[Verse 1] <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> I got rice cooking in the microwave, got a three day beard I don't <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">C</b> plan to shave and it's a goofy thing but I just gotta say hey I'm doing <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> alright. Yeah, I think I'll make me some homemade soup feeling pretty <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> good and that's the truth it's neither drink nor drug induced no I'm just <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> doin' alright [Chorus] <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> And it's a great day to be alive <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> There's some hard times in the neighborhood <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">G</b> but why can't every day be just this good? [Instrumental] <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">C</b> [Verse 2] <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> It's been 15 years since I left home said good luck to every <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> seed I'd sown, give it my best and then I left it alone ohhh I hope they're <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> doin' alright <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> Now I look in the mirror and what do I see? A lone wolf there <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> starin' back at me, long in the tooth but harmless as can be, Lord I guess he's <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> doin' alright [Chorus] <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> And it's a great day to be alive <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> There's some hard times in the neighborhood <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> but why can't every day be just this good? [Bridge] <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> Sometimes it's lonely, sometimes it's only me and the shadows that fill <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> this room, sometimes I'm fallin', desperately callin', howlin' at the moon [Solo] <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Ahhhwwoooooo! Ahhhwooooooo! [Verse 3] <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> Well, I might go get me a new tattoo or take my old Harley for a three <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> day cruise, might even grow me a fu man chu, ohh aww! [Chorus] <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> And it's a great day to be alive <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> There's some hard times in the neighborhood <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> but why can't every day be just this good? <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> It's a great day to be alive <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> There's some hard times in the neighborhood <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">G</b> but why can't every day be just this good? [Outro] <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Em</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> (fade out)