harvard Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]She walked into this world I made on a
[Em]Little park bench unde[G]r the shade
Of a [C]sweet gum tree whose
[Em]leaves were red and [Am]brown[D]
[G]I looked up and I saw her face
[Em]That was full of fortitude and grace
[C]She said, "If you don't mind,
[Em]can I please sit d[Am]own?"
[D]See I've been wor[G]king
since the morning
When [Em]the sun starts settling [G]in
That's when I [C]walk across [Em]the town to
[Am]where my second job begin[D]s
I got two [G]kids I must feed,
I've got [C]no time to sit with [G]them and read
The coun[C]selors keep on [Em]telling me
my [Am]boy's got special need[D]s

[Verse 2]
But don't we [Bm]all got issues?
It's just [C]the stuff we live through
Every[A]body's got their coffee stains
I [Am]ain't complaining, [D]I'm just saying

[Verse 3]
[G]That I ain[D]'t been to [Em]Harvard
And I ain't got [Bm]no big deg[C]ree
[G]Everything I know,
[C]I learned it on these bit[D]ter streets
And [G]I, can't af[D]ford the good life
[Em]But only real love[Bm] comes for f[C]ree
And some days [G]my head's
up [C]in the clouds
[D]But I'm allowed [G]to dream
[Em][D][G][C][Em]

[Verse 4]
[Am][D]
As [G]she got up and walked away
[Em]I said, "Goodbye," I gave [G]a wave
And [C]watched that lady
[Em]fade into the [Am]crowd[D]
An[G]d I thought maybe
we're the same, hey
[Em]We both cry and we feel shame
[G]And we [C]both know there still
some thing[Em]s
We've [Am]yet to figure [D]out
See I've been [G]writing since the morning
[Bm]When [Em]the sun starts settling [G]in
I cross [C]the town to check the sound
[Em]Where [Am]my second job begin[D]s
[G]I've got two kids to feed,
[Em]some doubts and insec[D]urities
[G]I pra[C]y that I pro[Em]vide a life for
[Am]everything they [D]need

[Verse 5]
But don't we [Bm]all got issues?
It's just [C]the stuff we live through
Every[A]body's got their coffee stains
I [Am]ain't complaining, [D]I'm [G]just singing
That I ain't been to Har[D]vard

[Verse 6]
[Em]
And I ain't got [Bm]no big deg[C]rees
[G]Everything I know,
[C]I learned it on [D]these crazy streets
And [G]I, can't af[D]ford
the good [Em]life
But only real [Bm]love comes for [C]free
And some days my [G]head's
up [C]in the clouds
But [D]I'm allowed to dream
[G][Em]

[Verse 7]
[D]
[G]Oh, [C]whoa- [Em]oh- oh[Am][D]

[Verse 8]
As I'm [Bm]heading home, I think of how
Her shift is probably [Em]ending now
[Bm]And I'll[C] be on a plane
this time tomorrow
[Am]Some [A]folks are on an uphill climb
Some coast along on borrowed time
Still [Am]others need a little time [D]to borrow

[Verse 9]
Well don't we [G]all got issues?
[D]It's just the[C] stuff we live thr[Em]ough[D]
Every[C]body's got their [Bm]cof fee stains
I [Am]can 't forget,
those [D]words she said re[G]main

[Verse 10]
I ain't been [Em]to Harvard
And I ain't got [D]no [G]big de[C]grees
Everything [Em]I know,
[Am]I learned it on these bit[D]ter streets
[G]And I, can't afford [Bm]the good life
[Em]Well only real love [D]come[G]s for [C]free
And some days my [Em]head's
up [Am]in the clouds
[D]But I'm allowed to dream
[G]

[Verse 11]
[Em][G]
Oh, [C]whoa- [Em]oh- [Am]oh
But [D]I'm allowed [G]to dream[Em]
[G]Said I ain't bee[C]n to Harvar[Em]d
[Am]But I'm [D]allowed to dream