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Song For Life

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[Intro]
D A Bm D7 G A7 D A
[Verse]
I Ddont drink as Amuch as I Bmused toD7  
Yeah Glately it A7just aint my DstyleA  
And Dhard times dont Alast like they Bmused toD7  
They pass Gquicker like A7when I was a Dchild
[Chorus]
GAnd somehow I've lA7earned how to Dlisten
To a Gsound like the A7sun goin BmdownD7  
And the Gmagic the A7mornin is Dbringin Ghome
A Dsong for a Alife I have BmfoundD7  
GIt keeps my A7feet on the Dground
[Instrumental]
D A Bm D7 G A7 D A
[Verse]
The Dmidsummer Adays sit so BmheavyD7  
But dont they Gblow like a A7breeze through your DminAd
When Dnothin Aappears in a BmhurryD7  
To make Gup for A7someones lost Dtime
[Chorus]
GAnd somehow I've lA7earned how to Dlisten
To a Gsound like the A7sun goin BmdownD7  
And the Gmagic the A7mornin is Dbringin Ghome
A Dsong for a Alife I have BmfoundD7  
GIt keeps my A7feet on the Dground 

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Song For Life

by Alison Krauss

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D A Bm D7 G A7 D A

[Verse]

D A Bm D7

I dont drink as much as I used to

G A7 D A

Yeah lately it just aint my style

D A Bm D7

And hard times dont last like they used to

G A7 D

They pass quicker like when I was a child

[Chorus]

G A7 D

And somehow I've learned how to listen

G A7 Bm D7

To a sound like the sun goin down

G A7 D G

And the magic the mornin is bringin home

D A Bm D7

A song for a life I have found

G A7 D

It keeps my feet on the ground

[Instrumental]

D A Bm D7 G A7 D A

[Verse]

D A Bm D7

The midsummer days sit so heavy

G A7 D A

But dont they blow like a breeze through your mind

D A Bm D7

When nothin appears in a hurry

G A7 D

To make up for someones lost time

[Chorus]

G A7 D

And somehow I've learned how to listen

G A7 Bm D7

To a sound like the sun goin down

G A7 D G

And the magic the mornin is bringin home

D A Bm D7

A song for a life I have found

G A7 D

It keeps my feet on the ground

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