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CAPO on 3rd Fret for this version of his unreleased song
some lyrics may change as a result
I wasn't sure about the name of one chord so here's the diagram for it
F#madd 2x021x  which is finger picked
you Amwrestle yourGself to the Fground 
you springDmboard and kick youCrself in the Gmouth 
cause Fall of that dCrama, that emGbarrassed chAmarade 
couldn't Dmstop you or settle you Gdown 
so you Amgot back with Gyour black Fhole 
and you Dmdon't care who's Cout there or who Gknows
cause you're Fspent and you're Csad 
cause you've Gbronzed it, it's your Ambadge 
and you've fDmixed it to all your Gclothes
every t-shirt and oFvercoat 
so it's with you through F#maddhot or cold  
but i would Dmtear it Cfrom the Gcloth 
yeah, i would Dmtear it fCrom the Amcloth         F  
Ggrow up and knock it Coff 
cause there's a world awake outside
with injustice and music and july, july 
with history's arc, 
with your family, 
with art. 
but it don't mean nothing 
not to you, not tonight 
you can't see past the length of your nose 
the biggest problems, well you're sure they're your own 
that girl you cut loose 
those two friends that cursed you 
and all that powder that you can't leave alone 
and you say, you know, you know, you know 
but i know that you don't, you don't, you don't 
cause if you did, you'd really try 
if you did, you'd really try to let all that die 
[ break ]
C, G, Am, Em,     Fx4    (on last circle   C,G, Am,  Em, F, Fm)
so marry yourself to your work 
and crowd your confusion with words 
then round out your life with some records you like 
while you bury your love in the dirt 
cause it's endless, the ditch you can dig 
you're stubborn, and you're prideful, and you're all over it 
so i suggest you make sense of the time you've got left 
so you don't end up back where you've been 
and you say you wFon't, you won't, you won't 
and i hope that you dFmaddon't, you don't, you don't 
but if you Dmmean it, then Cstand up and Gfight 
but if you Dmmean it, then sCtand up and Amfight F  
                           G         C  G,    Am,  Em, F  
     i mean, it's only your life 
i mean it's only your Clife 
to fix or Gruin 
to fAmigure what to Emdo with F  
it's only your Clife 
to fix or Gruin 
cause no one Amelse is going Emto do Fit 
cause it's only your Clife
Am, G, F  

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Its Only Your Life

by Kevin Devine

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO on 3rd Fret for this version of his unreleased song

some lyrics may change as a result

I wasn't sure about the name of one chord so here's the diagram for it

F#madd 2x021x which is finger picked

Am G F

you wrestle yourself to the ground

Dm C G

you springboard and kick yourself in the mouth

F C G Am

cause all of that drama, that embarrassed charade

Dm G

couldn't stop you or settle you down

Am G F

so you got back with your black hole

Dm C G

and you don't care who's out there or who knows

F C

cause you're spent and you're sad

G Am

cause you've bronzed it, it's your badge

Dm G

and you've fixed it to all your clothes

every t-shirt and overcoat

F#madd

so it's with you through hot or cold

Dm C G

but i would tear it from the cloth

Dm C Am F

yeah, i would tear it from the cloth

G C

grow up and knock it off

cause there's a world awake outside

with injustice and music and july, july

with history's arc,

with your family,

with art.

but it don't mean nothing

not to you, not tonight

you can't see past the length of your nose

the biggest problems, well you're sure they're your own

that girl you cut loose

those two friends that cursed you

and all that powder that you can't leave alone

and you say, you know, you know, you know

but i know that you don't, you don't, you don't

cause if you did, you'd really try

if you did, you'd really try to let all that die

[ break ]

C G Am Em F C G Am Em F Fm

, , , , x4 (on last circle ,, , , , )

so marry yourself to your work

and crowd your confusion with words

then round out your life with some records you like

while you bury your love in the dirt

cause it's endless, the ditch you can dig

you're stubborn, and you're prideful, and you're all over it

so i suggest you make sense of the time you've got left

so you don't end up back where you've been

and you say you won't, you won't, you won't

Fmadd

and i hope that you don't, you don't, you don't

Dm C G

but if you mean it, then stand up and fight

Dm C Am F

but if you mean it, then stand up and fight

G C G Am Em F

, , ,

i mean, it's only your life

i mean it's only your life

to fix or ruin

Am Em F

to figure what to do with

it's only your life

to fix or ruin

Am Em F

cause no one else is going to do it

cause it's only your life

Am G F

, ,

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