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[Intro]
Bm
[Verse]
BmWell my feet are tired
And my Aback is sore
And my Gbody’s aching
And my Ahands are raw
And my Bmeyes are drowsy
And my Amouth is dry
And I fGeel so alive 
That I could Aalmost die
‘Cos my Bmpockets are draughty
From the Arent so steep
And my Garms are shaking 
From the Alack of sleep
And my Bmmind is melting
As my Ablisters burst
But my Ggrin is endless
‘Cos it F#could be worse
[Chorus]
So I Gdrop to my knees
And give Dthanks to the Lord
For the Arising tuition
I can Dbarely afford
I’m so Ghappy to live
In the Dland of the free
Free to Apay higher tuition
So BmI can succeed
[Verse]
I got a Bmclass in the morning
I gotta Astudy at noon
I gotta Gwork in the evening
And an Aessay due soon
I got a Bmtest on the morrow
And a Aquiz in an hour
And a Gbill overdue
For the F#phone and the power
[Verse]
I got a Bmgirl who’s upset
Yeah, she Athinks I’m a jerk
‘Cos I Gcancelled our plans 
To get Acalled into work
BmAnd my heart is breaking
As I Aface my curse
But my Ggrin is endless
‘Cos it F#could be worse
[Chorus]
So I Gdrop to my knees
And give Dthanks to the Lord
For the rAising tuition
I can Dbarely afford
I’m so Ghappy to live
In the Dland of the free
Free to Apay higher tuition
So BmI can succeed
[Verse]
BmSo I ride my bike
Ride right Aup to my door
I will Gclimb up the stairs 
And Alook for work tomorrow
Bm‘Cos the clock in the kitchen
Reads a Aquarter to three
Now Gtomorrow is today
In the F#land of the free
[Verse]
So I Bmclimb in my bed
And Atry to forget
That come GSummer I’ll work three jobs
Just to Apay down my debt
But they Bmgotta go slave
I’ll Aremember that first
And my Ggrin will be endless
‘Cos it F#could be worse
[Chorus]
So I Gdrop to my knees
And give Dthanks to the Lord
For the Arising tuition
I can Dbarely afford
Oh I'm so Gglad that I get
Some Dhair on my chest
And I Aget to build character
DPassing this test
Oh I’m so Ghappy to live
In the Dland of the free
Free to Apay higher tuition
BmSo I can succeed

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Student Song

by Ben Caplan

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

Well my feet are tired

And my back is sore

And my body’s aching

And my hands are raw

And my eyes are drowsy

And my mouth is dry

And I feel so alive

That I could almost die

‘Cos my pockets are draughty

From the rent so steep

And my arms are shaking

From the lack of sleep

And my mind is melting

As my blisters burst

But my grin is endless

‘Cos it could be worse

[Chorus]

So I drop to my knees

And give thanks to the Lord

For the rising tuition

I can barely afford

I’m so happy to live

In the land of the free

Free to pay higher tuition

So I can succeed

[Verse]

I got a class in the morning

I gotta study at noon

I gotta work in the evening

And an essay due soon

I got a test on the morrow

And a quiz in an hour

And a bill overdue

For the phone and the power

[Verse]

I got a girl who’s upset

Yeah, she thinks I’m a jerk

‘Cos I cancelled our plans

To get called into work

And my heart is breaking

As I face my curse

But my grin is endless

‘Cos it could be worse

[Chorus]

So I drop to my knees

And give thanks to the Lord

For the rising tuition

I can barely afford

I’m so happy to live

In the land of the free

Free to pay higher tuition

So I can succeed

[Verse]

So I ride my bike

Ride right up to my door

I will climb up the stairs

And look for work tomorrow

‘Cos the clock in the kitchen

Reads a quarter to three

Now tomorrow is today

In the land of the free

[Verse]

So I climb in my bed

And try to forget

That come Summer I’ll work three jobs

Just to pay down my debt

But they gotta go slave

I’ll remember that first

And my grin will be endless

‘Cos it could be worse

[Chorus]

So I drop to my knees

And give thanks to the Lord

For the rising tuition

I can barely afford

Oh I'm so glad that I get

Some hair on my chest

And I get to build character

Passing this test

Oh I’m so happy to live

In the land of the free

Free to pay higher tuition

So I can succeed

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