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Hi Life

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[Intro]
Esus2(x2)Em  A7  Bm  
[Verse]
      Esus2   EmIn the summertime tA7rying hard with your summer clBmothes, you expected more
      Esus2   EmWith your heart jumping A7in your chest, jumping in your cBmhest, falling on the floor
       Em9YEmou stay hidden in the shaF#mdows of the lane between the roaDd and the old house
       Em9A Emthousand lonely streets, leF#mt me run, let me run awaDy from the burned house
[Pre-Chorus]
     Em9OEmooh
     Em6On the fast lBmane we Emgo
(Da da da da dadaaa)
[Interlude]
Em    Em6 Em7
A7  Bm  Bsus2 Bm
Em/G
[Chorus]
EmHi life, knEm6ocking at Em7my dA7oorA7sus2  A7  
BmI'm not ready to Bsus2take  BmitEm/G  
EmHi life, knEm6ocking at Em7my dA7oorA7sus  A7  
BmI'm not ready to Bsus2take iBmtEm/G  
EmHi life, knEm6ocking at Em7my dA7oorA7sus  A7  
DOh
[Interlude]
Em9 Em A D G Em
[Verse]
  EmNow you spend your life wA7aiting for a sign, waiting fDor a sign, living down Btown
In the old hEm7ouse
  EmA thousand lonely years hA7iding in the ground, hiding Din the ground, living down tBown
In the old GhoEmuseC  
[Pre-Chorus]
On the fast lBmane we Em7goEm  
  COn the fast lBmane we gEm7oEm  
  COn the fast lEmane we A7goA  
On the fast lBmane we goEm  
(da da da da dadaaa)
[Interlude]
Em    Em6 Em7
A7  Bm  Bsus2 Bm
Em/G
Em    Em6 Em7
A7
[Chorus]
BmI'm not ready to Bsustake BmitEm/G  
EmHi life, kEm6nocking at Em7my dA7oor
BmI'm not ready to Bsustake BmitEm/G  
EmHi life, kEm6nocking at Em7my dA7oor
BmI'm not ready to Bsustake BmitEm/G  
EmHi life, kEm6nocking at Em7my dA7oor
BmI'm not ready to Bsustake BmitEm/G  
EmHi life, kEm6nocking at Em7my dA7oor
GOhA6  A7  D  

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Hi Life

by Syd Matters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus2

Em9

F#m

Em6

Em7

Bsus2

Em/G

A7sus2

A7sus

Bsus

[Intro]

Esus2 Em A7 Bm

(x2)

[Verse]

Esus2 Em A7 Bm

In the summertime trying hard with your summer clothes, you expected more

Esus2 Em A7 Bm

With your heart jumping in your chest, jumping in your chest, falling on the floor

Em9 Em F#m D

You stay hidden in the shadows of the lane between the road and the old house

Em9 Em F#m D

A thousand lonely streets, let me run, let me run away from the burned house

[Pre-Chorus]

Em9 Em

Oooh

Em6 Bm Em

On the fast lane we go

(Da da da da dadaaa)

[Interlude]

Em Em6 Em7

A7 Bm Bsus2 Bm

Em/G

[Chorus]

Em Em6 Em7 A7 A7sus2 A7

Hi life, knocking at my door

Bm Bsus2 Bm Em/G

I'm not ready to take it

Em Em6 Em7 A7 A7sus A7

Hi life, knocking at my door

Bm Bsus2 Bm Em/G

I'm not ready to take it

Em Em6 Em7 A7 A7sus A7

Hi life, knocking at my door

[Interlude]

Em9 Em A D G Em

[Verse]

Em A7 D B

Now you spend your life waiting for a sign, waiting for a sign, living down town

Em7

In the old house

Em A7 D B

A thousand lonely years hiding in the ground, hiding in the ground, living down town

G Em C

In the old house

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm Em7 Em

On the fast lane we go

C Bm Em7 Em

On the fast lane we go

C Em A7 A

On the fast lane we go

Bm Em

On the fast lane we go

(da da da da dadaaa)

[Interlude]

Em Em6 Em7

A7 Bm Bsus2 Bm

Em/G

Em Em6 Em7

[Chorus]

Bm Bsus Bm Em/G

I'm not ready to take it

Em Em6 Em7 A7

Hi life, knocking at my door

Bm Bsus Bm Em/G

I'm not ready to take it

Em Em6 Em7 A7

Hi life, knocking at my door

Bm Bsus Bm Em/G

I'm not ready to take it

Em Em6 Em7 A7

Hi life, knocking at my door

Bm Bsus Bm Em/G

I'm not ready to take it

Em Em6 Em7 A7

Hi life, knocking at my door

G A6 A7 D

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