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Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-   x02220
 E-   022100
 F#m- 244222
 D-   xx0232
 Bm-  x24432
 C#m- x46654
Intro: 
A--
A--D--
Verse 1:
I sF#mtood under OAhio's
skies I can DSee the
open fields for miles 
I thought F#mwhat the
hell am I Adoing back
here aDgain And F#mNow I'm
trying to reassemble
the Athings I kept
and the Dpictures
fade but I hope
ressurect the
F#mthings that kept
me Asane back DthereF#m  A  
Refrain:
  DIn the backyard
playing on the swing
set Dark green shoes
off F#mYou can get your
Afeet wet DMom and dad
sat quiet in the sun
room Sun down big
moon big sky
Chorus 1:
  BmI just want to
Dlive a normal Alife
Get a fast Ecar and
a pretty Bmwife
We could have
Dchildren of our Aown
Settle down Ehere
until they're Dgrown
We could buy a Ahouse
out on the Ebeach
And just die there
out of Dreach
Do you wanna live
Do you wanna live
  DDo you wanna live
a normal life with Ame? yeah
a normal life with Dme?
Verse 2:
For F#myears I cursed
these Adead end streets
No Dwhere to go no one
to meet We F#monly talked
about the Acrazy woman
down the Droad F#myeah
and F#mEverything makes
Amuch more sense now
  DSomeday I'll have my
own house   F#mI'll make
enough to make it
Aeasier to pay
the Dphone bill F#m  A  
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
  EI'll watch the kids
unF#mtil you Aget homeD  
4:58 and you're on
the phone EComing
back from work F#mon
FriAday DWide aAwake
in the American
dream DI'll make the
bed F#mYou feed Athe cat
BmCould it really be
as C#msimple as that? yeah
  EDo you wanna live
Do you wanna live
  DDo you wanna live
a normal life with Ame?
Do you wanna live
a normal life with Dme?
Chorus 2:
  BmI just want to
Dlive a normal Alife
Get a fast Ecar and
a pretty Bmwife
We could have
Dchildren of our Aown
Settle down Ehere
until they're grown
  BmI just want to
Dlive a normal Alife
Get a fast Ecar and
a pretty Bmwife
We could have
Dchildren of our Aown
Settle down Ehere
until they're grown
We could buy a Ahouse
out on the Ebeach
And just die there
out of Dreach
Do you wanna live
Do you wanna live
  EDo you wanna
live a normal life
  DDo you wanna live
Do you wanna live
   F#mDo you wanna
live a norAmal life
  DDo you wanna live
  EDo you wanna live
                    A  A(hold)
a normal life with me

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Normal Life

by July For Kings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

- x24432

C#m

- x46654

Intro:

A D

----

Verse 1:

F#m A

I stood under Ohio's

skies I can See the

open fields for miles

F#m

I thought what the

hell am I doing back

D F#m

here again And Now I'm

trying to reassemble

the things I kept

and the pictures

fade but I hope

ressurect the

F#m

things that kept

A D F#m A

me sane back there

Refrain:

In the backyard

playing on the swing

set Dark green shoes

F#m

off You can get your

A D

feet wet Mom and dad

sat quiet in the sun

room Sun down big

moon big sky

Chorus 1:

I just want to

D A

live a normal life

Get a fast car and

a pretty wife

We could have

D A

children of our own

Settle down here

until they're grown

We could buy a house

out on the beach

And just die there

out of reach

Do you wanna live

a normal life with me? yeah

a normal life with me?

Verse 2:

F#m

For years I cursed

these dead end streets

No where to go no one

F#m

to meet We only talked

about the crazy woman

D F#m

down the road yeah

F#m

and Everything makes

much more sense now

Someday I'll have my

F#m

own house I'll make

enough to make it

easier to pay

D F#m A

the phone bill

(Repeat Refrain)

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:

I'll watch the kids

F#m A D

until you get home

4:58 and you're on

the phone Coming

F#m

back from work on

A D A

Friday Wide awake

in the American

dream I'll make the

F#m A

bed You feed the cat

Could it really be

C#m

as simple as that? yeah

Do you wanna live

a normal life with me?

Do you wanna live

a normal life with me?

Chorus 2:

I just want to

D A

live a normal life

Get a fast car and

a pretty wife

We could have

D A

children of our own

Settle down here

until they're grown

I just want to

D A

live a normal life

Get a fast car and

a pretty wife

We could have

D A

children of our own

Settle down here

until they're grown

We could buy a house

out on the beach

And just die there

out of reach

Do you wanna live

Do you wanna

live a normal life

Do you wanna live

F#m

Do you wanna

live a normal life

Do you wanna live

A A

(hold)

a normal life with me

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