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Life And Love And Why

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Intro:
 Bm   A   G   F#(2x)
LBmife and Alove and GwhyF#  
CBmhild, aduAlt, then GdieF#  
ABmll of your hoping
AAnd all of your searching  For wGhat?F#m  
ABmsk me for what am I lAiving
Or what gives me strGength
That I'm willing to F#die forG  F#  
BmTake awAay from Gme    F#  
BmThis moAnstrositGyF#  
'Cause mBmy futile thinking's
Not goAnna solve nothing toniGghtF#  
AsBmk me for what am I liAving
Or what gives me streGngth
That I'm willing tF#o die forG  
Chorus:
Could it be tDhis,    Could this be bAliss
Could it be aBmll that I ever had miGssed
Could it be trDue,    Can life be Anew
And can I be usBmed,   Can I be uGsed
Bm A G F#
DGive me a Greason For Alife and for Gdeath        
DA reason for Gdrowning while AI hold my Gbreath
BmSomething to laugh at,  AA reason to cry
BmWith everyone hopeless, AAnd hoping for something
GTo hope for,   AYeah,  something to Ghope forF#  
Could it be tDrue,    Can life be Anew
Could it be aBmll that I am is in YGou
Could it be tDhis,  Could it be bAliss
Can it be YBmou,    Can it be GYou
Ohhh...
 D   A   Bm   G(4x) F#  
Bm A G F# Bm

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Life And Love And Why

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

Intro:

Bm A G F#

(2x)

Bm A G F#

Life and love and why

Bm A G F#

Child, adult, then die

All of your hoping

A G F#m

And all of your searching For what?

Bm A

Ask me for what am I living

Or what gives me strength

F# G F#

That I'm willing to die for

Bm A G F#

Take away from me

Bm A G F#

This monstrosity

'Cause my futile thinking's

A G F#

Not gonna solve nothing tonight

Bm A

Ask me for what am I living

Or what gives me strength

F# G

That I'm willing to die for

Chorus:

D A

Could it be this, Could this be bliss

Bm G

Could it be all that I ever had missed

D A

Could it be true, Can life be new

Bm G

And can I be used, Can I be used

Bm A G F#

D G A G

Give me a reason For life and for death

D G A G

A reason for drowning while I hold my breath

Bm A

Something to laugh at, A reason to cry

Bm A

With everyone hopeless, And hoping for something

G A G F#

To hope for, Yeah, something to hope for

D A

Could it be true, Can life be new

Bm G

Could it be all that I am is in You

D A

Could it be this, Could it be bliss

Bm G

Can it be You, Can it be You

Ohhh...

D A Bm G F#

(4x)

Bm A G F# Bm

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