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I Lived

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[Intro]
e|G---7-----------7--------|---7---------Gsus4--8--------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|0----0---0--0----0---0--|0----0---0--0----0---0--| x2
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 1]
HGope when you take that Cjump
You don't fear the Gfall
HGope when the water Crises
You build a Gwall
HEmope when the crowd screams out
They're screaming yoCur name
HEmope if everybody Cruns
You choose to staGy
HGope that you fall in Clove
And it hurts so Gbad
The Gonly way you can Cknow
Is give it all you Ghave
And I hEmope that you don't suffer,
But take the pCain
HEmope when the moment Ccomes
You'll say...
[Chorus]
GI, I, I, CI did it Gall,
GI, I, I, CI did it Gall,
I Emowned every second that this world could give
I saw Cso many places, the things that I did
Yeah, with Emevery broken Cbone
I swear I lGived
[Verse 2]
HGope that you spend your Cdays
But they all add Gup
And whGen that sun goes Cdown
Hope you raise your Gcup
I wEmish that I could witness
All your jCoy and all your pain
EmBut until my moment Ccomes
I'll say...
[Chorus]
GI, I, I, CI did it Gall,
GI, I, I, CI did it Gall,
I Emowned every second that this world could give
I saw Cso many places, the things that I did
Yeah, with Emevery broken Cbone
I swear I lGived
[Bridge]
 GWhooooah,
 GWhooooah
 EmWhooooah
 COh-oh oh-oh oh-oh
with Gevery broken bone
I swear I lived
                           GN.C.
Yeah, with every broken bone
I swear I lived
GI, I, I, CI did it Gall,
GI, I, I, CI did it Gall,
I Emowned every second that this world could give
I saw Cso many places, the things that I did
Yeah, with Emevery broken Cbone
I swear I lGived
 GWhooooah,
 GWhooooah,
 EmWhooooah,
 COh-oh

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I Lived

by OneRepublic

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Gsus4

(Downstrokes represent bass notes, upstrokes high notes)

[Intro]

G Gsus4

e|---7-----------7--------|---7-----------8--------|

B|------------------------|------------------------|

G|0----0---0--0----0---0--|0----0---0--0----0---0--| x2

D|------------------------|------------------------|

A|------------------------|------------------------|

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

[Verse 1]

G C

Hope when you take that jump

You don't fear the fall

G C

Hope when the water rises

You build a wall

Hope when the crowd screams out

They're screaming your name

Em C

Hope if everybody runs

You choose to stay

G C

Hope that you fall in love

And it hurts so bad

G C

The only way you can know

Is give it all you have

And I hope that you don't suffer,

But take the pain

Em C

Hope when the moment comes

You'll say...

[Chorus]

G C G

I, I, I, I did it all,

G C G

I, I, I, I did it all,

I owned every second that this world could give

I saw so many places, the things that I did

Em C

Yeah, with every broken bone

I swear I lived

[Verse 2]

G C

Hope that you spend your days

But they all add up

G C

And when that sun goes down

Hope you raise your cup

I wish that I could witness

All your joy and all your pain

Em C

But until my moment comes

I'll say...

[Chorus]

G C G

I, I, I, I did it all,

G C G

I, I, I, I did it all,

I owned every second that this world could give

I saw so many places, the things that I did

Em C

Yeah, with every broken bone

I swear I lived

[Bridge]

Whooooah,

Whooooah

Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh

with every broken bone

I swear I lived

N.C.

Yeah, with every broken bone

I swear I lived

G C G

I, I, I, I did it all,

G C G

I, I, I, I did it all,

I owned every second that this world could give

I saw so many places, the things that I did

Em C

Yeah, with every broken bone

I swear I lived

Whooooah,

Oh-oh

About I Lived Chords by OneRepublic

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