I’m on my way (From “Shrek“) (Listen to midi) (Listen to sample)

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1. I'm on my way from misery to happiness today, aha, aha,

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I'm on my way from misery to happiness today, aha, aha.

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I'm on my way to what I want from this world,

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and years from now you'll make it to the next world,

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and everything that you receive up yonder,

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is what you gave to me the day I wandered.

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2. I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday aha, aha,

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yeah, I took a right I took a right turning yesterday, yay yay yaiyay.

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I took the road that brought me to your home town,

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I took the bus to streets that I could walk down,

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I walked the streets to find the one I'd looked for,

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I climbed the stair that led me to your front door.

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And now that I don't want for anything, uhuhuhu

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I'd have Al Jolson sing, 'I'm sitting on top of the world.'

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3. I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can, aha, aha,

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yeah, I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I ca….n

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to keep my feet from jumping from the ground, Dear,

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to keep my heart from jumping through my mouth, Dear,

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to keep the past, the past and not the present,

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to try and learn when you teach me a lesson.

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And now that I don't want for anything, uhuhuhu

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I'd have Al Jolson sing, 'I'm sitting on top of the world.'

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4. I'm on my way from misery to happiness today, aha, aha,

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I'm on my way from misery to happiness today, yeah yeah yeah yeah.

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I'm on my way to what I want from this world,

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and years from now you'll make it to the next world,

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and everything that you receive up yonder,

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is what you gave to me the day I wandered.

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I'm on my way to what I want from this world,

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and years from now you'll make it to the next world,

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and everything that you receive up yonder,

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is what you gave to me the day I wandered.

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I'm on my way. I'm on my way. I'm on my way…

(orig. = capo 1st) (The Proclaimers)