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Life Is Short

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GUITAR CHORDS FOR THIS SONG
C#m 446654(barred chord 4th fret)
E 0221000or E 076454(almost full barred chord 4th fret) 
F# 244344(barred chord 2th fret)
A 577655(barred chord 5th fret)
E5 022300
Esus4 022200
F#m7 202200slide the E string from 2nd fret to 7th fret to play B7[7x7800]
C#m7[9x9900]
[VERSE 1]
When it doesn't rain it sC#mnores.E  F#  
Yes the cookie crumbles bC#mut in who's handE?A  
All things said C#mand all thEings done,F#  
             E, E5, Esus4, E  
Life is short…
[VERSE 2] (like verse 1)
Oh I am young but I have aged.
Waited long to seize the day
All things said and plenty done,
Life is short...
[BRIDGE]
F#m7Oh, Oh, OhB7, Could this be,F#m7  
      F#m7                   B7   C#m7           B7    C#m7       B7  E, E5, Esus4, E  
Oh, Oh, Oh, Could this be the day I've waited for?
[VERSE 3] (like verse 1)
Another door to peek in through.                                        
The floor is filthy,
But the couch is clean.
At the end of the day,
That's another day gone.
Life is short, oh, life is short.
[BRIDGE]
F#m7Oh, Oh, OhB7, Could this be, F#m7  
      F#m7                   B7   C#m7           B7    C#m7       B7  E, E5, Esus4, E  
Oh, Oh, Oh, Could this be the day I've waited for?
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, .... (same chords as verse 1)
[VERSE 4] (like verse 1)
Oh I am young but I have aged.
Waited long to seize the day.
All things said and plenty done,
Oh I am young but I have a past.
Traveled far to find the start.
Yes I am scared and I've been burnt.
But life is short.
[BRIDGE]
Oh, Oh, Oh, Could this be, 
Oh, Oh, Oh, Could this be the day I've waited for?
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, .... (same chords as verse 1)

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Life Is Short

by Butterfly Boucher

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

C#m7

C#m

F#m7

GUITAR CHORDS FOR THIS SONG

446654

C#m (barred chord 4th fret)

0221000 076454

E or E (almost full barred chord 4th fret)

244344

F# (barred chord 2th fret)

577655

A (barred chord 5th fret)

E5 022300

Esus4 022200

202200

F#m7 slide the E string from 2nd fret to 7th fret to play B7[7x7800]

C#m7

[9x9900]

[VERSE 1]

C#m E F#

When it doesn't rain it snores.

C#m E A

Yes the cookie crumbles but in who's hand?

C#m E F#

All things said and all things done,

E E5 Esus4 E

, , ,

Life is short…

[VERSE 2] (like verse 1)

Oh I am young but I have aged.

Waited long to seize the day

All things said and plenty done,

Life is short...

[BRIDGE]

F#m7 B7 F#m7

Oh, Oh, Oh, Could this be,

F#m7 B7 C#m7 B7 C#m7 B7 E E5 Esus4 E

, , ,

Oh, Oh, Oh, Could this be the day I've waited for?

[VERSE 3] (like verse 1)

Another door to peek in through.

The floor is filthy,

But the couch is clean.

At the end of the day,

That's another day gone.

Life is short, oh, life is short.

[BRIDGE]

F#m7 B7 F#m7

Oh, Oh, Oh, Could this be,

F#m7 B7 C#m7 B7 C#m7 B7 E E5 Esus4 E

, , ,

Oh, Oh, Oh, Could this be the day I've waited for?

Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, .... (same chords as verse 1)

[VERSE 4] (like verse 1)

Oh I am young but I have aged.

Waited long to seize the day.

All things said and plenty done,

Oh I am young but I have a past.

Traveled far to find the start.

Yes I am scared and I've been burnt.

But life is short.

[BRIDGE]

Oh, Oh, Oh, Could this be,

Oh, Oh, Oh, Could this be the day I've waited for?

Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, .... (same chords as verse 1)

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