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[Chorus]
LCife is a story, don't you doubt
Bad times give you something to talk about
The next time you feel you're all worn out
Remember lFife is a story
Don't you doCubt
It oGnly takes a day for eFverything to turn arouCnd
[Verse 1]
LCove is a story they tell to you
But the way they tell it ain't quite true
You'll wake up one day and you're twenty-two
You know lFove is just a story that they tell to yCou
Love taGkes a lot of work like eFverything else you're gonna Cdo
[Verse 2]
FCriends are just the people that you can talk with
Somebody to talk about that, somebody to talk about this
But everyone changes and forever is a myth
FFriends are just the people that you can talk wCith
A lGot of them'll leave but oFnly a few you're gonna mCiss
[Verse 3]
SCchool is the place where I did my growing
They fill your brain 'til it's overflowing
They tell you this is all stuff you need to be knowing
SFchool is the place where I did my grCowing
JuGst when I got to like it Fit was time to be Cgoing
[Verse 4]
The woCrld is the place where it all happens
They draw lines on it and call it a map
In between every line's a different flag flapping
The wForld is the place where it all hCappens
Six bGillion people all tFaking turns eatin' and a-nCappin'
[Verse 5]
AnCimals are critters just like you and me
The only difference is that they don't worry
About things that they can't smell or see
AnFimals are critters just like you and Cme
So we Gbuy pants and deodForants and claim not to Cbe
[Verse 6]
SoCngs are just something to waste your time
I listen to yours and you listen to mine
Before we know it the day's gone by
SoFngs are just something to waste your tCime
So is eGverything else so Fdo whatever makes you feel fCine
[Verse 7]
GCod's just a story someone made up long ago
Before they had books and TV shows
I don't believe in him and I ain't afraid to say so
You know GFod's just a story someone made up long aCgo
But it's hard nGot to be superstiFtious despite all you kCnow
[Verse 8]
ECveryone's born and everyone dies
Everyone has a time and wonders why
The ocean's blue, so is the sky
EvFeryone's born and everyone dFies
The oGld lady cries, the nFew baby cries...and siCghs
[Verse 9]
KCisses are weird but they can be fun
Instead of shaking hands it's like shaking tongues
I wish I got to do it more when I was young
KisFses are weird but they can be fCun
I hate gGoing once a month Fwithout kissing anyCone
[Verse 10]
C (for whole verse)
(Spoken): "At this point it's been since uh...how many months
1 2 3 4 5 6...7
I think if kissing someone could make them pregnant
The last person I kissed would have had their kid by now"
[Verse 11]
DrCeams are weird but they can be fun too
They happen more often than kisses, it's true
In some I was naked and in some I flew
DreFams are weird but they can be fun tCoo
I wGonder if you're dreaming about Fme when I'm dreaming about yCou
[Verse 12]
NCow that you heard everything I said
There ain't nothing new inside your head
If you want, disregard it all, go ahead
NFow that you've heard everything I sCaid
There are prGobably one or tFwo things you coulda been doing insteCad
[Chorus]
LCife is a story, don't you doubt
Bad times give you something to talk about
The next time you feel you're all worn out
Remember lFife is a story
Don't you doCubt
It oGnly takes a day for eFverything to turn arouCnd
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Life
by Jeffrey Lewis
Chords in this song · guitar
C
F
G
[Chorus]
C
Life is a story, don't you doubt
Bad times give you something to talk about
The next time you feel you're all worn out
F
Remember life is a story
C
Don't you doubt
G F C
It only takes a day for everything to turn around
[Verse 1]
C
Love is a story they tell to you
But the way they tell it ain't quite true
You'll wake up one day and you're twenty-two
F C
You know love is just a story that they tell to you
G F C
Love takes a lot of work like everything else you're gonna do
[Verse 2]
C
Friends are just the people that you can talk with
Somebody to talk about that, somebody to talk about this
But everyone changes and forever is a myth
F C
Friends are just the people that you can talk with
G F C
A lot of them'll leave but only a few you're gonna miss
[Verse 3]
C
School is the place where I did my growing
They fill your brain 'til it's overflowing
They tell you this is all stuff you need to be knowing
F C
School is the place where I did my growing
G F C
Just when I got to like it it was time to be going
[Verse 4]
C
The world is the place where it all happens
They draw lines on it and call it a map
In between every line's a different flag flapping
F C
The world is the place where it all happens
G F C
Six billion people all taking turns eatin' and a-nappin'
[Verse 5]
C
Animals are critters just like you and me
The only difference is that they don't worry
About things that they can't smell or see
F C
Animals are critters just like you and me
G F C
So we buy pants and deodorants and claim not to be
[Verse 6]
C
Songs are just something to waste your time
I listen to yours and you listen to mine
Before we know it the day's gone by
F C
Songs are just something to waste your time
G F C
So is everything else so do whatever makes you feel fine
[Verse 7]
C
God's just a story someone made up long ago
Before they had books and TV shows
I don't believe in him and I ain't afraid to say so
F C
You know God's just a story someone made up long ago
G F C
But it's hard not to be superstitious despite all you know
[Verse 8]
C
Everyone's born and everyone dies
Everyone has a time and wonders why
The ocean's blue, so is the sky
F F
Everyone's born and everyone dies
G F C
The old lady cries, the new baby cries...and sighs
[Verse 9]
C
Kisses are weird but they can be fun
Instead of shaking hands it's like shaking tongues
I wish I got to do it more when I was young
F C
Kisses are weird but they can be fun
G F C
I hate going once a month without kissing anyone
[Verse 10]
C (for whole verse)
(Spoken): "At this point it's been since uh...how many months
1 2 3 4 5 6...7
I think if kissing someone could make them pregnant
The last person I kissed would have had their kid by now"
[Verse 11]
C
Dreams are weird but they can be fun too
They happen more often than kisses, it's true
In some I was naked and in some I flew
F C
Dreams are weird but they can be fun too
G F C
I wonder if you're dreaming about me when I'm dreaming about you
[Verse 12]
C
Now that you heard everything I said
There ain't nothing new inside your head
If you want, disregard it all, go ahead
F C
Now that you've heard everything I said
G F C
There are probably one or two things you coulda been doing instead
[Chorus]
C
Life is a story, don't you doubt
Bad times give you something to talk about
The next time you feel you're all worn out
F
Remember life is a story
C
Don't you doubt
G F C
It only takes a day for everything to turn around
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