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77 Life Aint All Bad

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The Magnetic Fields ~ '77 Life Ain't All Bad
NO CAPO
Disc 2, Track 2 from the life-spanning "50 Song Memoir"
Please leave suggestions if anything's wrong; I'm glad to edit this if necessary.
[Intro accordion / piano part]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------8-10-11-10-8\6--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------6-7~---------------------------8-7-8~----------------5-7-8-5-7-8-7-5-7~-----2-2~|
D|-5-7-8-5------------5-5~-----------------------------10-10~---------------------4-4-----|
A|----------------5-5----------------------------10-10------------------------5-5---------|
E|-----------3-3-----------------------------8-8------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
When I write my Gmmemoirs
You will read them with Cmpain and with shame
You'll be searching in Cmvain for your name
For your bleak, insignificant Dname
When I write my Gmmemoirs
Which will be of course in Cmverse
On the subject of Cmyou and how awful you are
I will Dbe infinitely Gmterse
[Verse]
GI hope I never run inAmtoAm/B  
CAnother piece of shit like Emyou
GYou killed my dog, you killed my AmmiceAm/B  
CYou made my house a Cmden of Dvice
[Chorus]
But Gna na na na
Na na na
You're dead now
AmNa na na na
Na na na
So I sing
CNa na na na
CmNa na na na
Life ain't Gall bad
[Verse]
GI labored on your ice cream AmtrucAm/Bk
CWhenever I was not at Emschool
GYou mostly used that ice cream AmtrucAm/Bk
CTo sit there guzzling Cmbeer, you Dtool
[Chorus]
But Gna na na na
Na na na
You're dead now
AmNa na na na
Na na na
So I sing
CNa na na na
CmNa na na na
Life ain't Gall bad
[Verse]
GYou vandalized our brakes and AmframAm/Bed
CMe for your theft, and was I Emblamed!
GYou smashed the bedroom window AmglasAm/Bs
CAnd stole what you could Cmlift, aDlas!
[Chorus]
GNa na na na
Na na na
You're dead now
AmNa na na na
Na na na
So I sing
CNa na na na
CmNa na na na
Life ain't Gall bad
GNa na na na
Na na na
You're dead now
AmNa na na na
Na na na
So I sing
CNa na na na
CmNa na na na
Life ain't Gall badBb  Am  
GLife ain't Bball AmbadG  
Enjoy.
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| ~      Vibrato
| \      Slide down
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77 Life Aint All Bad

by The Magnetic Fields

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Am/B

The Magnetic Fields ~ '77 Life Ain't All Bad

NO CAPO

Disc 2, Track 2 from the life-spanning "50 Song Memoir"

Please leave suggestions if anything's wrong; I'm glad to edit this if necessary.

[Intro accordion / piano part]

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------8-10-11-10-8\6--------------------------------------------------|

G|--------6-7~---------------------------8-7-8~----------------5-7-8-5-7-8-7-5-7~-----2-2~|

D|-5-7-8-5------------5-5~-----------------------------10-10~---------------------4-4-----|

A|----------------5-5----------------------------10-10------------------------5-5---------|

E|-----------3-3-----------------------------8-8------------------------------------------|

[Intro]

When I write my memoirs

You will read them with pain and with shame

You'll be searching in vain for your name

For your bleak, insignificant name

When I write my memoirs

Which will be of course in verse

On the subject of you and how awful you are

D Gm

I will be infinitely terse

[Verse]

G Am Am/B

I hope I never run into

C Em

Another piece of shit like you

G Am Am/B

You killed my dog, you killed my mice

C Cm D

You made my house a den of vice

[Chorus]

But na na na na

Na na na

You're dead now

Na na na na

Na na na

So I sing

Na na na na

Life ain't all bad

[Verse]

G Am Am/B

I labored on your ice cream truck

C Em

Whenever I was not at school

G Am Am/B

You mostly used that ice cream truck

C Cm D

To sit there guzzling beer, you tool

[Chorus]

But na na na na

Na na na

You're dead now

Na na na na

Na na na

So I sing

Na na na na

Life ain't all bad

[Verse]

G Am Am/B

You vandalized our brakes and framed

C Em

Me for your theft, and was I blamed!

G Am Am/B

You smashed the bedroom window glass

C Cm D

And stole what you could lift, alas!

[Chorus]

Na na na na

Na na na

You're dead now

Na na na na

Na na na

So I sing

Na na na na

Life ain't all bad

Na na na na

Na na na

You're dead now

Na na na na

Na na na

So I sing

Na na na na

G Bb Am

Life ain't all bad

G Bb Am G

Life ain't all bad

Enjoy.

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| ~ Vibrato

| \ Slide down

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