   Am   Am 
G  G  F  F  E  E  E  E
Am  Am  Am  Am  Am  Am  Am  Am 
Am  Am  Am  Am  Am  Am  Am  Am 

[Chorus]
C                              D
And I need a little something      Just to mellow my days
                  Am                Am 
'Cause I'm getting tired of acting    In life’s one act play

[Ending]
Am                      Am 
In life’s one act play       In life’s one act play
Am 
In life’s one act play