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[Intro]
D
[Chorus]
DI'm gonna live the high life 'til I die
I'm gonna live the high life 'til I Adie
DSticks and stones gonna break my bones
GTalk about me when I'm dead and gone
DI'm gonna live the Ahigh life 'til I Ddie.
[Verse 1]
DWell, everything you do makes me insane
Can I just give up now or live in Avain?
DHere's my heart, you might as well take it
It Gbeats for you, you might as well break it
But DI'm gonna live the Ahigh life 'til I Ddie
[Chorus]
DI'm gonna live the high life 'til I die
I'm gonna live the high life 'til I Adie
DSticks and stones gonna break my bones
GTalk about me when I'm dead and gone
DI'm gonna live the Ahigh life 'til I Ddie.
[Verse 2]
D         A
D         G
D    A    D
[Verse 2]
So Dhave another drink and say a toast
To the only thing that's left of me - my Aghost
It was Dall just too fucking hard
You Gtook my love then you took my heart
But DI'm gonna live the Ahigh life 'til I Ddie, woohoo!
[Outro]
So DI lived the high life 'til I died
I laughed it up boy, baby, you know Awhy
'Cause Dlife's too short to not have fun
You Gmade it even shorter, you son of a gun
At Dleast I lived the hAigh life 'til I dDied
DWe should all live the Ahigh life 'til we Ddie
I Dhope you live the Ahigh life 'til you Ddie.

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Highlife

by The Dandy Warhols

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

[Chorus]

I'm gonna live the high life 'til I die

Sticks and stones gonna break my bones

Talk about me when I'm dead and gone

D A D

I'm gonna live the high life 'til I die.

[Verse 1]

Well, everything you do makes me insane

Can I just give up now or live in vain?

Here's my heart, you might as well take it

It beats for you, you might as well break it

D A D

But I'm gonna live the high life 'til I die

[Chorus]

I'm gonna live the high life 'til I die

Sticks and stones gonna break my bones

Talk about me when I'm dead and gone

D A D

I'm gonna live the high life 'til I die.

[Verse 2]

D A

D G

D A D

[Verse 2]

So have another drink and say a toast

To the only thing that's left of me - my ghost

It was all just too fucking hard

You took my love then you took my heart

D A D

But I'm gonna live the high life 'til I die, woohoo!

[Outro]

So I lived the high life 'til I died

I laughed it up boy, baby, you know why

'Cause life's too short to not have fun

You made it even shorter, you son of a gun

D A D

At least I lived the high life 'til I died

D A D

We should all live the high life 'til we die

D A D

I hope you live the high life 'til you die.

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