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Life Goes On

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[Intro]
D/B D D/B D
D/B D D/B D
D/B D A D
D/B D A D
[Verse 1]
D/BA friend of Dmine just had a Areal bad Dtime.
You see, his D/Blife was Dshattered and he Alost his Dmind.
His D/Bgirl ran oDff along with Ahis best Dfriend,
And through D/Bemotional Dstress he brought his Alife to an Dend.
It was Asuch a tragedy,
But that's the Bmway it's got to Gbe.
GLife goes F#mon.Em  D  
D/B D A D
D/B D A D
[Verse 2]
D/BLife goes oDn. It happens Aev'ry Dday.
So appreciD/Bate what you Dgot before it's Ataken awDay.
D/BLife will Dhit you when you're AunprepDared,
So be D/Bgrateful and Dtake all that you Acan while you're Dthere.
Get that Afrown off your head,
'Cause you're a Bmlong time Gdead.
GLife goes F#mon and Emon and Don.
GLife goes F#mon and Emon and Don.
D/BYeahD  A  D  
D/B D A D
[Bridge]
ANo use runnin' 'round Glookin' scared,Bm  
ALife could get you when you're Gunaware.Bm  
AOne day it's gonna come, so you Gbetter accept Bmit.
ELife will hit you when you least expect F#it.
And Gone day F#mwhen you are Emgone,D  
You know that Glife will F#mstill go Emon.D  
But no one'll Gcare if you've been gF#mood, bad, Emright or Dwrong.
GLife will F#mstill go Eon.D  
D/B D A D
D/B D A D
[Lead Break]
D/B D A D
D/B D A D
D/B D A D
D/B D A D
[Chorus]
GLife goes F#mon and Emon and Don.
GLife goes F#mon and Emon and Don.
D/BYeahD  A  D  
D/B D A D
[Verse 3]
My D/Bbank went Dbroke and my wAell ran Ddry.
It was D/Balmost enoDugh to contempAlate suiDcide.
I tD/Burned on the Dgas, but I Asoon reaDlized
I hadn't D/Bsettled my Dbill so they cut Aoff my supDply.
No Amatter how I try, it seems I'm tBmoo young to Gdie.
GLife goes F#mon and Emon and Don.
GLife goes F#mon and Emon and oDn.
D/BYeahD  A  D  
D/B D A D
[Verse 4]
D/BTornado, cDyclone and AhurricanDe
Can D/Bbatter the Dhouses with the Athunder and Drain.
D/BBlizzards can Dblow; the wAaves hit the Dshore,
But the D/Bpeople recDover and come Aback for Dmore.
Somehow the Apeople fight back, even the Bmfuture looks Gblack.
GLife goes F#mon and Emon and Don.
GLife goes F#mon and Emon and Don.
[Outro]
D/B D D/B D
D/B D D/B D
D/B D D/B D
D/BLife goes oDn. It happens D/Bev'ry Dday.
So appreciD/Bate what you Dgot before it's D/Btaken awDay.
D/BLife will Dhit you when you're D/BunprepDared,
So be D/Bgrateful and Dtake all that you D/Bcan while you're Dthere.
D/B D D/B D
D/B(FadDe D/Bout)D  
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