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Half Life

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[Intro]
G D Em C  G
[Verse 1]
  GThere Dis no EmspaceC  
  GFor what you neDed to knEmowC  
  G  DI'm the Emforms that CI must Gfill out.D  Em  C  
  GI'm happiDest aEmloneC  
  GI'm miseraDble that EmwayC  
  G  DAll this Emstuff just Cwants to Gspill outD.Em  C  
[Pre-chorus]
Cadd9I take GpleasureEm  
In the simple Athings
I Cadd9love my hGeadphonesEm  
And my wedding Dring
[Chorus]
GAre you talking Dto me now or Emreading from a Cscript?
GWhat's that supposed to Dmean you say you Emwanna be yourCself?
GI don't think you Dreally know just Emwho the hell that Cis.
  EmYou spend Amhalf your life
PreCtending you're like Deverybody Gelse.D  Em  C  
(Like everybody Gelse)D  Em  C  
[Verse 2]
  GI Dtell the same EmjokeC  
  GMany Ddifferent EmwaysC  
  G  DBut you Emnever Cseem to Gget it.D  Em  C  
  GYou're Djerking EmoffC  
  GTo DcatalogsEm  C  
  G  DDon't you Emfeel a Cbit paGthetic?D  Em  C  
[Pre-chorus]
Cadd9I take GpleasureEm  
In the simple tAhings
Cadd9I love my GheadphonesEm  
And my wedding Dring
[Chorus]
You spend Ghalf your life reDmembering your Emlife when you were Cyoung
GHalf your life Ddreaming how much Embetter life can Cget
Well Geverytime you Dmake a choice, hey Emhalf your life is Cgone
EmAll you've got's a Amfew big dreams
DiCvided into Dmany small reGgrets.D  Em  
(like Ceverybody Gelse)D  Em  C  
[Solo] 
G(CDonEmtinCue throughout solo) 
[Bridge]
  GI never tDake any EmpicturesC  
  GJust Dtry to reEmmemberC  
  GAll I reDmember is Emtrying.C  
  GHere's a Dstory I liEmkeC  
  GI think it Dhappened to EmmeC  
  GI don't Deven EmknowC  
  If I'm GlyingD  Em  C  
  If I'm GlyingD  Em  C  
  If I'm GlyingD  Em  C  
[Chorus]
GAre you talking Dto me now or Emreading from a Cscript?
GWhat's that supposed to Dmean you say you Emwanna be yourCself?
Well GI don't think you Dreally know just Emwho the hell that Cis
No GI don't think you Dhave a clue just Emwho the hell that Cis
[Outro]
So what's your Ghalf life?   D     Em     Cx4
  EmYou spend Amhalf your life
  PreCtending you're like Deverybody Gelse.D  Em  C  
G  D  Em  C
G

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Half Life

by Too Much Joy

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Cadd9

[Intro]

G D Em C G

[Verse 1]

G D Em C

There is no space

G D Em C

For what you need to know

G D Em C G D Em C

I'm the forms that I must fill out.

G D Em C

I'm happiest alone

G D Em C

I'm miserable that way

G D Em C G D Em C

All this stuff just wants to spill out.

[Pre-chorus]

Cadd9 G Em

I take pleasure

In the simple things

Cadd9 G Em

I love my headphones

And my wedding ring

[Chorus]

G D Em C

Are you talking to me now or reading from a script?

G D Em C

What's that supposed to mean you say you wanna be yourself?

G D Em C

I don't think you really know just who the hell that is.

Em Am

You spend half your life

C D G D Em C

Pretending you're like everybody else.

G D Em C

(Like everybody else)

[Verse 2]

G D Em C

I tell the same joke

G D Em C

Many different ways

G D Em C G D Em C

But you never seem to get it.

G D Em C

You're jerking off

G D Em C

To catalogs

G D Em C G D Em C

Don't you feel a bit pathetic?

[Pre-chorus]

Cadd9 G Em

I take pleasure

In the simple things

Cadd9 G Em

I love my headphones

And my wedding ring

[Chorus]

G D Em C

You spend half your life remembering your life when you were young

G D Em C

Half your life dreaming how much better life can get

G D Em C

Well everytime you make a choice, hey half your life is gone

Em Am

All you've got's a few big dreams

C D G D Em

Divided into many small regrets.

C G D Em C

(like everybody else)

[Solo]

G D Em C

(Continue throughout solo)

[Bridge]

G D Em C

I never take any pictures

G D Em C

Just try to remember

G D Em C

All I remember is trying.

G D Em C

Here's a story I like

G D Em C

I think it happened to me

G D Em C

I don't even know

G D Em C

If I'm lying

G D Em C

If I'm lying

G D Em C

If I'm lying

[Chorus]

G D Em C

Are you talking to me now or reading from a script?

G D Em C

What's that supposed to mean you say you wanna be yourself?

G D Em C

Well I don't think you really know just who the hell that is

G D Em C

No I don't think you have a clue just who the hell that is

[Outro]

G D Em C

So what's your half life? x4

Em Am

You spend half your life

C D G D Em C

Pretending you're like everybody else.

G D Em C

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