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I Will Buy You A New Life

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[Intro]
G   G   G   G
[Verse 1]
  GHere is the Bmmoney that I owe you
  GYes, you can Bmpay the bills
  GI will Bmgive you more
When CI get paid aEmgainC  
  GI hate those Bmpeople who love to tell Gyou
Money is the Bmroot of all that kiGlls
They have Bmnever been poor
                                C         CN.C.
They have never had the joy of a welfare Christmas
   GYeahG  
Oh, I know we will Gnever look back
YeahG  
[Verse 2]
  GYou say you Bmwake up crying
  GYes, and you Bmdon’t know why
  GYou get up and you Bmgo lay down
InCside my baby’s EmroomC  
  GYeah, I guess I’m Bmdoing ok
  GI moved in Bmwith the strangest gGuy
Can you belBmieve he actually thCinks
             CN.C.
That I am really alive
[Chorus]
  GI will B7buy you a garEmden
Where your Cflowers can bloom
  GI will B7buy you a new Emcar
Perfect, Cshiny and new
  GI will B7buy you that big Emhouse
Way up Cin the west hiGlls
I will B7buy you a new Clife
Yes, I will
[Link]
  G    Bm    G   BmN.C.
[Verse 3]
  GYes, I know all aBmbout that other guy
  GThe handsome Bmman with athletic thiGghs
I know aBmbout all the time befCore
With that obEmsessive little Crich boy
  GThey might Bmmake you think you’re hapGpy
Yeah, Bmmaybe for a minute or Gtwo
They can’t Bmmake you laugh
No, they Ccan’t make you feel the way that I do
[Chorus]
  GI will B7buy you a garEmden
Where your Cflowers can bloom
  GI will B7buy you a new Emcar
Perfect, Cshiny and new
  GI will B7buy you that big Emhouse
Way up Cin the west hiGlls
I will B7buy you a new Clife, yeah
  GI will B7buy you a new Clife, oh-oh
   GYeahG  
Oh, I know we can Gnever look back
Yeah     GNo-o!
[Bridge]
   GOh, will you please let me Gstay the night
Will you please let me Gstay the night
No one will Gever know
[Chorus]
  GI will B7buy you a garEmden
Where your Cflowers can bloom
  GI will B7buy you a new Emcar
Perfect, Cshiny and new
  GI will B7buy you that big Emhouse
Way up Cin the west hilGls
I will B7buy you a new Clife
  GI will B7buy you a garEmden
Where your Cflowers can bloom
  GI will B7buy you a new Emcar
Perfect, Cshiny and new
  GI will B7buy you that big Emhouse
Way up Cin the west hiGlls
[Outro]
(G)                  B7  C  
  I will buy you a new life
  GI will B7buy you a new Clife
  GI will B7buy you a new Clife
  GI will B7buy you a new Clife
(fade out)

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I Will Buy You A New Life

by Everclear

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G G G G

[Verse 1]

G Bm

Here is the money that I owe you

G Bm

Yes, you can pay the bills

G Bm

I will give you more

C Em C

When I get paid again

G Bm G

I hate those people who love to tell you

Bm G

Money is the root of all that kills

They have never been poor

C C

N.C.

They have never had the joy of a welfare Christmas

G G

Yeah

Oh, I know we will never look back

Yeah

[Verse 2]

G Bm

You say you wake up crying

G Bm

Yes, and you don’t know why

G Bm

You get up and you go lay down

C Em C

Inside my baby’s room

G Bm

Yeah, I guess I’m doing ok

G Bm G

I moved in with the strangest guy

Bm C

Can you believe he actually thinks

N.C.

That I am really alive

[Chorus]

G B7 Em

I will buy you a garden

Where your flowers can bloom

G B7 Em

I will buy you a new car

Perfect, shiny and new

G B7 Em

I will buy you that big house

C G

Way up in the west hills

B7 C

I will buy you a new life

Yes, I will

[Link]

G Bm G Bm

N.C.

[Verse 3]

G Bm

Yes, I know all about that other guy

G Bm G

The handsome man with athletic thighs

Bm C

I know about all the time before

Em C

With that obsessive little rich boy

G Bm G

They might make you think you’re happy

Bm G

Yeah, maybe for a minute or two

They can’t make you laugh

No, they can’t make you feel the way that I do

[Chorus]

G B7 Em

I will buy you a garden

Where your flowers can bloom

G B7 Em

I will buy you a new car

Perfect, shiny and new

G B7 Em

I will buy you that big house

C G

Way up in the west hills

B7 C

I will buy you a new life, yeah

G B7 C

I will buy you a new life, oh-oh

G G

Yeah

Oh, I know we can never look back

Yeah No-o!

[Bridge]

G G

Oh, will you please let me stay the night

Will you please let me stay the night

No one will ever know

[Chorus]

G B7 Em

I will buy you a garden

Where your flowers can bloom

G B7 Em

I will buy you a new car

Perfect, shiny and new

G B7 Em

I will buy you that big house

C G

Way up in the west hills

B7 C

I will buy you a new life

G B7 Em

I will buy you a garden

Where your flowers can bloom

G B7 Em

I will buy you a new car

Perfect, shiny and new

G B7 Em

I will buy you that big house

C G

Way up in the west hills

[Outro]

G B7 C

()

I will buy you a new life

G B7 C

I will buy you a new life

G B7 C

I will buy you a new life

G B7 C

I will buy you a new life

(fade out)

About I Will Buy You A New Life Chords by Everclear

Learn how to play I Will Buy You A New Life by Everclear with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Will Buy You A New Life chords”, “I Will Buy You A New Life guitar chords”, or “Everclear I Will Buy You A New Life chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy I Will Buy You A New Life chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Will Buy You A New Life lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Bm, C, Em, B7.

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