It's My Life -The Eric Burdon Band 119 INTRO Dm Dm It's a hard world to get a break in All the good things have been taken Dm C B But girl there are ways To make certain things pay Dm C Bb C Though I'm dressed in these rags I'll wear sable some day G F G F Hear what I say I'm gonna ride the serpent G F F No more time spent sweatin' rent Hear my command F G I'm breakin' loose, it ain't no use F G Holdin' me down, stick around G G And baby, baby Remember, remember CHORUS C Dm F G It's my life and I'll do what I want It's my mind and I'll think what I want F G F G Show me I'm wrong, hurt me sometimes F G But some day I'll treat you refined INTRO Dm Dm There'll be women and their fortunes they just want to mother orphans Are [Dm] you gonna cry While I'm [C]squeezin' them [B]dry Takin' [Dm] all I can get, [C]no re- [B]grets When [C] I, [Dm] openly [G]lie [G]And live on their [G] money [F] [G] Believe me honey, that [F]money Can you [G]believe, I ain't no[F] saint No complaints [G]So girl throw out [F] Any doubt G G And baby (baby) Remember (remember) C Dm F G It's my life and I'll do what I want It's my mind and I'll think what I want F G F G Show me I'm wrong, hurt me sometime F G But some day I'll treat you real fine C Dm F G (It's my life and I'll do what I want) Don't push me (It's my mind and I'll think like I want) It's my life (It's my life and I'll do what I want) And I can do what I want (It's my mind and I'll think like I want) You can't tell me (It's my life and I'll do what I want)