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My Life Story

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Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-    x02220
 E-    022100
 F#m-  244222
 D-    xx0232
 E/G#- 476xxx
 C#m-  x46654
Intro: A--D-- x4
Verse 1:
  AI was on my way
To Dbe with you
toAday  D   Aand you
E/G#know it's F#mtrue
Because I
Ewouldn't lie
to Dyou  E   AFirst
my car broke down
So then I Dhad to
hitch a Aride  D   AI
was E/G#almost F#mthere
When the Emotor DdiedE  
Chorus 1:
  ADon't hate me
forever I'm
better Dlate
than Enever
  AI failed you
I'm sorry
That's simply
Dmy life sEtoryA  D  A  D  
Verse 2:
  AI know it's
much too late
To Dtake you on
a Adate  D   AI know
that E/G#it's no F#muse
But Dthis is my
exDcuse  E   AI was
in a plane And
it was Dfalling
from the sAkyD  
  AI knew I E/G#had
to surF#mvive
So I could
Esay goodDbyeE  
Chorus 2:
  ADon't hate me
forever I'm
better Dlate
than Enever
  AI failed you
I'm sorry
That's simply
Dmy life sEtoryA  
Dmy life sEtoryA  
Dmy life sEtory
Interlude: A--D--E--A-E- x4
Bridge:
  AYou change your mind
Like I change the C#mtime
That F#mI was gonna call
you Or Esay I was about
to AYou change your mind
Like I change the C#mtime
I F#msaid that I would be
                 E(hold)
there But then I didn't
have a thing to wearD  E  
Chorus 3:
  ADon't hate me
forever I'm
better Dlate
than Enever
  AI failed you
I'm sorry
That's simply
Dmy life sEtory
  ADon't hate me
forever I'm
better Dlate
than Enever
  AI failed you
I'm sorry
That's simply
Dmy life sEtoryA  
Dmy life sEtoryA  
Dmy life sEtoryA  
        D     E   A   D   A   D   A   D   A   DA(hold)
my life story

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My Life Story

by MxPx

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E/G#

C#m

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

E/G#

- 476xxx

C#m

- x46654

A D

Intro: ---- x4

Verse 1:

I was on my way

To be with you

A D A

today and you

E/G# F#m

know it's true

Because I

wouldn't lie

D E A

to you First

my car broke down

So then I had to

A D A

hitch a ride I

E/G# F#m

was almost there

E D E

When the motor died

Chorus 1:

Don't hate me

forever I'm

better late

than never

I failed you

I'm sorry

That's simply

D E A D A D

my life story

Verse 2:

I know it's

much too late

To take you on

A D A

a date I know

E/G# F#m

that it's no use

But this is my

D E A

excuse I was

in a plane And

it was falling

A D

from the sky

A E/G#

I knew I had

F#m

to survive

So I could

E D E

say goodbye

Chorus 2:

Don't hate me

forever I'm

better late

than never

I failed you

I'm sorry

That's simply

D E A

my life story

D E A

my life story

D E

my life story

Interlude: A--D--E--A-E- x4

Bridge:

You change your mind

C#m

Like I change the time

F#m

That I was gonna call

you Or say I was about

to You change your mind

C#m

Like I change the time

F#m

I said that I would be

E(hold)

there But then I didn't

D E

have a thing to wear

Chorus 3:

Don't hate me

forever I'm

better late

than never

I failed you

I'm sorry

That's simply

D E

my life story

Don't hate me

forever I'm

better late

than never

I failed you

I'm sorry

That's simply

D E A

my life story

D E A

my life story

D E A

my life story

D E A D A D A D A D

A(hold)

my life story

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