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                   C
I call and you don't pick up
C
How can I say instead that I hope it's for the best?
F                                   Am
I won't, and I won't give up

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

C
How can we push aside all the bad and make it right
F                             C
Now you got me all choked up

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

I make my own luck

C - F - C - C

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

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

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

C
Please forgive me
C
I can't remember
C
Please forgive me
F
no one is calling
Am
Please forgive me
          F
I can't believe it
C
No...

C
Gonna pick myself up, so I don't let this ever grow
F
Even if I mess up, I won't let this ever go
                 Am
It's hard to stay
                 G  F 
It's hard to stay
                                                         C
Cause some birds aren't meant to be caged

C
How can I set us free?
C
I'm what you taught me to be
F                        C
Shouldn't that be enough?
C
It's time that we make amends
C
Let's forget the things we said
F                                       C
You know we were all just talk

               Am
I'm sorry, Mother
             F
I know I let you down
              Am
I'm sorry, Father
           F
I didn't stick around
C              G                 F                    G
Please just listen cause I don't ask for much
             C
I am my own man
                       F
I 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

                                                  C
And some birds are meant to be caged
                                                        Am
And some just won't see the light of day

C
Please forgive me
C
I can't remember
C
Please forgive me
F
No one is coming
Am
Please forgive me
          F
I can't believe it
C
No...

C
Gonna pick myself up, so I don't let this ever grow
F
Even if I mess up, I won't let this ever go
                 Am
It's hard to stay
                 G  F
It's hard to stay
                                                              C
Cause some birds aren't meant to be caged

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

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


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