American Authors – Luck chords

Luck - American Authors 

* = strum once
The (C) in parentheses is optional.  It will sound good either way.


Intro - C

C                                      How can we make amends when we said all we said?
F                   CI call and you don't pick up
CHow can I say instead that I hope it's for the best?
F                                   AmI won't, and I won't give up

              CI'm sorry, Mother
             FI know I let you down
              C                        I'm sorry for how 
             FI up and left this town

CHow can we push aside all the bad and make it right
F                             CNow you got me all choked up

               Am I'm sorry, brother
(C)         FI know I let you down
              AmI'm sorry for how 
(C)          FI up and left this town
C              G                F                     AmPlease just listen cause I don't ask for much
            CI am my own man

I make my own luck

C - F - C - C

CHow can we both pick sides when we know nothing's right?
F                                   COpen up the door that's shut
CHow can I have my pride and drink away my soul tonight?
C                               AmSorrow's filling up my cup

              AmI'm sorry, Father
(C)         FI know I let you down
              Am     I'm sorry for how 
(C)         FI up and left this town
C              G                 F                    AmPlease just listen cause I don't ask for much
            CI am my own man
                             F  build up...
I make my own luck

N.C.                                               CWell some birds aren't meant to be caged
                                                AmAnd I just can't see the light of day

CPlease forgive me
CI can't remember
CPlease forgive me
Fno one is calling
AmPlease forgive me
          FI can't believe it
CNo...

CGonna pick myself up, so I don't let this ever grow
FEven if I mess up, I won't let this ever go
                 AmIt's hard to stay
                 G  F It's hard to stay
                                                         CCause some birds aren't meant to be caged

CHow can I set us free?
CI'm what you taught me to be
F                        CShouldn't that be enough?
CIt's time that we make amends
CLet's forget the things we said
F                                       CYou know we were all just talk

               AmI'm sorry, Mother
             FI know I let you down
              AmI'm sorry, Father
           FI didn't stick around
C              G                 F                    GPlease just listen cause I don't ask for much
             CI am my own man
                       FI make my own luck
C*              G*               F*                   G*Please just listen cause I don't ask for much
                  F*Just like my old man, 
                              build up...
I make my own luck

                                                  CAnd some birds are meant to be caged
                                                        AmAnd some just won't see the light of day

CPlease forgive me
CI can't remember
CPlease forgive me
FNo one is coming
AmPlease forgive me
          FI can't believe it
CNo...

CGonna pick myself up, so I don't let this ever grow
FEven if I mess up, I won't let this ever go
                 AmIt's hard to stay
                 G  FIt's hard to stay
                                                              CCause some birds aren't meant to be caged

C              G                 F                    GPlease just listen cause I don't ask for much
             FI am my own man

I make my own luck
C               G                F                    GPlease just listen cause I don't ask for much
             FI am my own man
                        CI make my own luck


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