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Spend A Lifetime

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                             The Rifles - Spend A Lifetime
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Tuning: Standard with Capo on 2nd
-Intro- 
Am7,  Em(4x)
As I Am7walk up her Emstreet
I lift my Am7head up and I Emface yer
You look Am7good and you smell Emsweet
It makes it Am7harder to Emembrace yer
If I was Am7back in primEmary 
In a Am7playground I would Emchase yer
But Im Am7not, Im just Emme
And though you Am7might be what I’m Emlooking for
But my Bmhead wont function Emproperly
And my Bmfeet don’t move in Emtime
And next Bmweek I’ll forget Emprobably
But toBmday you blow my Emmind
And as we Am7talk I go all Emred
And I’m Am7feeling like a Emschool kid
All these Am7thoughts that fill my Emhead
I bet Am7I say something Emstupid
Just play it Am7cool, and keep it Emcalm
And reAm7member what you Emmother said
“Now Am7boy, just use your Emcharm”
But all that Am7good advice gets loEmst somewhere
Cause my Bmmouth just won’t work Emright today
Oh my Bmhead is full with Emlines
If only BmI could find the Emwords to say
We could Bmspend a lifetimeEm  
-Guitar 1- 
Am7,  Em(4x)
-Guitar 2-
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9----------10-10-10-10-12-12-10-10-9-9------|
G|---------------------------------9-9-11-11----------------------------9-9--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------|(2x)
B|------|
G|11-11-|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
EmSpend a lifetimeAm7  Em  Am7  
EmSpend a lifetime
(Outro)
Bm    Em     Bm
EmSpend a lifetime (repeat to fade)

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Spend A Lifetime

by The Rifles

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Am7

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The Rifles - Spend A Lifetime

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Tuning: Standard with Capo on 2nd

-Intro-

Am7 Em

, (4x)

Am7 Em

As I walk up her street

Am7 Em

I lift my head up and I face yer

Am7 Em

You look good and you smell sweet

Am7 Em

It makes it harder to embrace yer

Am7 Em

If I was back in primary

Am7 Em

In a playground I would chase yer

Am7 Em

But Im not, Im just me

Am7 Em

And though you might be what I’m looking for

Bm Em

But my head wont function properly

Bm Em

And my feet don’t move in time

Bm Em

And next week I’ll forget probably

Bm Em

But today you blow my mind

Am7 Em

And as we talk I go all red

Am7 Em

And I’m feeling like a school kid

Am7 Em

All these thoughts that fill my head

Am7 Em

I bet I say something stupid

Am7 Em

Just play it cool, and keep it calm

Am7 Em

And remember what you mother said

Am7 Em

“Now boy, just use your charm”

Am7 Em

But all that good advice gets lost somewhere

Bm Em

Cause my mouth just won’t work right today

Bm Em

Oh my head is full with lines

Bm Em

If only I could find the words to say

Bm Em

We could spend a lifetime

-Guitar 1-

Am7 Em

, (4x)

-Guitar 2-

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9----------10-10-10-10-12-12-10-10-9-9------|

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

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------|(2x)

B|------|

|11-11-|

D|------|

A|------|

E|------|

Em Am7 Em Am7

Spend a lifetime

(Outro)

Bm Em Bm

Spend a lifetime (repeat to fade)

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