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Man Who Loved Life

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Intro                 Em           G        A7  Cmaj7  
Verse 1
EmWon't you take my hand
GWon't you be my friend
A7Take my advice, go Cmaj7away
EmWhen the days get short and the cGhips are down
A7Will you be there, will you Cmaj7stick around
Verse 2
EmAnd if thou shalt give
GThou shalt be deceived
A7This traveling band was not Cmaj7well received
EmNo open arms or Greception lines
A7Just handlebars wearing Cmaj7five point stars
Chorus
EAm I living in your Bdream
GWe got the guns, we got the CgunGs
GA thousand to one, a thousand to Asus2oneB  
He's Emthe man, he's Gthe man
He's the Cman who loved life
FServed by different stories
Am I living in your Cdreams
FPretty metal green
Can I ride upon your Cwings so Emfree
Verse 4
EmIn the canyon walls there's a Gtrusty lot
A7The stakes were high
Cmaj7The sun was hot
EmYou can rest assured as Gcasinos rise
Buzz A7around my ears like the Cmaj7dragonflies
Chorus
EAm I living in your Bdream
GWe got the guns, we got the CgunGs
GA thousand to one, a thousand to Asus2oneB  
He's Emthe man, he's Gthe man
He's the Cman who loved life
FServed from different shores
Am I living in your Cdream
FPretty metal green
Am I living in your Cdream, so Emreal
FHeard a million stories
Am I living in your Cdream
FPretty metal green
Am I living in your CdreamEm  

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Man Who Loved Life

by The Jayhawks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Asus2

Em G A7 Cmaj7

Intro

Verse 1

Won't you take my hand

Won't you be my friend

A7 Cmaj7

Take my advice, go away

Em G

When the days get short and the chips are down

A7 Cmaj7

Will you be there, will you stick around

Verse 2

And if thou shalt give

Thou shalt be deceived

A7 Cmaj7

This traveling band was not well received

Em G

No open arms or reception lines

A7 Cmaj7

Just handlebars wearing five point stars

Chorus

E B

Am I living in your dream

G C G

We got the guns, we got the guns

G Asus2 B

A thousand to one, a thousand to one

Em G

He's the man, he's the man

He's the man who loved life

Served by different stories

Am I living in your dreams

Pretty metal green

C Em

Can I ride upon your wings so free

Verse 4

Em G

In the canyon walls there's a trusty lot

The stakes were high

Cmaj7

The sun was hot

Em G

You can rest assured as casinos rise

A7 Cmaj7

Buzz around my ears like the dragonflies

Chorus

E B

Am I living in your dream

G C G

We got the guns, we got the guns

G Asus2 B

A thousand to one, a thousand to one

Em G

He's the man, he's the man

He's the man who loved life

Served from different shores

Am I living in your dream

Pretty metal green

C Em

Am I living in your dream, so real

Heard a million stories

Am I living in your dream

Pretty metal green

C Em

Am I living in your dream

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