Chasing Someone Elses Dreams

C Em Am C Em Am C Em Am At least five days a week - sometimes more C Em Am I'm up with the sun - and headed out the door F C Most nights I don't get home 'til eight or nine C Em Am I make a living - anyway I can C Em Am Everywhere I turn - I answer to a man F C Who only cares about the bottom line F I've heard the old folks say - you'll never work a day C Em Am If you like what you do - and I'd say it's probably true F That the only way to find - the path to peace of mind C Em Am Is to follow your heart - right from the start C Em F But it's never been as easy as it seems Am Em Am G C Cause it's hard to get ahead when you're chasing someone else's dreams C Em Am C Em Am C Em Am I know that there's a lot of folks like me C Em Am Who aren't looking for a handout or an ounce of sympathy F C Just a way to get a piece of the pie C Em Am Cause the game has changed for the common man C Em Am It takes credit cards, I.O.U.s and more installment plans F C Spending every minute just trying to get by F I've heard the old folks say - you'll never work a day C Em Am If you like what you do - and I'd say it's probably true F That the only way to find - the path to peace of mind C Em Am Is to follow your heart - right from the start C G F But it's never been as easy as it seems Am Em Am G C Cause it's hard to get ahead when you're chasing someone else's dreams F G It's not because I'm lazy, out of touch or going crazy F Am G C G I'm barely breaking even and I need a thing or two I can believe in F I've heard the old folks say - you'll never work a day C Em Am If you like what you do - and I'd say it's probably true F That the only way to find - the path to peace of mind C Em Am Is to follow your heart - right from the start C G F But it's never been as easy as it seems Am Em Am G C Cause it's hard to get ahead when you're chasing someone else's dreams Am Em Am G C It's so hard to get ahead when you're chasing someone else's dreams C Em Am C Em Am Am G C