Counting Crows - 40 Years

^F#mI was born in the ^Ejungle With the ^Bmsickening smell of ^F#mcinnamon in the air ^F#mBorn in a ^Ewhite hole and I ^Ccan't be^Glieve the ^Dcolors ^A/Ehere today ^F#mStuck on a ^Ecircle I've ^Bmnever been blessed with ^F#melephant's memory ^F#mRiding a ^Ered line no^Bmwhere

^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears for the ^Bmgun to be ^Apaid for ^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears, put the ^Bmmoney a^Away ^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears to get the ^Bmthings that I ^Aneed sir ^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears I want the ^Bmthunder and the ^Arain

^F#mI was born in a ^Egood home Where the ^Bmrising cost of ^F#mraising children ^F#mWas not a ^Efactor And I ^Ccan't be^Glieve the ^Dthings it ^A/Edoes to me ^F#mI'm filled with the ^Ewhite noise Well I ^Bmnever did much of ^F#manything anyway ^F#mJump on a ^Ebig train no^Bmwhere

^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears for the ^Bmgun to be ^Apaid for ^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears, put the ^Bmmoney a^Away ^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears to get the ^Bmthings that I ^Aneed sir ^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears I want the ^Bmthunder and the ^Arain

^FI'm gonna buy me a ^Cgood heart, and a ^Gconscience, maybe ^Draise some children ^FGet me a ^Cgood wife, and a ^GGod and God and God and God and ^FI start me a ^Cnew life with a ^Gsix foot color ^Dtelevision ^FStart me a ^Cnew life some^Gwhere ^C, ^A

^F#mI was born on a ^Ewarm night On the ^Bmright coast, ^F#msoutheastern America ^F#mDead on ar^Erival But you ^Ccan't be^Glieve the ^Dthings you ^A/Ehear today ^F#mI'll fly me a ^Ewhite plane over ^Bmwater Over ^F#mblue and green and ^F#mLand in the ^Eocean ^Bmsomewhere

^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears for the ^Bmgun to be ^Apaid for ^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears, put the ^Bmmoney a^Away ^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears to get the ^Bmthings that I ^Aneed sir ^DIf it takes ^A40 ^Gyears Well I want the ^Bmthunder

Ye^Aah and I want that ^Grain ^Hmi, ^A Oh well I want that ^Grain ^BmCome on now, now ^Agimme the thunder, gimme the thunder Gimme the rain ^Grain ^Hmi, ^A I want that ^Grain, I want the ^Bmthunder and the ^Arain.