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Sad Old Life

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Capo on 8th fret
Still working out picking pattern for intro and Outro
Cmaj7/E played as;
E--0
B--1   
G--0   
D--2
A--2
E--0
AmKids sat smoking by the cinema doors
Fmaj7Too young to drink, Too old to stay indoors
GComplaining about their mum and dads giving them chores
AmIt’s a hard old fucking lifeG  
AmA man on the telly leaves a comical pause
Fmaj7Telling some jokes about mother in laws
GEverybody laughs, Everybody applaudes
AmEverybody apart from his wifeG  
Fmaj7Cause nothing ever changes
Cbut everything willG  
Fmaj7Just a little older
CA little less time to killG  
Fmaj7You run your whole Clife
To Cmaj7/Ebe standing stilAml
Am  Cmaj7/E  Am Fmaj7  G
AmGirls taking pictures of themselves online
Fmaj7They stick ‘em up on every social media site
GTo prove themselves they‘ve had the time of their lives
AmIt’s a sad old fucking worldG  
AmAlpha males chase tails round beauty queens
Fmaj7Like Japanese around a karaoke machine
GWe've all got tattoos but we don’t know what they mean
AmIt’s a sad old fucking lifeG  
Fmaj7Cause nothing ever changes
Cnothing ever willG  
Fmaj7We spend our whole life running
CBut we're standing stillG  
Fmaj7Just a little older
CA little less time to killG  
Fmaj7We fly kites out
CIn electrical stormGs
Fmaj7We're burning all our fingers
CJust to keep our hands warmG  
Fmaj7We've been dying 
CSince the daEy we were borAm7n

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Sad Old Life

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Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Fmaj7

Cmaj7/E

Am7

Capo on 8th fret

Still working out picking pattern for intro and Outro

Cmaj7/E played as;

E--0

B--1

G--0

D--2

A--2

E--0

Kids sat smoking by the cinema doors

Fmaj7

Too young to drink, Too old to stay indoors

Complaining about their mum and dads giving them chores

Am G

It’s a hard old fucking life

A man on the telly leaves a comical pause

Fmaj7

Telling some jokes about mother in laws

Everybody laughs, Everybody applaudes

Am G

Everybody apart from his wife

Fmaj7

Cause nothing ever changes

C G

but everything will

Fmaj7

Just a little older

C G

A little less time to kill

Fmaj7 C

You run your whole life

Cmaj7/E Am

To be standing still

Am Cmaj7/E Am Fmaj7 G

Girls taking pictures of themselves online

Fmaj7

They stick ‘em up on every social media site

To prove themselves they‘ve had the time of their lives

Am G

It’s a sad old fucking world

Alpha males chase tails round beauty queens

Fmaj7

Like Japanese around a karaoke machine

We've all got tattoos but we don’t know what they mean

Am G

It’s a sad old fucking life

Fmaj7

Cause nothing ever changes

C G

nothing ever will

Fmaj7

We spend our whole life running

C G

But we're standing still

Fmaj7

Just a little older

C G

A little less time to kill

Fmaj7

We fly kites out

C G

In electrical storms

Fmaj7

We're burning all our fingers

C G

Just to keep our hands warm

Fmaj7

We've been dying

C E Am7

Since the day we were born

About Sad Old Life Chords by Passenger

Learn how to play Sad Old Life by Passenger with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sad Old Life chords”, “Sad Old Life guitar chords”, or “Passenger Sad Old Life chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Sad Old Life chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sad Old Life lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, B, G, D, A, Am.

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Is "Sad Old Life" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Sad Old Life" by Passenger with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Passenger below.

What key is "Sad Old Life" in?

The chords for "Sad Old Life" show the original chord names (including E, B, G, D, A, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.