Opportunity Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em]
I'm donna from [D]the bronx,

[Verse 1]
[Em]I never worry about money 'cau[D]se I'm a haird[Em]resser and someone always needs a haircut,
besides I go [D]to parties and stay [Em]out all night, so who h[G]as time to w[D]orry? and [Em]I have
Incredible [D]masseuse [Em]who beats my cellulite right off and she gave me this fabulous d[D]iet [Em]- nothing but chicken soup. [D]I've been on i[Em]t for three months and it work[D]s for [Em]sure; my problem is,
last night I told my boyfriend how old I was and this morning when he [D]left to get [Em]the newspaper, he never [D]came back[Em], who[D] knew?
[Em]

[Verse 2]
I'm miguel, I live in new york city, I did time for armed robbery, I'm rehabilitated, I gotta beautiful blonde wife,
I gotta beautiful little [D]girl and I got[Em]ta beautiful ne[D]w pontiac. m[Em]y problem is, I can't find a[A] job.[Em]

[Verse 3]
I'm [Em]sophie from philadelphia I have 4 children, [D]11 grand[Em]children and 1 great [A]grandson, I'm [Em]70 years old and knock wood I'm shipshape. [D]my [Em]problem is,
none of my chil[D]dren want [Em]me to live with them - they say come, but they don't mean it.
[G]Be thankful

[Verse 4]
for your problem
It's [Em]a gif[A]t in disguise
It's your [Em]chance to change
Opportunity
It's your chance to change
Your opportunity

[Verse 5]
[Em]I'm ellen, originally [D]from lubbock. [Em]jim and I married fresh outta high school and I started havin' babies right off. jim studied and became a veterinarian, only [D]to run off w[Em]ith a nineteen year old horse[D] trainer. I [Em]was left with three kids, [D]no money [Em]and no skills. things got so bad[D], I[Em] didn't want to live anymor[D]e,
[Em]until someone slipped a card under our front door - it said "will powers". I turned it over, it said, "the greater your problem, the greater your [D]opportunity". [Em]somethin' clicked between my heart and my mi[D]nd. toda[Em]y my kids attend [D]the best priv[Em]ate school in dallas, while I run 95 day care centers throughout the great state of texas. incidentally I got a lot of boyfriends.

[Verse 6]
[G]Be thankful for your problem
It's [A]a g[Em]ift in disguise
[A]It's you[Bm]r chance to [Em]change

[Verse 7]
[Em]Opportunity
It's your chance to change
Your opportunity
[G][Em]

[Verse 8]
I'm bruce from [D]newark, [Em]I spent the prime of my life workin' for jersey plumbing. just when they should'a made me a foreman, right before christmas the basta[D]rds ha[Em]nd me a pink slip. ok, I can get another job, right? wrong, six months later I'm standin' in line to pick up my last unemployment benefit when this [D]chick with[Em] a set of knockers shoves a card in my face [D]- "w[Em]ill powers". she flips it,
it says, "your problem is a gift to help you change" [D]- somethin' clicked; I rem[Em]embered how ever since I was a l[D]ittle boy I[Em] wanted to be my own boss so I took that last check and started what is today the biggest plumbing supply house in the tri- state area.

[Verse 9]
Be [G]thankful for [D]your [G]problem
[D]It's [Em]a gif[A]t in[G] disgu[A]ise
[Em]It's your chance to change
Opportunity
Its your chance to change
Your opportunity
[G]

[Verse 10]
[F][Bb]
Donna, miguel, sophie, [F]el [Bb]len, bruce these people are willing to identify them[Em]selves because his re[F]cord is authentic - if you [Am]wish, the record company will [F]send you their full [C]names [Bb]and addresses. now,
let's [F]talk [Bb]about you. can your problem lead you to greater under[Em]stand[Am]ing? do you truly [Em]realize your problem is a golden [Bb]opportunity? ([Em]background vocals throughout the rest of wi[D]ll [Em]powers: "opportunity, your opportunity.)

[Verse 11]
When this song is over, why not go to the nearest mirror and say your problem out loud? what is the worst that can happen? say that out loud,

[Verse 12]
accept the worst. now you have nothing to lose and everything to gain, you are free to work on the solution. solving problems equals success and success breeds success.
[Em]
Opportunity your opportunity,

[Outro 1]
opportunity your opportunity
[Em][Em][Em]