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EAre you happy with your life?
You make just enough to Ascrape by
You pay the rent, that you just spent
ELess than a week ago
You wasted all your pay and you Bdont
remember Awhere it Bwent all, Enow.
D|---9-7-6-------6-----|
A|---------9-7-9---9---|    Play this 8 times
ETired and broke, can't Bpay the rent.
C#What can bring her Aso much pain?
EThey can't build her Bself-esteem.
C#How can Athis be, EhappeBning?
EYou might have the temporary, superficial happiness
that Ayou buy with money you don't have.
EDo you tell yourself, this is just the first time,
Maybe the Blast time when you Achance your BcircumEstance
ELife is not a job or a career.
ALiving is not smoking and drinking beer
EYou can't play with Sarah, not today,
You Bmay think it's yours, it's Ayours, it's Byours to Ebe.
G|---9--9--9--7---9--9--9--9--7---9--9--9--7---9-11-11--9---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|  Play 4 times
A|---7--7--7--5---7--7--7--7--5---7--7--7--5---7--9--9--7---|

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Circumstance

by MxPx

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Are you happy with your life?

You make just enough to scrape by

You pay the rent, that you just spent

Less than a week ago

You wasted all your pay and you dont

A B E

remember where it went all, now.

D|---9-7-6-------6-----|

A|---------9-7-9---9---| Play this 8 times

E B

Tired and broke, can't pay the rent.

C# A

What can bring her so much pain?

E B

They can't build her self-esteem.

C# A E B

How can this be, happening?

You might have the temporary, superficial happiness

that you buy with money you don't have.

Do you tell yourself, this is just the first time,

B A B E

Maybe the last time when you chance your circumstance

Life is not a job or a career.

Living is not smoking and drinking beer

You can't play with Sarah, not today,

B A B E

You may think it's yours, it's yours, it's yours to be.

G|---9--9--9--7---9--9--9--9--7---9--9--9--7---9-11-11--9---|

D|----------------------------------------------------------| Play 4 times

A|---7--7--7--5---7--7--7--7--5---7--7--7--5---7--9--9--7---|

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