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This Is Your Life

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C#minor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 5Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords used:
e|-C#m-0--|--A0--|--B0--|--E0--|Asus2--0--|
B|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
G|--6--|--6--|--4--|--1--|--2--|
D|--6--|--7--|--4--|--2--|--2--|
A|--4--|--7--|--2--|--2--|--0--|
E|--x--|--5--|--0--|--0--|--x--|
[Verse 1]
C#mYesterday is a wrinkle on your forehAead
C#mYesterday is a promise that you've broAken
BDon't close your eC#myes, dBon't close your eC#myes
C#mThis is your life and today is all you've got nAow
Yeah, C#mand today is all you'll ever havAe
BDon't close your eC#myes
BDon't close your eC#myes
[Chorus]
This is your liEfe, are you wBho you want to Asus2be
This is your liEfe, are you wBho you want to Asus2be
This is your liEfe, is it eveBrything you dreAsus2amed that it would be
When the world was youEnger and you had everyBthing to loseC#m  A  
[Verse 2]
C#mYesterday is a kid in the corAner
C#mYesterday is dead and oveAr
[Chorus]
This is your liEfe, are you wBho you want to Asus2be
This is your liEfe, are you wBho you want to Asus2be
This is your liEfe, is it eveBrything you dreAsus2amed that it would be
When the world was youEnger and you had everyBthing to loseC#m  A  
[Bridge]
BDon't close your eyC#mes
BDon't close your eyC#mes
BDon't close your eyC#mes
BDon't close your eyC#mes
[Chorus]
This is your liEfe, are you wBho you want to Asus2be
This is your liEfe, are you wBho you want to Asus2be
This is your liEfe, are you wBho you want to Asus2be
This is your liEfe, are you wBho you want to Asus2be
This is your liEfe, is it eveBrything you dreAsus2amed it would be
When the world was youEnger and you had everBything to loAsus2se
And you had everything to loseC#m  A  

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This Is Your Life

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Asus2

Chords used:

C#m A B E Asus2

e|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|

B|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|

G|--6--|--6--|--4--|--1--|--2--|

D|--6--|--7--|--4--|--2--|--2--|

A|--4--|--7--|--2--|--2--|--0--|

E|--x--|--5--|--0--|--0--|--x--|

[Verse 1]

C#m A

Yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead

C#m A

Yesterday is a promise that you've broken

B C#m B C#m

Don't close your eyes, don't close your eyes

C#m A

This is your life and today is all you've got now

C#m A

Yeah, and today is all you'll ever have

B C#m

Don't close your eyes

B C#m

Don't close your eyes

[Chorus]

E B Asus2

This is your life, are you who you want to be

E B Asus2

This is your life, are you who you want to be

E B Asus2

This is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be

E B C#m A

When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

[Verse 2]

C#m A

Yesterday is a kid in the corner

C#m A

Yesterday is dead and over

[Chorus]

E B Asus2

This is your life, are you who you want to be

E B Asus2

This is your life, are you who you want to be

E B Asus2

This is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be

E B C#m A

When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

[Bridge]

B C#m

Don't close your eyes

B C#m

Don't close your eyes

B C#m

Don't close your eyes

B C#m

Don't close your eyes

[Chorus]

E B Asus2

This is your life, are you who you want to be

E B Asus2

This is your life, are you who you want to be

E B Asus2

This is your life, are you who you want to be

E B Asus2

This is your life, are you who you want to be

E B Asus2

This is your life, is it everything you dreamed it would be

E B Asus2

When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

C#m A

And you had everything to lose

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