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MELANIE C  
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Intro:     C     G     Am  F  
CI know I Gmake mistakes
I will Amhave to live and Flearn
CSometimes you Gplay with fire
AmAnd sometimes you Fget burned
CI have my Gdream to live
AmFollowing that Fstar
CIt doesn't matter Ghow long it takes
It Amdoesn't matter Fhow far
DmNo time for make believing
FAnd it's too Amlate to turn back Gnow, you-you-you
CI've been dreaming Gabout it
I can't live Amwithout it
I've got to Ffind my own way
CI'm not changing my mind Gnow
Or looking behind Amnow
This is my Findependence Cda-Gy
My indepenAmdence dayF  
CI know it'll Gtake some time
But AmI won't give up the fightF  
CSometimes you Gwin, sometime you Amlose
But that's Falright, oh yeah
CI've got to Gspread my wings
AmAnd learn how to Ffly
CCos this feeling Gdrives me on
It's something AmI cannot Fdeny
DmNo time to make excuses
FCos it's too Amlate to turn back Gnow, you-you-you
CI've been dreaming Gabout it
I can't live Amwithout it
I've got to Ffind my own way
CI'm not changing my mind Gnow
Or looking behind Amnow
This is my Findependence Cda-Gy
My indepenAmdence dayF  
CHe-Gy, my indepenAmdence dayF, oh-ohDm  
FNo matter what comes my Amway
GI'm gonna live for Dmtoday, yeah-yeFah
This is Ammy, this is my Gindependence dayC  G  Am  F  C  G  Am  F  
CI've been dreaming Gabout it
I can't live Amwithout it
I've got to Ffind my own way
CI'm not changing my mind Gnow
Or looking behind Amnow
This is my Findependence
CI've been dreaming Gabout it
I can't live Amwithout it
I've got to Ffind my own way
CI'm not changing my mind Gnow
Or looking behind Amnow
This is my Findependence Cda-Gy
My independAmence dayF  
CDa-Gy, my independAmence dayF  
CWishing on that Gsame bright star
AmI shouldn't wish my life away, Fwish my life away
CThey say it's a Gsmall small world
AmThey say it's a Fsmall small small small worldC  G  Am  F  

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Independence Day

by Melanie C

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MELANIE

INDEPENDENCE DAY

C G Am F

Intro:

C G

I know I make mistakes

Am F

I will have to live and learn

C G

Sometimes you play with fire

Am F

And sometimes you get burned

C G

I have my dream to live

Am F

Following that star

C G

It doesn't matter how long it takes

Am F

It doesn't matter how far

No time for make believing

F Am G

And it's too late to turn back now, you-you-you

C G

I've been dreaming about it

I can't live without it

I've got to find my own way

C G

I'm not changing my mind now

Or looking behind now

F C G

This is my independence da-y

Am F

My independence day

C G

I know it'll take some time

Am F

But I won't give up the fight

C G Am

Sometimes you win, sometime you lose

But that's alright, oh yeah

C G

I've got to spread my wings

Am F

And learn how to fly

C G

Cos this feeling drives me on

Am F

It's something I cannot deny

No time to make excuses

F Am G

Cos it's too late to turn back now, you-you-you

C G

I've been dreaming about it

I can't live without it

I've got to find my own way

C G

I'm not changing my mind now

Or looking behind now

F C G

This is my independence da-y

Am F

My independence day

C G Am F Dm

He-y, my independence day, oh-oh

F Am

No matter what comes my way

G Dm F

I'm gonna live for today, yeah-yeah

Am G C G Am F C G Am F

This is my, this is my independence day

C G

I've been dreaming about it

I can't live without it

I've got to find my own way

C G

I'm not changing my mind now

Or looking behind now

This is my independence

C G

I've been dreaming about it

I can't live without it

I've got to find my own way

C G

I'm not changing my mind now

Or looking behind now

F C G

This is my independence da-y

Am F

My independence day

C G Am F

Da-y, my independence day

C G

Wishing on that same bright star

Am F

I shouldn't wish my life away, wish my life away

C G

They say it's a small small world

Am F C G Am F

They say it's a small small small small world

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