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The Privileged Life

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CAPO on the 2nd fret
B7 (x 2 1 2 0 2)
Intro: 
   Em      B74x
  EmTwenty-four years ago toB7day I was a baby born and
  EmThat s the day I started sB7inging my song 
  EmIt wasn t long before I B7felt the river water send a Emchill into my boB7nes
Pre-Chorus:
They Emtold me, they re wB7ashin  me clean
Emthis is the blood to keep me B7cool and serene
They tEmold me, I gB7otta believe
  EmAnd now today I swear to B7god 
I m gonna find out what they EmmeanB7  
Chorus:
 Cuz the Cprivileged life is B7taking its toll
I Emgot nobody no A7where to go but
CMaybe it s just B7me I m afraid of
   Em     B72x
  EmTwenty-four years I’ve been a B7man I ve done the best I can and
  EmNow today I thought i d B7write me a song
  EmIt took some time to find the B7man that I was trying to hide but
 EmNow I can finally say I B7found my way home
Pre-Chorus:
They Emtold me, they re wB7ashin  me clean
Emthis is the blood to keep me B7cool and serene
They tEmold me, I gB7otta believe
  EmAnd now today I swear to B7god 
I m gonna find out what they EmmeanB7  
Chorus:
 Cuz the Cprivileged life is B7taking its toll
I Emgot nobody no A7where to go but
CMaybe it s just B7me
Bridge:
GOh,  B7Yeah, CTake me Gaway mama
CTake me Gaway, CTake me aGway
B7where I gotta go
    Em     B74x
Pre-Chorus:
They Emtold me, they re wB7ashin  me clean
Emthis is the blood to keep me B7cool and serene
They tEmold me, I gB7otta believe
  EmAnd now today I swear to B7god 
I m gonna find out what they EmmeanB7  
Chorus:
 Cuz the Cprivileged life is B7taking its toll
I Emgot nobody no A7where to go but
CI felt the wounds and stiches all B7under my skin
  EmI ve got nobody A7else
CMaybe it's just B7me
CMaybe it's just B7me
CMaybe it's just B7me I m afraid of
Outro: Em    B7   repeat until the end

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The Privileged Life

by Andrew Ripp

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO on the 2nd fret

B7 (x 2 1 2 0 2)

Intro:

Em B7

Twenty-four years ago today I was a baby born and

Em B7

That s the day I started singing my song

Em B7 Em B7

It wasn t long before I felt the river water send a chill into my bones

Pre-Chorus:

Em B7

They told me, they re washin me clean

Em B7

this is the blood to keep me cool and serene

Em B7

They told me, I gotta believe

Em B7

And now today I swear to god

Em B7

I m gonna find out what they mean

Chorus:

C B7

Cuz the privileged life is taking its toll

Em A7

I got nobody no where to go but

C B7

Maybe it s just me I m afraid of

Em B7

Twenty-four years I’ve been a man I ve done the best I can and

Em B7

Now today I thought i d write me a song

Em B7

It took some time to find the man that I was trying to hide but

Em B7

Now I can finally say I found my way home

Pre-Chorus:

Em B7

They told me, they re washin me clean

Em B7

this is the blood to keep me cool and serene

Em B7

They told me, I gotta believe

Em B7

And now today I swear to god

Em B7

I m gonna find out what they mean

Chorus:

C B7

Cuz the privileged life is taking its toll

Em A7

I got nobody no where to go but

C B7

Maybe it s just me

Bridge:

G B7 C G

Oh, Yeah, Take me away mama

C G C G

Take me away, Take me away

where I gotta go

Em B7

Pre-Chorus:

Em B7

They told me, they re washin me clean

Em B7

this is the blood to keep me cool and serene

Em B7

They told me, I gotta believe

Em B7

And now today I swear to god

Em B7

I m gonna find out what they mean

Chorus:

C B7

Cuz the privileged life is taking its toll

Em A7

I got nobody no where to go but

C B7

I felt the wounds and stiches all under my skin

Em A7

I ve got nobody else

C B7

Maybe it's just me

C B7

Maybe it's just me

C B7

Maybe it's just me I m afraid of

Outro: Em B7 repeat until the end

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