What have I got of my own

 

     Am - G - Am - G (2x)

 

Am    G - Am - G - Am - G    Am    - G

       Hu………………….…h, huh.

Am    G - Am - G - Am - G    - Am    - G

       Hu………………….…h.

 

Am                    G            Am         G

    What have I got of my own, my own ?

Am                    G            Am       - G

    What have I got of my own ?

 

            Am                             D

1. The castles I build when I lie in the sand,

        Am           G          Am                    - G

    belong to a king in a fairy-tale land.

             Am                               D

    The treasure I find when I dream in my sleep,

         Am              G                Am                     - G

    is gone in the dawn, not a thing can I keep.     

 

+ CHORUS

 

            Am                                 D

2. The stars all belong high in heaven above,

     Am             G                 Am                   - G

    my heart belongs to the one that I love.

            Am                           D

    The rivers that flow all belong to the sea,

Am                   G             Am                - G

    what have I got that belongs to me.      

 

+ CHORUS

 

   Am                             D

3. I hope some day, before too long,

    Am                 G       Am                - G

    my heart will sing a happy song.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Am                                  D

    I’m tired of being lonely, unhappy and sad,

    Am                     G                Am                  - G

    why I have the things other men have had.  

 

Am                    G            Am          G

    What have I got of my own, my own ?

Am                    G            Am       - G

    What have I got of my own ?

 

+ Am - G - Am - G (2x)

 

      Am                                         D

4. If  I could choose one thing forever to hold,

        Am                G                   Am                         - G

    I know I would never choose diamonds or gold.

            Am                                  D

    Just give me one true love to be mine alone,

                Am                G               Am           G

    and I’ll have all the things of my own, my own.

Am                    G            Am       - G

    What have I got of my own ?

 

    Am - G - Am      G      Am     - G

    O……………f   m…y own.

       Am             G            Am     - G

    What have I got of my own ?

 

Am    G - Am - G - Am - G    - Am    - G

       Hu………………….…h                          ….

 

    (Trini Lopez)