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Artist - Hinder
Album  - All American Nightmare (2010)
Song   - The Life
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Chords:
Em-022000
 D-xx0232
 A-xx2220
Bm-x24432
 G-355433
Intro: D, A, Bm, G  
Verse 1:
Im Dleaving tonight
Down the same dirt road
AA million times
Ive driven just to get homeBm  
And I aint ever looking bGack
For nothing
DHeaded for the coast
Looking for the high life
AEverybody knows
Its nothing but a good timeBm  
And I sold everything I hGad
For something
EmI cant seem to fGind
Chorus:
 DSo this is the life they talked aAbout
And this is the I cant live withBmout
When the real world crashes Gdown
Oh if they could see me Dnow
When all the dreams are all your Aown
Turn to nightmares all aBmlone
It hits you right between the eGyes
This is the DlifeA  
This is the lBmife
ohohGoh
Verse 2:
DThese four walls feel more like a prison
InAstead of pure highs
I couldnt wait to live inBm  
So I just drink myself to sGleep
Again
I Dcant escape my mind
This aint like a movie
Its Agetting hard to hide
More its doin to meBm  
I dont know how long I can kGeep
From going
EmCrazy all the tGime
Chorus:
 DSo this is the life they talked aAbout
So this is the I cant live withBmout
When the real world crashes Gdown
Oh if they could see me Dnow
When all the dreams are all your Aown
Turn to nightmares all aBmlone
It hits you right between the eGyes
This is the DlifeA  Bm  G  
Bridge:
   BmNothings ever what it seems
   AMaybe that grass aint so green
   BmNothings ever out of Greach
When youre seventeen
Chorus:
  DThis is the life they talked aAbout
This is the I cant live withBmout
When the real world crashes dGown
Oh if they could see me nDow
When all the dreams are all your Aown
Turn to nightmares all alBmone
It hits you right between the Geyes
This is the lDife
OhhAoh
This is the lBmife
yeGah

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The Life

by Hinder

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Chords in this song · guitar

Artist - Hinder

Album - All American Nightmare (2010)

Song - The Life

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Chords:

-022000

-xx0232

-xx2220

-x24432

-355433

D A Bm G

Intro: , , ,

Verse 1:

Im leaving tonight

Down the same dirt road

A million times

Ive driven just to get home

And I aint ever looking back

For nothing

Headed for the coast

Looking for the high life

Everybody knows

Its nothing but a good time

And I sold everything I had

For something

Em G

I cant seem to find

Chorus:

D A

So this is the life they talked about

And this is the I cant live without

When the real world crashes down

Oh if they could see me now

When all the dreams are all your own

Turn to nightmares all alone

It hits you right between the eyes

D A

This is the life

ohohoh

Verse 2:

These four walls feel more like a prison

Instead of pure highs

I couldnt wait to live in

So I just drink myself to sleep

Again

I cant escape my mind

This aint like a movie

Its getting hard to hide

More its doin to me

I dont know how long I can keep

From going

Em G

Crazy all the time

Chorus:

D A

So this is the life they talked about

So this is the I cant live without

When the real world crashes down

Oh if they could see me now

When all the dreams are all your own

Turn to nightmares all alone

It hits you right between the eyes

D A Bm G

This is the life

Bridge:

Nothings ever what it seems

Maybe that grass aint so green

Bm G

Nothings ever out of reach

When youre seventeen

Chorus:

D A

This is the life they talked about

This is the I cant live without

When the real world crashes down

Oh if they could see me now

When all the dreams are all your own

Turn to nightmares all alone

It hits you right between the eyes

This is the life

Ohhoh

This is the life

yeah

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