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Aminor

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

e|-Am0---Bb1---C0---Db4---Dm1---F1---G3---|
B|-1---3---1---6---3---1---3---|
G|-2---3---0---6---2---2---0---|
D|-2---3---2---6---0---3---0---|
A|-0---1---3---4---x---3---2---|
E|-x---x---0---x---x---1---3---|
[INTRO]
F Am Bb Dm
[VERSE 1]
 DmWhy you make me work so hard
 To put on that Gevening show?
 DmWhen you know that all I want
 Is to make your Gmoney grow?
[PRE-CHORUS]
 DmYou're like a baby who don't got nowhere to Ggo
 DmI feel you eyeing me, you keep it on the Glow
 (on the low, on the Clow)
[CHORUS]
 But I can't let you Fin
 And I can't keep you Amout
 I wait for life to Bbwin
 But it never comes aDmround
 And I can't hear you Fcall
 And I can't hear me Amshout 
 I wait for it to Bbbreak
 But it never comes aDmround
[POST-CHORUS]
 Don't know FmeDb  
 I'm loneFlyDb  
 I'm loneDmly
[VERSE 2]
 DmWhy you make me take that shit
 To put on that Gevening show
 DmWhen you know I don't need it
 Better than your Gbooze and blow?
[PRE-CHORUS]
 DmYou're like a baby, don't know better, you don't Gknow
 DmYou try to drag me down, try to keep it on the GlowC  
[CHORUS]
 But I can't let you Fin
 And I can't keep you Amout
 I wait for life to Bbwin
 But it never comes aDmround
 And I can't hear you Fcall
 And I can't hear me Amshout 
 I wait for it to Bbbreak
 But it never comes aDmround
[BRIDGE]
 GFeel like I'm falling apartDm  
 GFeel like I'm falling apartDm  
 GFeel like I'm falling apartDm  
 Would you Dmtell me?
 Would you Ftell me?
 Would you Ctell me?
[CHORUS]
 But I can't let you Fin
 And I can't keep you Amout
 I wait for life to Bbwin
 But it never comes aDmround
 And I can't hear you Fcall
 And I can't hear me Amshout 
 I wait for it to Bbbreak
 But it never comes aDmround
[POST-CHORUS]
 Don't know FmeDb  
 I'm loneFlyDb  
 I'm loneFly

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Wait For Life

by Emile Haynie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am Bb C Db Dm F G

e|-0---1---0---4---1---1---3---|

B|-1---3---1---6---3---1---3---|

G|-2---3---0---6---2---2---0---|

D|-2---3---2---6---0---3---0---|

A|-0---1---3---4---x---3---2---|

E|-x---x---0---x---x---1---3---|

[INTRO]

F Am Bb Dm

[VERSE 1]

Why you make me work so hard

To put on that evening show?

When you know that all I want

Is to make your money grow?

[PRE-CHORUS]

Dm G

You're like a baby who don't got nowhere to go

Dm G

I feel you eyeing me, you keep it on the low

(on the low, on the low)

[CHORUS]

But I can't let you in

And I can't keep you out

I wait for life to win

But it never comes around

And I can't hear you call

And I can't hear me shout

I wait for it to break

But it never comes around

[POST-CHORUS]

F Db

Don't know me

F Db

I'm lonely

[VERSE 2]

Why you make me take that shit

To put on that evening show

When you know I don't need it

Better than your booze and blow?

[PRE-CHORUS]

Dm G

You're like a baby, don't know better, you don't know

Dm G C

You try to drag me down, try to keep it on the low

[CHORUS]

But I can't let you in

And I can't keep you out

I wait for life to win

But it never comes around

And I can't hear you call

And I can't hear me shout

I wait for it to break

But it never comes around

[BRIDGE]

G Dm

Feel like I'm falling apart

G Dm

Feel like I'm falling apart

G Dm

Feel like I'm falling apart

Would you tell me?

[CHORUS]

But I can't let you in

And I can't keep you out

I wait for life to win

But it never comes around

And I can't hear you call

And I can't hear me shout

I wait for it to break

But it never comes around

[POST-CHORUS]

F Db

Don't know me

F Db

I'm lonely

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