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The Life I Keep

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Eminor

90BPM

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 11Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Be sure to put your capo on the 2nd fret!
[Intro]
      Em         G         D      Gx4
After the intro alternate between  Gand  Gsus4/ESo it would be something like:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----3------------1------3--------------------|
G|-----------0-------0-----0-------------------|
D|-------------0-------0-----0-----------------|
A|-------2-------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------|
Just do that periodically then go into the verse
[Verse 1]
GOn the day, you Ctake the life i Gkeep 
CTake me in my Gsleep, Cwhile i'm counting Gsheep 
In the Cdeepest dreams of Gbutterflies 
with Dvisions of Gmy day 
[Verse 2]
GOn that day, don't Clet my lover Gweep
CTake her in her Gsleep, Cwhile she's counting Gsheep
in the Cdeepest dreams she Gcloses her eyes
D    G
[Chorus 1]
EmI still haven't Gfound what i'm Dlooking forG  
EmI still haven't Gfound what i'm Dsearchin' foGr
EmI still haven't Gfound what i'm Dlooking forG  
EmI still haven't Gfound what i'm Dsearchin' foGr
[Verse 3]
GOn that day, Clet my friends Gcome
And Cremember what i've Gdone
Both Crighteous and Gwrong
Both heiCnous and bGeautiful, yeah Dthey so match your Gways
[Verse 4]
GOn that day, don't Clet my lover Gweep
CTake her in her Gsleep, Cwhile she's counting Gsheep
in the Ddeepest dreams she Dcloses her eyes
[Chorus 2]
EmI still haven't Gfound what i'm Dlooking forG  
EmI still haven't Gfound what i'm Dsearchin' foGr
EmI still haven't Gfound what i'm Dlooking forG  
EmI still haven't Gfound what i'm Dsearchin' foGr
[Outro]
G

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The Life I Keep

by Whitley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4/E

Be sure to put your capo on the 2nd fret!

[Intro]

Em G D G

G Gsus4/E

After the intro alternate between and So it would be something like:

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

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

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

D|-------------0-------0-----0-----------------|

A|-------2-------------------------------------|

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

Just do that periodically then go into the verse

[Verse 1]

G C G

On the day, you take the life i keep

C G C G

Take me in my sleep, while i'm counting sheep

C G

In the deepest dreams of butterflies

D G

with visions of my day

[Verse 2]

G C G

On that day, don't let my lover weep

C G C G

Take her in her sleep, while she's counting sheep

C G

in the deepest dreams she closes her eyes

D G

[Chorus 1]

Em G D G

I still haven't found what i'm looking for

Em G D G

I still haven't found what i'm searchin' for

Em G D G

I still haven't found what i'm looking for

Em G D G

I still haven't found what i'm searchin' for

[Verse 3]

G C G

On that day, let my friends come

C G

And remember what i've done

C G

Both righteous and wrong

C G D G

Both heinous and beautiful, yeah they so match your ways

[Verse 4]

G C G

On that day, don't let my lover weep

C G C G

Take her in her sleep, while she's counting sheep

D D

in the deepest dreams she closes her eyes

[Chorus 2]

Em G D G

I still haven't found what i'm looking for

Em G D G

I still haven't found what i'm searchin' for

Em G D G

I still haven't found what i'm looking for

Em G D G

I still haven't found what i'm searchin' for

[Outro]

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