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How To Live

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
This is the tab for almost the whole song, althought you could easily play this the whole way through.
  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4
e|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|
G|--------|--------|
D|2-----2-|--------|
A|0-----3-|3-------|
E|--------|1-------|
[Verse 1]
AmGuess I'm sleepin' over afCter Fall
AmSomethin' dark and somethin' beCautiFful
But AmI don't wanna tell you how to live
YCou're lonely and you dFon't know when to quit
AmI guess we're not so different aCfter Fall
[Chorus]
AmNever enough, takin' the wCorld off your sFhoulders
AmIt's never enough, takin' our dCemons to bFed
AmI don't wanna tell you how to live
I don't wanna tFell you how to live your life
But mAmaybe we just don't know when to quit
Maybe we just dFon't know when to quit the lie, yeah
[Verse 2]
AmI could fill a lifetime with love that CI left beFhind
AmIt's hard to unravel, our bodies are Cso interFtwined
AmBut maybe there's nothin' left to sCave
FYou're just the grass on a stranger's grave
AmAnd I'm still ashamed of the wreckage I lCeft in your lFife
[Chorus]
AmNever enough, takin' the wCorld off your sFhoulders
AmIt's never enough, takin' our dCemons to bFed
AmI don't wanna tell you how to live
I don't wanna tFell you how to live your life
But mAmaybe we just don't know when to quit
Maybe we just dFon't know when to quit the lie
AmNever enough, takin' the world off your sFhoulders
AmIt's never enough, takin' our demons to bFed
[Bridge]
AmOh-oh-oh, Csome Fdays you're crashin' like a wave around me
AmOh-oh-oh, Csome Fdays you pull me underneath and drown me
AmGuess we're not so perfect aCfter Fall
AmSomethin' dark and somethin' bCeautiFful
[Chorus]
AmNever enough, takin' the wCorld off your sFhoulders
AmIt's never enough, takin' our dCemons to bFed
AmI don't wanna tell you how to live
I don't wanna tFell you how to live your life
But mAmaybe we just don't know when to quit
Maybe we just dFon't know when to quit the lie
AmNever enough, takin' the world off your sFhoulders
AmIt's never enough, takin' our demons to bFed
[Outro]
AmOh-oh-oh, Csome Fdays you're crashin' like a wave around me
AmOh-oh-oh, Csome Fdays you pull me underneath and drown me
AmGuess we're not so perfect aCfter Fall
AmSomethin' dark and somethin' bCeautiFful

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How To Live

by Simple Creatures

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

This is the tab for almost the whole song, althought you could easily play this the whole way through.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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

B|--------|--------|

G|--------|--------|

D|2-----2-|--------|

A|0-----3-|3-------|

E|--------|1-------|

[Verse 1]

Am C F

Guess I'm sleepin' over after all

Am C F

Somethin' dark and somethin' beautiful

But I don't wanna tell you how to live

C F

You're lonely and you don't know when to quit

Am C F

I guess we're not so different after all

[Chorus]

Am C F

Never enough, takin' the world off your shoulders

Am C F

It's never enough, takin' our demons to bed

I don't wanna tell you how to live

I don't wanna tell you how to live your life

But maybe we just don't know when to quit

Maybe we just don't know when to quit the lie, yeah

[Verse 2]

Am C F

I could fill a lifetime with love that I left behind

Am C F

It's hard to unravel, our bodies are so intertwined

Am C

But maybe there's nothin' left to save

You're just the grass on a stranger's grave

Am C F

And I'm still ashamed of the wreckage I left in your life

[Chorus]

Am C F

Never enough, takin' the world off your shoulders

Am C F

It's never enough, takin' our demons to bed

I don't wanna tell you how to live

I don't wanna tell you how to live your life

But maybe we just don't know when to quit

Maybe we just don't know when to quit the lie

Am F

Never enough, takin' the world off your shoulders

Am F

It's never enough, takin' our demons to bed

[Bridge]

Am C F

Oh-oh-oh, some days you're crashin' like a wave around me

Am C F

Oh-oh-oh, some days you pull me underneath and drown me

Am C F

Guess we're not so perfect after all

Am C F

Somethin' dark and somethin' beautiful

[Chorus]

Am C F

Never enough, takin' the world off your shoulders

Am C F

It's never enough, takin' our demons to bed

I don't wanna tell you how to live

I don't wanna tell you how to live your life

But maybe we just don't know when to quit

Maybe we just don't know when to quit the lie

Am F

Never enough, takin' the world off your shoulders

Am F

It's never enough, takin' our demons to bed

[Outro]

Am C F

Oh-oh-oh, some days you're crashin' like a wave around me

Am C F

Oh-oh-oh, some days you pull me underneath and drown me

Am C F

Guess we're not so perfect after all

Am C F

Somethin' dark and somethin' beautiful

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