intro [armonica]
(G) (C) (G) (C) (G) (C) (D) [x2]
(G) (C)
As I stepped to the edge
(G) (D)
\'yond the shadow of a doubt
(G) (C) (G) (D)
With my conscience beating
(G) (C)
Like the pulse of a drum
(G) (D)
that hammers on and on
(C) (D) (G)
til I reach the break of day
(G) (C)
As the sun beats down
(G) (D)
on the halfway house
(G) (C) (G) (D)
has my conscience beating
(G) (C)
The sound in my ear
(G) (D)
the will to persevere
(C) (D) (G)
as I reach the break of day
*chorus*
(Em)
When you lost all hope
(G)
and excuses
(D) (G)
and the cheapskates and the losers
(Em)
Nothing\'s left
(G)
to cling on to
(C) (D)
Got to hold on
G
hold on to yourself
(G) (C) (G) (C) (G) (C) (D)