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Life Gets Away

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
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Intro:	|    G|    C|   Am7|    G|    Em|    C|    D|    G||
Verse1:	                 F               C  G  
	We're tied to our memories they won't let us stray
	We're Emnot gonna Close ones we Am7made yesterDday
	we Flook to our Cfuture and we Gmake all our Cplans
	as Emif we conCtrol what is Am7out of our Dhands
Chorus:	                  G             C           Am7  G  
	the world keeps on turning I'm learning to see
	Gright where I Cam is where DI have to Gbe
	you Gcan't count the Cpages all Am7ages hear the Gcall
	no matter Emhow hard we Ctry life gets Daway from us Gall
	[intro riff]
	[CHORUS]
	[intro riff]
Coda:	|    F|    C|      G||

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Life Gets Away

by Clint Black

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Am7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

G C Am7 G Em C D G

Intro: | | | | | | | | ||

F C G

Verse1:

We're tied to our memories they won't let us stray

Em C Am7 D

We're not gonna lose ones we made yesterday

F C G C

we look to our future and we make all our plans

Em C Am7 D

as if we control what is out of our hands

G C Am7 G

Chorus:

the world keeps on turning I'm learning to see

G C D G

right where I am is where I have to be

G C Am7 G

you can't count the pages all ages hear the call

Em C D G

no matter how hard we try life gets away from us all

[intro riff]

[CHORUS]

[intro riff]

F C G

Coda: | | | ||

About Life Gets Away Chords by Clint Black

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