Master of Fate (extended version)
(The song was recorded in the key of D#, so you will need a capo, or to transpose – G=D#, D=A#, C=G#, Am=Fm, Em=Cm).

[G]Due to circumstances [D]beyond our [C]control
We are [Am]masters of our fate and [C]]captains of our [D]([G])souls

[G]Most men lead lives of [C]quiet despera[Am]tion
and [G]go to the grave with their song still in [C]them
[G]Others won’t go gentle in[C]to that good [Am]night
But [G]Rage, rage against the dying of the [C]light

But we are [Em]granted [G]serenity to accept what we can not [C]change
And [G]courage to change what we [C]can
And we are [Em]granted [D]wisdom to make a [C]difference
If we can [Em]follow the [D]footsteps in the [Em]sand [D] [C]

[Chorus]
We’ll find that The [G]ship that sails on these dark [C]seas
Is the [C]craft that carries my soul back home to me [thee]
The road that we roll may be rocky with stones
That’s the path our spirit takes to go home
Due to circumstances beyond our control
we are masters of our fate and captains of our soul

[G]Due to circumstances [D]beyond our [C]control
We are [Am]masters of our fate and [C]]captains of our [D]([G])souls

But We were [Em]born bloody, [D]naked and [C]screaming
[Em]Into this [D]world of [C]suffering
[Em]Scrappy and [D]human and doomed to [C]die
But [Em]that’s now [D]how I’m gonna live [C]my life.

And may [Em]suffering ones [D]be suffering [C]free
And may the [Em]fear-struck, [D]fearless [C]be
The [Em]grieving [D]shed all [C]grief
And may [Em]all [D]beings find [C]relief

And that the Ship [G]ship that sails on these dark [C]seas
Is the [C]craft that carries my soul back home to me [thee]
The road that we roll may be rocky with stones
That’s the path our spirit takes to go home
The rains may fall and the winds may blow
And test the mettle of our souls
And the field that we hoe may be rocky with stones
That’s the garden in which our dreams grow
Beyond ideas of right and wrong
Lives a song, won’t you please sing along…

[G]Due to circumstances [D]beyond our [C]control
We are [Am]masters of our fate and [C]]captains of our [D]([G])souls