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[Intro]
G  Em  Bm  D
G  Em  Am  D
[Verse]
In my Gparallel Emlife, I Bmwould be a Dpainter
GColours and Emlight would be Amall I Dsee
In my Gparallel Emlife, I'd Bmlive in the Dmountains
And Gspend all my Emsummers Amdown by the Dsea
[Verse]
In my Gparallel Emlife, I wouBmld take up Ddancing
GI'd be so Emgraceful out Amon the Dfloor
In my Gparallel Emlife, I'd Bmdo all these Dthings
EmAnd more - for Dsure
[Chorus]
In my Amparallel life
I can Emreach for the stars
I can Cbe what I want
I can Dbe where you are
[Instrumental]
G  Em  Bm  D
G  Em  Am  D
[Verse]
In my Gparallel Emlife, I could Bmpick the phone Dup
GI'd make you laEmugh with my AmreparDtee
In my Gparallel Emlife, I would Bmhave the Dcourage
But I Emjust don't know what to Dsay
[Chorus]
In my Amparallel life
I can Emreach for the stars
I can Cbe what I want
I can Dbe where you are
[Instrumental]
G  Em  Bm  D  C
[Bridge]
But parallel Bmlines never meet
So Dthere I was, walking Gdown your streetC  
I rang your Bmbell, but I ran aAmwayD  
AAmwayD  
AGwayD  G  Am  D  
[Verse]
In my Gparallel Emlife, I could Bmsolve this Dmystery
GLike Agatha EmChristie, I'd Amhave a Dclue
In my Gparallel Emlife, I would Bmact exDactly
Like Emsomeone who knows Dwhat to do
[Chorus]
'Cause in my Amparallel life
I can Emreach for the stars
I can Cbe what I want
I can Dbe where you are
[Chorus]
In my Amparallel life
I can Emreach for the stars
I can Cbe what I want
I can Dbe where you are_G__
[Outro]
G  Em  Bm  D
G  Em  Am  D
I can Gbe where you areEm  Bm  
Be right Dthere where you GareEm  
AmOh, Dyeah
G  Em  Bm  D
G  Em  Am  D
G  Em  Bm  D
G  Em  Am  D

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Parallel Life

by Alice Peacock

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

G Em Bm D

G Em Am D

[Verse]

G Em Bm D

In my parallel life, I would be a painter

G Em Am D

Colours and light would be all I see

G Em Bm D

In my parallel life, I'd live in the mountains

G Em Am D

And spend all my summers down by the sea

[Verse]

G Em Bm D

In my parallel life, I would take up dancing

G Em Am D

I'd be so graceful out on the floor

G Em Bm D

In my parallel life, I'd do all these things

Em D

And more - for sure

[Chorus]

In my parallel life

I can reach for the stars

I can be what I want

I can be where you are

[Instrumental]

G Em Bm D

G Em Am D

[Verse]

G Em Bm D

In my parallel life, I could pick the phone up

G Em Am D

I'd make you laugh with my repartee

G Em Bm D

In my parallel life, I would have the courage

Em D

But I just don't know what to say

[Chorus]

In my parallel life

I can reach for the stars

I can be what I want

I can be where you are

[Instrumental]

G Em Bm D C

[Bridge]

But parallel lines never meet

D G C

So there I was, walking down your street

Bm Am D

I rang your bell, but I ran away

Am D

Away

G D G Am D

Away

[Verse]

G Em Bm D

In my parallel life, I could solve this mystery

G Em Am D

Like Agatha Christie, I'd have a clue

G Em Bm D

In my parallel life, I would act exactly

Em D

Like someone who knows what to do

[Chorus]

'Cause in my parallel life

I can reach for the stars

I can be what I want

I can be where you are

[Chorus]

In my parallel life

I can reach for the stars

I can be what I want

D G

I can be where you are___

[Outro]

G Em Bm D

G Em Am D

G Em Bm

I can be where you are

D G Em

Be right there where you are

Am D

Oh, yeah

G Em Bm D

G Em Am D

G Em Bm D

G Em Am D

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