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Life With The Lions (Billy Bragg)
[Intro]
D Bm D Bm D Bm A D Bm D Bm
I Dhate the arsGehole I becAome
Every time GI'm with you
You Dknow you've gGot me on the rAun
But let me make it cGlear to you
It's taken Bmtwo fools sucGh as we
To make loEmve deaf, dumb and blGind
Now you'Dre upset 'cos GI can't read your mDind loveG  
You're upDset 'cos I Gcan't read your mDindBm  D  Bm  D  Bm  A  D  Bm  D  Bm  
I Dhate the arsGehole I beAcome
Every time I'm Gwith you
I gDet the feeling looGking in your eyAes
That somehow I sGhould forgive you
I Bmknow that I'm guGilty but I dEmon't know what I've doGne
You're nDot about to lGet me join in the fDun are yGou
You're nDot about to lGet me join in the fDunBm  D  Bm  D  Bm  A  D  Bm  D  Bm  
I haDte the arseGhole I becomAe
Every time I'Gm with you
I haDte the way you tGry to give me bAack
All the things I gGive to you
I knBmow when I leaGve the room
They saEmy what's up with hiGm
But loDve is not a gaGme you play to wDin girlG  
LovDe is not a gaGme you play to wDinBm  D  Bm  D  Bm  A  D  Bm  D  Bm  
D  G  A  G  D  G  A  G
If that fBmace of yours could oGnly talk
The stoEmries it could tGell
The chDase is always betGter than the kDill, lovGe
                     D                G         D   D   Bm...
The chase is always better than the kill

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Life With The Lions

by Billy Bragg

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Life With The Lions (Billy Bragg)

[Intro]

D Bm D Bm D Bm A D Bm D Bm

D G A

I hate the arsehole I become

Every time I'm with you

D G A

You know you've got me on the run

But let me make it clear to you

Bm G

It's taken two fools such as we

Em G

To make love deaf, dumb and blind

D G D G

Now you're upset 'cos I can't read your mind love

D G D Bm D Bm D Bm A D Bm D Bm

You're upset 'cos I can't read your mind

D G A

I hate the arsehole I become

Every time I'm with you

D G A

I get the feeling looking in your eyes

That somehow I should forgive you

Bm G Em G

I know that I'm guilty but I don't know what I've done

D G D G

You're not about to let me join in the fun are you

D G D Bm D Bm D Bm A D Bm D Bm

You're not about to let me join in the fun

D G A

I hate the arsehole I become

Every time I'm with you

D G A

I hate the way you try to give me back

All the things I give to you

Bm G

I know when I leave the room

Em G

They say what's up with him

D G D G

But love is not a game you play to win girl

D G D Bm D Bm D Bm A D Bm D Bm

Love is not a game you play to win

D G A G D G A G

Bm G

If that face of yours could only talk

Em G

The stories it could tell

D G D G

The chase is always better than the kill, love

D G D D Bm

...

The chase is always better than the kill

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