Great Expectations Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
When [Am]I was young I
dreamed and dreamed
About all the things that I was going to be
A brave explorer holding court
or a really famous astronaut
A handsome pop star [G]on [Em]the
screen or [C]captain of [Em]the England [Am]team
They said "Son, it could all be yours,
you just work hard and pay your dues
Don't be content with what you've got,
there's always more that you can want
Everybody's on the make - that's
what made this country [E]great"

[Verse 2]
So all I [E]wanted [Am]in the e[E]nd[F]
Was world domination and a whole
lot of [C]money to spend
[E]A little place to call my home, like
a planet that [F]was all [C]my own
Well that's not [G]much to ask,
it's really not
It's not much to ask,
just the same as anybody [Am]else

[Interlude 1]
[Am]

[Verse 3]
So [Am]welcome to the free for all,
the smash and grab, the freeloaders ball
Where everything is here for us if we scream,
shout, make a fuss
There's nothing that we can't afford with a
poisoned tongue and a sharpened sword
Spoiled children in a row - no one
dares to tell them [F]"no"[E]

[Verse 4]
So all I [E]wanted [Am]in the e[F]nd
Was world domination and a whole
lot of [C]money [E]to spend
Everything I touch, everything I see,
[F]fame and fortun[C]e, immortality
Well that's not [G]much to ask,
it's really not
It's not much to ask,
just the same as anybody [Am]else

[Interlude 2]
[Am][C][Am]

[Verse 5]
So in [Am]every heart there's a broken dream,
a shattered cause, a might have been
In every eye [F]there's a secret tear,
[F]in every heart there's a secret fear
[F]That this is it, done,
complete. Resign yourself to your defeat
The bitterness behind the show
- that's where spoilted children go