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Live It Out

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[Intro]
Hammer on strings on open Am chord from high to low
[Verse]
COn the day we were suppoAmsed to leave
FYou changed your mind at the Gstation
AmYou had a nice apartment
FThere was a good bar downstairs
DmYour old friend worked there
CI'll go anyway, AmI'll go anyway
FThey won't refund the tGicket
GIt's a good story
[Chorus]
DmBut I don't want to live it alonGe
GCrash to take a Amchance
Am              C (hammer on D string)
I wanna live it out
CI know I'm already Dmdead
DmNo concrete adversitGy
GOnly traps of our own Amactions
Am                  C (hammer on D string)
How we wanted it to be
CNow I'm never gonna see you agaiDmn
DmYou checked Gout
[Verse]
CVertabrae by vertebraeAm  
FRoll your way out of a comaG  
AmLook up, the nurse is smiling
FWhat luck, the nurse is me
DmYour old body is dead
CYour body's dead, you're Ama word instead
FIn my sleep I repeat itG  
GIt's a good story
[Chorus]
DmBut I don't want to live it alonGe
GCrash to take a Amchance
Am              C (hammer on D string)
We were gonna live it out
CLook at you, you're Dmalready dead
DmHow will you remembeGr me
GDigging ditches out of Amboredom
Am                  C (hammer on D string)
CNow you're never gonna be here aDmgain
DmYou turned oGff
 Dm   G   Am    Cx2
Outro: Use chorus chords
End on G or C

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Live It Out

by Metric

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Hammer on strings on open Am chord from high to low

[Verse]

C Am

On the day we were supposed to leave

F G

You changed your mind at the station

You had a nice apartment

There was a good bar downstairs

Your old friend worked there

C Am

I'll go anyway, I'll go anyway

F G

They won't refund the ticket

It's a good story

[Chorus]

Dm G

But I don't want to live it alone

G Am

Crash to take a chance

Am C (hammer on D string)

I wanna live it out

C Dm

I know I'm already dead

Dm G

No concrete adversity

G Am

Only traps of our own actions

Am C (hammer on D string)

How we wanted it to be

C Dm

Now I'm never gonna see you again

Dm G

You checked out

[Verse]

C Am

Vertabrae by vertebrae

F G

Roll your way out of a coma

Look up, the nurse is smiling

What luck, the nurse is me

Your old body is dead

C Am

Your body's dead, you're a word instead

F G

In my sleep I repeat it

It's a good story

[Chorus]

Dm G

But I don't want to live it alone

G Am

Crash to take a chance

Am C (hammer on D string)

We were gonna live it out

C Dm

Look at you, you're already dead

Dm G

How will you remember me

G Am

Digging ditches out of boredom

Am C (hammer on D string)

C Dm

Now you're never gonna be here again

Dm G

You turned off

Dm G Am C

Outro: Use chorus chords

End on G or C

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