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Life We Chose

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[Intro]
Em G Cadd9
[Verse 1]
EmHourglass inGside of my bonesCadd9  
EmTrapped inside a Gpicture frame aCadd9bove your throat
You Emwere someone Gelse when I Cadd9was too
Weren't Emwe someone Gelse, wasn't Cadd9I?
N.C.
Weren't you?
[Instrumental]
Em G Cadd9
[Verse 2]
But Emgiving up is Gharder said than Cadd9done
EmThrowing stones, set Glove on fire
We Cadd9thought we'd won
I Emthought I was the Gman that you thought I Cadd9was too
But Emhe went away
GHe ran away with that Cadd9girl I thought was you
[Chorus]
But we both Cknow this is the Glife we choseD  
We both Cknow that the Ghourglass inDside my bones
Will wither Cdown and run out of Gtime
We'll try to Dmend it but we'll end up Emdying
We both Cknow this is the Glife that we choseD  
[Verse 3]
So Emteary-eyed and Gdesperate we Cadd9manifest
InEmto a creature brought Gon by fear of a Cadd9destiny we dread
Our four Emwalls come down but Gsomehow the roof Cadd9suspends
It Emchanged to a cloud, and Gdown comes the rain as we Cadd9near the end
[Chorus]
But we both Cknow this is the Glife we choseD  Dsus4  D  
We both Cknow that the Ghourglass inDside my bonesDsus4  D  
Will wither Cdown and run out of Gtime
We'll try to Dmend it but we'll end up Emdying
We both Cknow this is the Glife that we choseD  
[Verse 4]
But Emcomin' back from a Ghit like that's a Cadd9chore
When Emwe were trapped inGside of a jail cell we Cadd9both adore
My Emhead's a mess, I Gswear it's like a loaded Cadd9gun
EmSet to explode at a Gflick of your soul
I'm an awful Cadd9mess and you said that you're done
[Chorus]
But we both Cknow this is the Glife we choseD  Dsus4  D  
We both Cknow that the Ghourglass inDside my bonesDsus4  D  
Will wither Cdown and run out of Gtime
We'll try to Dmend it but we'll end up Emdying
We both Cknow this is the Glife that we choseD  Dsus4  D  
We both Cknow this is the Glife that we Dchose
[Bridge]
There's a Gdark cloud over a love I have
There's a Crain upon my Ghair
So Gwet on top of my head, my Lord
Let the Csun come out insDtead
To the Geast I see the sunrise
But the Cwest sunset still Gfalls
There's a Gdark cloud over a love I have
And it can Conly last so Glong
There's a Gland of gold where my eyes are set
There's a Cland of gold I Gsee
Where the Gstreams of water flow into the land
Where the Cgrass is always Dgreen
To the Geast I see the sunrise
But the Cwest sunset still Gfalls
There's a Gdark cloud over a love I have
But it can Conly last so Glong
[Chorus]
But we both Cknow this is the Glife we choseD  Dsus4  D  
We both Cknow that the Ghourglass inDside my bonesDsus4  D  
Will wither Cdown and run out of Gtime
We'll try to Dmend it but we'll end up Emdying
We both Cknow this is the Glife that we choseD  Dsus4  D  
We both Cknow this is the Glife that we Dchose
God, I Chope this is the Glife that I Dchose

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Life We Chose

by Jared & the Mill

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Cadd9

Dsus4

[Intro]

Em G Cadd9

[Verse 1]

Em G Cadd9

Hourglass inside of my bones

Em G Cadd9

Trapped inside a picture frame above your throat

Em G Cadd9

You were someone else when I was too

Em G Cadd9

Weren't we someone else, wasn't I?

N.C.

Weren't you?

[Instrumental]

Em G Cadd9

[Verse 2]

Em G Cadd9

But giving up is harder said than done

Em G

Throwing stones, set love on fire

Cadd9

We thought we'd won

Em G Cadd9

I thought I was the man that you thought I was too

But he went away

G Cadd9

He ran away with that girl I thought was you

[Chorus]

C G D

But we both know this is the life we chose

C G D

We both know that the hourglass inside my bones

C G

Will wither down and run out of time

D Em

We'll try to mend it but we'll end up dying

C G D

We both know this is the life that we chose

[Verse 3]

Em G Cadd9

So teary-eyed and desperate we manifest

Em G Cadd9

Into a creature brought on by fear of a destiny we dread

Em G Cadd9

Our four walls come down but somehow the roof suspends

Em G Cadd9

It changed to a cloud, and down comes the rain as we near the end

[Chorus]

C G D Dsus4 D

But we both know this is the life we chose

C G D Dsus4 D

We both know that the hourglass inside my bones

C G

Will wither down and run out of time

D Em

We'll try to mend it but we'll end up dying

C G D

We both know this is the life that we chose

[Verse 4]

Em G Cadd9

But comin' back from a hit like that's a chore

Em G Cadd9

When we were trapped inside of a jail cell we both adore

Em G Cadd9

My head's a mess, I swear it's like a loaded gun

Em G

Set to explode at a flick of your soul

Cadd9

I'm an awful mess and you said that you're done

[Chorus]

C G D Dsus4 D

But we both know this is the life we chose

C G D Dsus4 D

We both know that the hourglass inside my bones

C G

Will wither down and run out of time

D Em

We'll try to mend it but we'll end up dying

C G D Dsus4 D

We both know this is the life that we chose

C G D

We both know this is the life that we chose

[Bridge]

There's a dark cloud over a love I have

C G

There's a rain upon my hair

So wet on top of my head, my Lord

C D

Let the sun come out instead

To the east I see the sunrise

C G

But the west sunset still falls

There's a dark cloud over a love I have

C G

And it can only last so long

There's a land of gold where my eyes are set

C G

There's a land of gold I see

Where the streams of water flow into the land

C D

Where the grass is always green

To the east I see the sunrise

C G

But the west sunset still falls

There's a dark cloud over a love I have

C G

But it can only last so long

[Chorus]

C G D Dsus4 D

But we both know this is the life we chose

C G D Dsus4 D

We both know that the hourglass inside my bones

C G

Will wither down and run out of time

D Em

We'll try to mend it but we'll end up dying

C G D Dsus4 D

We both know this is the life that we chose

C G D

We both know this is the life that we chose

C G D

God, I hope this is the life that I chose

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