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GREG GRAFFIN - THE ELEMENTS
album version - AMERICAN LESION
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[INTRO]
D C Em Am F G D E
[CHORUS]
DYou have always lived like thisC  G  D  
DYou have always lived like thisC  G  D  C  G  D  C  G  D  
[VERSE 1]
The Dice blue Cchill
The Emdark gray Amsky
The Ffrozen ground
And the Ghelpless feeling of inDsignificEance
[CHORUS]
DYou have always lived like thisC  G  D  
DYou have always lived like thisC  G  D  
YeahC  G  D  C  G  D  
[VERSE 2]
The dDay's roCutine
The Emday's unAmsure
The Fday is done
And the Gdreams of being somewhere Dyou can't Ebe
The Dice blue Cchill
The Emdark gray Amsky
The Ffrozen ground
And the Ghelpless feeling of inDsignificEance
[CHORUS]
DYou have always lived like thisC  G  D  
DYou have always lived like thisC  G  D  C  G  D  C  G  D  
[BRIDGE]
DYou have always fought the Celements
They take on different Dforms
There has always been a Cstruggle
With the things you Gcan't perDformC  G  D  
DYou will always fight the Celements
They are not in your Dhands
You will always fight the Celements
Unless you GunderDstandC  G  D  
UnCless you GunderDstand
UnCless you GunderDstand that
[CHORUS]
DYou have always lived like thisC  G  D  
DYou have always lived like thisC  G  D  C  G  D  C  G  D  

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The Elements

by Greg Graffin

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GREG GRAFFIN - THE ELEMENTS

album version - AMERICAN LESION

___________________________________

[INTRO]

D C Em Am F G D E

[CHORUS]

D C G D

You have always lived like this

D C G D C G D C G D

You have always lived like this

[VERSE 1]

D C

The ice blue chill

Em Am

The dark gray sky

The frozen ground

G D E

And the helpless feeling of insignificance

[CHORUS]

D C G D

You have always lived like this

D C G D

You have always lived like this

C G D C G D

Yeah

[VERSE 2]

D C

The day's routine

Em Am

The day's unsure

The day is done

G D E

And the dreams of being somewhere you can't be

D C

The ice blue chill

Em Am

The dark gray sky

The frozen ground

G D E

And the helpless feeling of insignificance

[CHORUS]

D C G D

You have always lived like this

D C G D C G D C G D

You have always lived like this

[BRIDGE]

D C

You have always fought the elements

They take on different forms

There has always been a struggle

G D C G D

With the things you can't perform

D C

You will always fight the elements

They are not in your hands

You will always fight the elements

G D C G D

Unless you understand

C G D

Unless you understand

C G D

Unless you understand that

[CHORUS]

D C G D

You have always lived like this

D C G D C G D C G D

You have always lived like this

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