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This Is The Life

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1/65

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 65Position: 2

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[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0--------0--------0------------0----0--------0-------0-----|
G|-----0-2------0-2------0-2----2-0--------0-2------0-2-----0-2-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------0--------0-------4-------|
E|-0--------0--------0--------3---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------0--------0-------0--------------0---0-------0-----|
G|---2-0--------0-2------0-2-----0-2------0-2-------0-2-----0-2-|
D|--------------------------------------4-----------------------|
A|-4--------------------------------------------0-------0-------|
E|-------3--0--------0-------0--------3-------------------------| 
e|--------------------|
B|---0----------------|
G|-----0-2----2-0-----|
D|--------------------|
A|-4--------4---------|
E|----------------3---|    
Em  D  Am Bm C F B7
[Verse]
EmIn the heart of your most sAolemn barren night
EmWhen your soul's turned inside Aout
EmHave you questioned all the Amadness you invite?
EmWhat your life is all Aabout
DSome of us choose to live gCracefulAmlyG  
DSome can get cauGght in the mCazeAm  
And lose their way Ghome
This is the life we bDelong to
Our B7gift diviEmne
[Interlude]
Em D Am Bm C  G F  B7
[Verse]
EmHave you ever wished that yAou were someone else?
EmTraded places in your mAind
It's only a waste of your tDime
DSome of us choose to live gCracefulAmlyG  
DSome can get caught in the mCazeAm  
And lose their way hGome
This is the life we bDelong to
Our B7gift divCine
[Interlude]
C C/B D C C/B D D/F#
[Verse]
CFeed the illusion you Ddream about
CCast out the monsters inDside
AmLife begins with an eEmmpty sFlate
DmFragile Dm/Cleft in the hands of fBbate
GmDriven by lAmove and cDmrushed by hGmate
UCntil the dCm7ay the gD7ift is gEbone
And shCmadows reDmain
[Solo]
Em Bm C Am Em B Am
[Verse]
DSome of us choose to live grCacefuAmlly
DSome can get caught in the mCazeAm  
And lose their way hEmome
MeA7mories will F#m7b5fade
B7Time races Con
AmWhat will they sD/F#ay after you're goGne?
GThis is the life we beDlong to
Our giB7ft diEmvine
Our gift dCivineF  B7  
[Outro]
Em  D  Am Bm C F B7

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This Is The Life

by Dream Theater

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

D/F#

Dm/C

Cm7

F#m7b5

[Intro]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---0--------0--------0------------0----0--------0-------0-----|

G|-----0-2------0-2------0-2----2-0--------0-2------0-2-----0-2-|

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

A|-------------------------------------0--------0-------4-------|

E|-0--------0--------0--------3---------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------0--------0-------0--------------0---0-------0-----|

G|---2-0--------0-2------0-2-----0-2------0-2-------0-2-----0-2-|

D|--------------------------------------4-----------------------|

A|-4--------------------------------------------0-------0-------|

E|-------3--0--------0-------0--------3-------------------------|

e|--------------------|

B|---0----------------|

G|-----0-2----2-0-----|

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

A|-4--------4---------|

E|----------------3---|

Em D Am Bm C F B7

[Verse]

Em A

In the heart of your most solemn barren night

Em A

When your soul's turned inside out

Em A

Have you questioned all the madness you invite?

Em A

What your life is all about

D C Am G

Some of us choose to live gracefully

D G C Am

Some can get caught in the maze

And lose their way home

This is the life we belong to

B7 Em

Our gift divine

[Interlude]

Em D Am Bm C G F B7

[Verse]

Em A

Have you ever wished that you were someone else?

Em A

Traded places in your mind

It's only a waste of your time

D C Am G

Some of us choose to live gracefully

D C Am

Some can get caught in the maze

And lose their way home

This is the life we belong to

B7 C

Our gift divine

[Interlude]

C C/B D C C/B D D/F#

[Verse]

C D

Feed the illusion you dream about

C D

Cast out the monsters inside

Am Em F

Life begins with an empty slate

Dm Dm/C Bb

Fragile left in the hands of fate

Gm Am Dm Gm

Driven by love and crushed by hate

C Cm7 D7 Eb

Until the day the gift is gone

Cm D

And shadows remain

[Solo]

Em Bm C Am Em B Am

[Verse]

D C Am

Some of us choose to live gracefully

D C Am

Some can get caught in the maze

And lose their way home

A7 F#m7b5

Memories will fade

B7 C

Time races on

Am D/F# G

What will they say after you're gone?

G D

This is the life we belong to

B7 Em

Our gift divine

C F B7

Our gift divine

[Outro]

Em D Am Bm C F B7

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