Intro: Am Am7/G F E VERSE 1: Am Am7/G Come the day break, just another day F E In the life of a beggar man Am Am7/G Trying hard to get out of it, get about a bit F E See that great big world, he's read about Am E But never seen VERSE 2: Am Am7/G When the time comes, the time for moving on F E In the mind of a beggar man Am Am7/G All the places he's got to go, why he doesn't know F E They just come to mind, one by one Am Fm7/G Like the bullets from a magazine E He walks away, to dream about CHORUS: C Em The day Dm7G When he could say C Em Goodbye and close the door Dm7G On yesterday Am E A beggar man no more Repeat Intro Twice VERSE 3: Am Am7/G When the night comes ends another day F E In the life, of a beggar man Am Am7/G He tried hard to get out of it get about a bit F E See that great big world he read about Am In the pages of the magazine Am7/G F E That keeps him warm through the hours when he sleeps To dream about CHORUS The song ends with the chords and melody of the verse singing "do do do do do" and fading out.