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Life Is A Lemon

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MeatLoaf-life is a lemon and I want my money back
* Meat Loaf : Life is a lemon and I want my money back (Steinman) # #
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|     F#m|    D/F#|     F#m|        ||
IF#mt's all or nothing
AD/F#nd nothing's all I ever get
EF#mverytime I turn it on, I burn it up and burn it out 
It's always something
TD/F#here's always something going wF#mrong
That's the only guarantee, that's what this is all about 
      F#5        G#5       A5       D5It's a never ending attack
      F#5        G#5       A5       D5Everything's a lie and that's a fact
      F#5        G#5       A5       D5Life is a lemon and I want my money back 
|     F#m|    D/F#|     F#m|        ||
And all the morons 
And all the stooges with their coins
They're the ones who make the rules
It's not a game, it's just a rout 
There's desperation
There's desperation in the air
It leaves a stain on all your clothes 
And no detergent gets it out 
And we're always slipping thru the cracks
Then the movie's over, fade to black
Life is a lemon and I want my money back 
(Key change: # # )
What about lBmove? It's defective - it's always bAsusreaking in halAf
What about sF#mex? It's defective - it's never bGuilt to really last
What about your fBmamily? It's defective - all the bAsusatteries are sAhot
What about your fF#mriends? They're defective - all the pGarts are out of stock
(Key change:  B   B   B)
                                      CmBbsus        Bb  
What about hope? It's defective - it's corroded and decayed
What about fGmaith? It's defective - it's tAbattered and it's frayed
                                              CmBbsus           Bb  
What about your Gods? They're defective - They forgot the warranty
What about your tGmown? It's defective - it's a dAbead end street to me
(Key change: # # # # )
What about your sC#mchool? It's defective - it's a B/C#pack of useless lies
                G#m/                         C#  A/C#  
What about your work? It's defective - it's a crock and then you die
What about your cC#mhildhood? It's defective - it's dead and bAuried in the past
What about your fF#muture? It's defective - and you can sBhove it up your ass! 
(Key change: # # # )
I D/F#want my money back - lF#mife is a lemon
I D/F#want my money back - lF#mife is a lemon, life is a lemon 
C#5   D5   B5
C#5   D5   E5
E6 E5
It's all or nothing
And nothing's all I ever get
Everytime I turn it on, I burn it up and burn it out 
It's a never ending attack
Everything's a lie and that's a fact
Life is a lemon and I want my money back 
And we're always slipping thru the cracks
Then the movie's over, fade to black
Life is a lemon and I want my money back
Back, back, back, back! 
I want my money back, I want my money back - life is a lemon 
       AsusBbsus   
E |---0------1----|
B |---3------4----|
G |---2------3----|
D |---2------3----|
A |---0------1----|
E |----------1----|

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Life Is A Lemon

by Meat Loaf

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

D/F#

F#5

G#5

Asus

C#m

B/C#

G#m

A/C#

C#5

MeatLoaf-life is a lemon and I want my money back

* Meat Loaf : Life is a lemon and I want my money back (Steinman) # #

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F#m D/F# F#m

| | | | ||

F#m

It's all or nothing

D/F#

And nothing's all I ever get

F#m

Everytime I turn it on, I burn it up and burn it out

It's always something

D/F# F#m

There's always something going wrong

That's the only guarantee, that's what this is all about

F#5 G#5 A5 D5

It's a never ending attack

F#5 G#5 A5 D5

Everything's a lie and that's a fact

F#5 G#5 A5 D5

Life is a lemon and I want my money back

F#m D/F# F#m

| | | | ||

And all the morons

And all the stooges with their coins

They're the ones who make the rules

It's not a game, it's just a rout

There's desperation

There's desperation in the air

It leaves a stain on all your clothes

And no detergent gets it out

And we're always slipping thru the cracks

Then the movie's over, fade to black

Life is a lemon and I want my money back

(Key change: # # )

Bm Asus A

What about love? It's defective - it's always breaking in half

F#m G

What about sex? It's defective - it's never built to really last

Bm Asus A

What about your family? It's defective - all the batteries are shot

F#m G

What about your friends? They're defective - all the parts are out of stock

B B B

(Key change: )

Cm Bb

Bbsus

What about hope? It's defective - it's corroded and decayed

Gm Ab

What about faith? It's defective - it's tattered and it's frayed

Cm Bb

Bbsus

What about your Gods? They're defective - They forgot the warranty

Gm Ab

What about your town? It's defective - it's a dead end street to me

(Key change: # # # # )

C#m B/C#

What about your school? It's defective - it's a pack of useless lies

G#m C# A/C#

What about your work? It's defective - it's a crock and then you die

C#m A

What about your childhood? It's defective - it's dead and buried in the past

F#m B

What about your future? It's defective - and you can shove it up your ass!

(Key change: # # # )

D/F# F#m

I want my money back - life is a lemon

D/F# F#m

I want my money back - life is a lemon, life is a lemon

C#5 D5 B5

C#5 D5 E5

E6 E5

It's all or nothing

And nothing's all I ever get

Everytime I turn it on, I burn it up and burn it out

It's a never ending attack

Everything's a lie and that's a fact

Life is a lemon and I want my money back

And we're always slipping thru the cracks

Then the movie's over, fade to black

Life is a lemon and I want my money back

Back, back, back, back!

I want my money back, I want my money back - life is a lemon

Asus

Bbsus

E |---0------1----|

B |---3------4----|

G |---2------3----|

D |---2------3----|

A |---0------1----|

E |----------1----|

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