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I put no capo but feel free to use one if it makes it easier to sing along!
[Intro]
G# B F# Em
G#I'd rather Bdie for what I F#believe,
EmThan live a without meaning.
G#I'd rather Bdie for what I F#believe,
EmThan live a without meaning!
G#I'd rather Bdie for what I F#believe,
EmThan live a without meaning!
G#I'd rather Bdie for what I F#believe,
EmThan live a without meaning!
G#WoaaaahBhh
F#And now that I'm older..Em.
G#And now that I'm older,B  
F#I'm finding out now,
What it means to Emstart over.
[Verse 1]
G#Well, it's never gonna Bbe that easy.
F#I've searched and searched,
EmBut the search lights have left me.
G#I tried to find a way, BI swear I tried,
F#All I have left is you Emby my side.
[Pre-Chorus]
G#So please take the Btime
To F#get inside my mindEm.
[Chorus]
G#I've longed for the Blights,
F#I've stayed awake, stayed awake Emthrough the nights.
G#What if this is all I have?
BWhat if this is all that's left?
F#What it this is all that's left?
EmAll that's left!
G#And now that I'm older..B.F  Em  
G#And now that I'm older,B  
F#I'm finding out now,
What it means to Emstart over.
G#I'm finding out nBmow,
F#What it means tEmo start over.
G#And now that I'm older,B  
F#I'm finding out now,
What it means to Emstart over.
[Verse 2]
G#So can you feel it Bnow?
F#Beneath the surface where tEmhe shadows dwell. 
G#You can't hide from Bthe path you chose.
F#So take it in, take it in,
EmAll the burdens of the world
[Hook]
G#I never thought I'd end Bup this way,
F#I never thought I could fall Emso far away.
So far away!
[Bridge]
G#And now that I'm older..B.F#  Em  
G#And now that I'm older,B  
F#I'm finding out now,
What it means to Emstart over.
G#I'm finding out nBmow,
F#What it means tEmo start over.
[Outro]
G#I'm starting BoooF#oooooEmoover, 
G#I'm starting BoooF#oooooEmoover, 
G#I'd rather Bdie for what I F#believe,
Than Emlive a life without meaning.
G#MeaningB. 
F#I'm starEmting over.

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Life Cycles

by The Word Alive

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Chords in this song · guitar

I put no capo but feel free to use one if it makes it easier to sing along!

[Intro]

G# B F# Em

G# B F#

I'd rather die for what I believe,

Than live a without meaning.

G# B F#

I'd rather die for what I believe,

Than live a without meaning!

G# B F#

I'd rather die for what I believe,

Than live a without meaning!

G# B F#

I'd rather die for what I believe,

Than live a without meaning!

G# B

Woaaaahhh

F# Em

And now that I'm older...

G# B

And now that I'm older,

I'm finding out now,

What it means to start over.

[Verse 1]

G# B

Well, it's never gonna be that easy.

I've searched and searched,

But the search lights have left me.

G# B

I tried to find a way, I swear I tried,

F# Em

All I have left is you by my side.

[Pre-Chorus]

G# B

So please take the time

F# Em

To get inside my mind.

[Chorus]

G# B

I've longed for the lights,

F# Em

I've stayed awake, stayed awake through the nights.

What if this is all I have?

What if this is all that's left?

What it this is all that's left?

All that's left!

G# B F Em

And now that I'm older...

G# B

And now that I'm older,

I'm finding out now,

What it means to start over.

G# Bm

I'm finding out now,

F# Em

What it means to start over.

G# B

And now that I'm older,

I'm finding out now,

What it means to start over.

[Verse 2]

G# B

So can you feel it now?

F# Em

Beneath the surface where the shadows dwell.

G# B

You can't hide from the path you chose.

So take it in, take it in,

All the burdens of the world

[Hook]

G# B

I never thought I'd end up this way,

F# Em

I never thought I could fall so far away.

So far away!

[Bridge]

G# B F# Em

And now that I'm older...

G# B

And now that I'm older,

I'm finding out now,

What it means to start over.

G# Bm

I'm finding out now,

F# Em

What it means to start over.

[Outro]

G# B F# Em

I'm starting oooooooooover,

G# B F# Em

I'm starting oooooooooover,

G# B F#

I'd rather die for what I believe,

Than live a life without meaning.

G# B

Meaning.

F# Em

I'm starting over.

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