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The Beta Band - Life
First Tab, hope its ok ... sorry i dont know the proper chord names.
Tips:
-At the end of verse 3 - you want to only play the 4 central strings of D, and the 4 
of F - and palm muting them between strums works well.
-For the last bit, use your thumb for the notes on the low E or you've got no chance!
Chords Used:
   D*             D      A  A*   G*   A**
---2-3^2----2---------------------5-------------------|
---3--------3------2--------------5-------------------|
---2--------2------2--------------6-------------------|
-------------------2----7----5----7-------------------|
------------------------7----5----7-------------------|
------------------------5----3----5-------------------|
Verse 1:
I wAent to look for shadows but the shDadows they found me
                                A                         D  D*
I went to swim the ocean but I drowned up in the sea
I wAant to love my woman but she chDose him over me
I wAant to be somebody else I feDel I won't be free
                A*   G*
Is this me for life?
Bridge:
A**
Ahhhhh    Ahhhhhh
Verse 2:
Chords: As verse 1
I fought to keep from crying as I lay upon the floor
And everyone I knew right then pressed me to the floor
I tried to keep on breathing but the people would not give
And all the evil in the world the people would not give
Is this me for life?
Verse 3:
And if you lFeft it up to me Dthey'd all go in the sea
with the gunCs and the disease and the industry of weasels
Saying: sell Dto them the killing gem, Fattack to get it back
---3---3---2---2^3---3----3-----5-----5-------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------REPEAT x3-----|
-0----------------------------------0---------------------|
-----3---2---0--------------------------------------------|
-------------------3----1-----0---------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------REPEAT--------|
-0----------------------------------0---------------------|
-----3---2---0--------------------------------------------|
-------------------3----1-----0---------------------------|
-----------------------10---------------------------------|
-------------------3--------3-----------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
--------0--------0--------------0-------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
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Life

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The Beta Band - Life

First Tab, hope its ok ... sorry i dont know the proper chord names.

Tips:

-At the end of verse 3 - you want to only play the 4 central strings of D, and the 4

of F - and palm muting them between strums works well.

-For the last bit, use your thumb for the notes on the low E or you've got no chance!

Chords Used:

D D A A G A

* * * **

---2-3^2----2---------------------5-------------------|

---3--------3------2--------------5-------------------|

---2--------2------2--------------6-------------------|

-------------------2----7----5----7-------------------|

------------------------7----5----7-------------------|

------------------------5----3----5-------------------|

Verse 1:

A D

I went to look for shadows but the shadows they found me

A D D

I went to swim the ocean but I drowned up in the sea

A D

I want to love my woman but she chose him over me

A D

I want to be somebody else I feel I won't be free

A G

* *

Is this me for life?

Bridge:

Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh

Verse 2:

Chords: As verse 1

I fought to keep from crying as I lay upon the floor

And everyone I knew right then pressed me to the floor

I tried to keep on breathing but the people would not give

And all the evil in the world the people would not give

Is this me for life?

Verse 3:

F D

And if you left it up to me they'd all go in the sea

with the guns and the disease and the industry of weasels

D F

Saying: sell to them the killing gem, attack to get it back

---3---3---2---2^3---3----3-----5-----5-------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------REPEAT x3-----|

-0----------------------------------0---------------------|

-----3---2---0--------------------------------------------|

-------------------3----1-----0---------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------REPEAT--------|

-0----------------------------------0---------------------|

-----3---2---0--------------------------------------------|

-------------------3----1-----0---------------------------|

-----------------------10---------------------------------|

-------------------3--------3-----------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------|

--------0--------0--------------0-------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------|

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