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         THIS IS THE LIFE A.K.A. THE LIFE
                  WENDY & LISA
INTRO:
D  Bm  Em  G  D A D
VERSE:
 DThis is the lBmife
EGveryone Bmhas to be EmsomewhereD  
GI am hAereD  
TDesting a dBmream
PrGessure of drBmeams is
The kEmiller   Dof drGeamsA  
But it Emonly gDets hAarderD  Em  G  A  
 DAnd it Emonly gDets hAarderD  Em  G  A  D  
VERSE:
 DThis is the lBmife
EGveryone Bmhas to do sEmomethingD  
GI am hAereD  
 DDoing what I do bBmest
FGearing that Bmworry will tEmriggerD  
All my feGarsA  
But it Emonly gDets hAarderD  Em  G  A  
 DAnd it Emonly gDets hAarderD  Em  G  A  
INSTRUMENTAL:
D G A D Em
D G A A Em
HDow did I gAet so seriousD  
VERSE:
 DTime is the mBmonster
AGll of us fBmight the same mEmonster
To wGinD  A  D  
 DI scream when I brBmeathe
But, tGhis is the lifeD  
But, tEmhis is the lGifeD  
TAhis is the lDifeD  

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The Life

by Wendy & Lisa

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THIS IS THE LIFE A.K.A. THE LIFE

WENDY & LISA

INTRO:

D Bm Em G D A D

VERSE:

D Bm

This is the life

G Bm Em D

Everyone has to be somewhere

G A D

I am here

D Bm

Testing a dream

G Bm

Pressure of dreams is

Em D G A

The killer of dreams

Em D A D Em G A

But it only gets harder

D Em D A D Em G A D

And it only gets harder

VERSE:

D Bm

This is the life

G Bm Em D

Everyone has to do something

G A D

I am here

D Bm

Doing what I do best

G Bm Em D

Fearing that worry will trigger

G A

All my fears

Em D A D Em G A

But it only gets harder

D Em D A D Em G A

And it only gets harder

INSTRUMENTAL:

D G A D Em

D G A A Em

D A D

How did I get so serious

VERSE:

D Bm

Time is the monster

G Bm Em

All of us fight the same monster

G D A D

To win

D Bm

I scream when I breathe

G D

But, this is the life

Em G D

But, this is the life

A D D

This is the life

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