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Cardiacs - Is This The Life?
If you're looking at this song you obviously know it. So all you have to do is 
follow it's simplistic tones through-out.
Jacko x
E-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
D0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G12-14-14-14-14-14-14-7-|  <--Riff
B-----------------------|
e-----------------------|
D Bb F G Bb
DFollowing around to see a life Bbthats never in
Always calling itFself on its own phone
Though its Gnever quite at home in the Bbworld today
DSee it to arranging the day
BbPrepared in its own special way
With Fadded loving care
Though its Gnot been there since Bbyesterday
RIFF
Looking so hard for a cause
And it don't care what it is
And never really ever seeing eye to eye
Though it doesn't really mind
Perhaps thats why It never really saw
Never really saw
Saw

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Is This The Life

by Cardiacs

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Cardiacs - Is This The Life?

If you're looking at this song you obviously know it. So all you have to do is

follow it's simplistic tones through-out.

Jacko x

E-----------------------|

A-----------------------|

D0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|

G12-14-14-14-14-14-14-7-| <--Riff

B-----------------------|

e-----------------------|

D Bb F G Bb

D Bb

Following around to see a life thats never in

Always calling itself on its own phone

G Bb

Though its never quite at home in the world today

See it to arranging the day

Prepared in its own special way

With added loving care

G Bb

Though its not been there since yesterday

RIFF

Looking so hard for a cause

And it don't care what it is

And never really ever seeing eye to eye

Though it doesn't really mind

Perhaps thats why It never really saw

Never really saw

Saw

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