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Bread for the Body
From the album Feeling Mortal
[INTRO]
 A   Gx3
A
[VERSE]
I bAuilt my own chains in the lGand of the frAee
A slave to a job that meant nBothing to mEe
With three shAiny new cars and a splGit level hAome
To furnish the tomb I was dGying to Aown
Then Done day I wakened with fear in my eye
AwAare of a world that was passing me bEy
And I knAew that my savings of sGilver and gAold
Would mean not a thing when my bGody was cAold
[CHORUS]
Because lAife is a song for the dDying to sAing
It's got to have feeling to mBean anythEing
And a mAan can get by without sDilver or gAold
With bread for the body and sGong for the sAoul
[INTERLUDE]
 A   Gx3
[VERSE]
I'm lAiving my life by the lGessons I've leAarned
And not looking back at the brBidges I've bEurned
'Cause the tAime that we travel from crGadle to grAave
Was meant to be spent and not meGant to be sAaved
And I knDow there are some who will say I'm a fool
But I dAon't give a damn for the people that dEo
'Cause if dAown in a dungeon is whGere they belAong
Well, that's their misfortune and nGone of my Aown
[CHORUS]
Because lAife is a song for the dDying to sAing
It's got to have feeling to mBean anythEing
And a mAan can get by without sDilver or gAold
With bread for the body and sGong for the sAoul
[OUTRO]
 A   Gx7
A

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Bread For The Body

by Kris Kristofferson

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Bread for the Body

From the album Feeling Mortal

[INTRO]

A G

[VERSE]

A G A

I built my own chains in the land of the free

B E

A slave to a job that meant nothing to me

A G A

With three shiny new cars and a split level home

G A

To furnish the tomb I was dying to own

Then one day I wakened with fear in my eye

A E

Aware of a world that was passing me by

A G A

And I knew that my savings of silver and gold

G A

Would mean not a thing when my body was cold

[CHORUS]

A D A

Because life is a song for the dying to sing

B E

It's got to have feeling to mean anything

A D A

And a man can get by without silver or gold

G A

With bread for the body and song for the soul

[INTERLUDE]

A G

[VERSE]

A G A

I'm living my life by the lessons I've learned

B E

And not looking back at the bridges I've burned

A G A

'Cause the time that we travel from cradle to grave

G A

Was meant to be spent and not meant to be saved

And I know there are some who will say I'm a fool

A E

But I don't give a damn for the people that do

A G A

'Cause if down in a dungeon is where they belong

G A

Well, that's their misfortune and none of my own

[CHORUS]

A D A

Because life is a song for the dying to sing

B E

It's got to have feeling to mean anything

A D A

And a man can get by without silver or gold

G A

With bread for the body and song for the soul

[OUTRO]

A G

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