Intro:
F#m E F#m E 

F#m             E
This is not the way it's
F#m         E
Supposed to be
Bm              A       G
Spend my day in fear of all
Bm         A
It sets me free
F#m        E
I beg your pardon
F#m               E
For what I do and say
Bm         A         G
I can hold myself to blame
Bm                       A
But the sure remains the same

Ref:
G            Em
Will success fail me?
        D       A
Will it make me free?
G                 Em
What they tell me I should want?
D          A
Is it what I need?

F#m      E
Hey Mom, Hey Dad
F#m       E
The story went
Bm                A         G
Round the burning wheels of faith
Bm          A
It pays the rent
F#m         E
Hey sister, hey brother
F#m      E
I had to choose
Bm                 A       G
Choose between the win and lose
Bm             A
But what's the use?

Ref:

Will success fail me?
Will it make me free?
What they tell me I should want?
Is it what I need?
Come March come April
Come may and June
Let the pounding seconds go
There's nothing I can do
Will success fail me?
Will it make me free?
What they tell me I should want?
Is it what I need? (x 2)
Is there something I can do?


Linda Perry Success lyrics