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[Intro]
 G   D   Em   CX 2
[Verse]
GLookin' Dback on my Cyounger Ddays
GLife was a Dplay and the Cworld a Dstage
GLust  love and Dgreed were Cin my Dheart
I Cthought I had to play each Dpart
GI'd skip Dschool and Cget in a Dfight
GHad a different Dgirl every CFriday Dnight
GBut it all D/F#came out iEmn the wash
CDad always said Dboys will be Gboys
[Pre-Chorus]
CAnd Mom and dad backed me Bmthrough it all
CPicked me up each Bmtime I'd fall
AmIn fact they called it Ggrowing pains
And said Call kids must Dtry such things
[Chorus]
GThey kept the Dfaith and Cbrought me Dthrough
GI still Dmake a misCtake or Dtwo
GLookin' D/F#back on my Emyounger days
CLife was a play and Dthe world a GstageD  Em  C  G  D  Em  C  
[Verse]
GI lost my Ddriver's Clicense Dtwice
GFor speedDing and runCning red Dlights
GBut like Dall kids I Clived and Dlearned
CPlay with fire and you'll Dget burned
GI bucked the Dsystem Cday and Dnight
GSmoked Dcigarettes and Ctried the Dwine
GThought breakin' D/F#rules was Embein' cool
CIt's clear to me Dnow I was a Gfool
[Pre-Chorus]
CAnd Mom and dad backed me Bmthrough it all
CPicked me up each Bmtime I'd fall
AmIn fact they called it Ggrowing pains
And said Call kids must Dtry such things
[Chorus]
GThey kept the Dfaith and Cbrought me Dthrough
GI still Dmake a misCtake or Dtwo
GLookin' D/F#back on my Emyounger days
CLife was a play and Dthe world a GstageC  G  
EmYeah everything turned Bmout ok
CLife was a play Dand the world a Gstage
[Outro]
  D    Em    C    G    D     C(   G    D    C     D   G   D    Em2X and FADE)

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Life Is A Play

by Toby Keith

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D/F#

[Intro]

G D Em C

X 2

[Verse]

G D C D

Lookin' back on my younger days

G D C D

Life was a play and the world a stage

G D C D

Lust love and greed were in my heart

C D

I thought I had to play each part

G D C D

I'd skip school and get in a fight

G D C D

Had a different girl every Friday night

G D/F# Em

But it all came out in the wash

C D G

Dad always said boys will be boys

[Pre-Chorus]

C Bm

And Mom and dad backed me through it all

C Bm

Picked me up each time I'd fall

Am G

In fact they called it growing pains

C D

And said all kids must try such things

[Chorus]

G D C D

They kept the faith and brought me through

G D C D

I still make a mistake or two

G D/F# Em

Lookin' back on my younger days

C D G D Em C G D Em C

Life was a play and the world a stage

[Verse]

G D C D

I lost my driver's license twice

G D C D

For speeding and running red lights

G D C D

But like all kids I lived and learned

C D

Play with fire and you'll get burned

G D C D

I bucked the system day and night

G D C D

Smoked cigarettes and tried the wine

G D/F# Em

Thought breakin' rules was bein' cool

C D G

It's clear to me now I was a fool

[Pre-Chorus]

C Bm

And Mom and dad backed me through it all

C Bm

Picked me up each time I'd fall

Am G

In fact they called it growing pains

C D

And said all kids must try such things

[Chorus]

G D C D

They kept the faith and brought me through

G D C D

I still make a mistake or two

G D/F# Em

Lookin' back on my younger days

C D G C G

Life was a play and the world a stage

Em Bm

Yeah everything turned out ok

C D G

Life was a play and the world a stage

[Outro]

D Em C G D C G D C D G D Em

( 2X and FADE)

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