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My Life Is Starting Over Again
Daniel Johnston
Artistic Vice
Chords:
  G(320033) or (355433)
  C(x32010)
  D(xx0232)
The first G's of the verse, as in "My life   G    Getc"
sound more like barre chords.
Verse chords strumming pattern:
E|--G(6)-----------------C(6)-----------------D(6)-----------------|
B|-------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0--2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|
D|--0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
(Just the basic idea, you have to listen for how long to play each)
My life   G     Gis starting over again,  G    Gover again
My C(6)friends
Say I'm back G(6)again
My D(6)life is starting over C(6)again
Over G(6)again
My fame   G    Gis spreading 'cross the land,   G    Gnow I've got me a band   G    Ggot me a band
My C(6)fame
Is spreading 'cross the lG(6)and
My D(6)life is starting over C(6)again
Over G(6)again
I Cknow that there's no place Gleft to hide
But I Cguess that it's better than Dsuicide
The years   G    Gof heartache and pain,   G    Gthere's no one to blame
ExC(6)cept 
MyG(6)self
My D(6)life is starting over C(6)again
Over G(6)again
My time   G    Gis fleeting fast,   G     Git just won't last
I C(6)forgot
About the G(6)past
My D(6)life is starting over C(6)again
Over G(6)again
I Cknow that there's no place Gleft to hide
But I Cguess that it's better than Dsuicide
My life   G    Gis starting over again   G    Gover again
My C(6)friends
Say I'm back G(6)again
My C(6)life is starting over D(6)again
      G(hold)
Over again... over again... over again...

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My Life Is Starting Over Again

by Daniel Johnston

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G(6)

C(6)

D(6)

My Life Is Starting Over Again

Daniel Johnston

Artistic Vice

Chords:

(320033) or (355433)

(x32010)

(xx0232)

G G

The first G's of the verse, as in "My life etc"

sound more like barre chords.

Verse chords strumming pattern:

G(6) C(6) D(6)

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

B|-------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0--2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|

D|--0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

A|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|

E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------|

(Just the basic idea, you have to listen for how long to play each)

G G G G

My life is starting over again, over again

C(6)

My friends

G(6)

Say I'm back again

D(6) C(6)

My life is starting over again

G(6)

Over again

G G G G G G

My fame is spreading 'cross the land, now I've got me a band got me a band

C(6)

My fame

G(6)

Is spreading 'cross the land

D(6) C(6)

My life is starting over again

G(6)

Over again

C G

I know that there's no place left to hide

C D

But I guess that it's better than suicide

G G G G

The years of heartache and pain, there's no one to blame

C(6)

Except

G(6)

Myself

D(6) C(6)

My life is starting over again

G(6)

Over again

G G G G

My time is fleeting fast, it just won't last

C(6)

I forgot

G(6)

About the past

D(6) C(6)

My life is starting over again

G(6)

Over again

C G

I know that there's no place left to hide

C D

But I guess that it's better than suicide

G G G G

My life is starting over again over again

C(6)

My friends

G(6)

Say I'm back again

C(6) D(6)

My life is starting over again

(hold)

Over again... over again... over again...

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