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Story Of My Life

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Intro
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(This riff is also played during Verse 1 and Verse 2)
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a|--3-----------------3------------------|
e|---------------------------------------| 2x
   C          F      C           F
Verse 1
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FI get to the Cparty, Fbut I'm too Clate
FAnd I got Cstood up Fon my very first Cdate
FI listen to Ccountry Fand everybody goes Crock
FI get to the Cdance floor, Fthat's when the music Cstops
Pre-Chorus
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CIt doesn't matter what I do, I Fjust can't seem to win
CBut here I go agGain
And I say
Chorus
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CHey that's the Fstory of my life
I Ghad a good plan but it Fdidn't go right
COh no I'm Foverdrawn
I Gcheck my account and the Fmoney's all gone
CWhy me I Fdon't know what to think
I Gfinally get aboard and the Fwhole boat sinks
CSeems to Fbe the Gstory Fof my life
Intro
Verse 2
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I pick a slot Cmachine and Flose it all Cagain
FBut when I Cwalk away, Fsomeone else always Cwins
FWhen she finally Ccalls me, I Fforget my Cphone
FAnd when I'm Cstarving, you Fknow the kitchen's Cclosed
Pre-Chorus
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CIt doesn't matter what I try, Fit all ends up the same
CAnd here I go agGain
Chorus
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CHey that's the Fstory of my life
I Ghad a good plan but it Fdidn't go right
COh no I'm Foverdrawn
I Gcheck my account and the Fmoney's all gone
CWhy me I Fdon't know what to think
I Gfinally get aboard and the Fwhole boat sinks
CSeems to Fbe the Gstory Fof my life
Bridge
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CJust Fwhen it Gseems like it's Fturnin' 'round for Cme
CThere's Falways Gsomething that Fends up happenCing
CI Ffound my Gcar but I Fcan't find my Ckeys
Solo
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h|------------------------------|-------------------13----15b--|
g|------------------------------|----------12-14-14----14------|
d|-12-s14-s12-12-10----10-------|-14—12-14---------------------|
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e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Verse 3
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I get to the party a little too late
And once again the music stops to play
Chorus
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CHey that's the Fstory of my life
I Ghad a good plan but it Fdidn't go right
COh no I'm Foverdrawn
I Gcheck my account and the Fmoney's all gone
CWhy me I Fdon't know what to think
I Gfinally get aboard and the Fwhole boat sinks
CSeems to Fbe the Gstory Fof my life
Solo again

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Story Of My Life

by Smash Mouth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

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(This riff is also played during Verse 1 and Verse 2)

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h|-------1-----1--1---------1-----1--1---|

g|-------0-----2--2---------0-----2--2---|

d|----2--2-----3--3------2--2-----3--3---|

a|--3-----------------3------------------|

e|---------------------------------------| 2x

C F C F

Verse 1

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F C F C

I get to the party, but I'm too late

F C F C

And I got stood up on my very first date

F C F C

I listen to country and everybody goes rock

F C F C

I get to the dance floor, that's when the music stops

Pre-Chorus

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C F

It doesn't matter what I do, I just can't seem to win

C G

But here I go again

And I say

Chorus

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C F

Hey that's the story of my life

G F

I had a good plan but it didn't go right

C F

Oh no I'm overdrawn

G F

I check my account and the money's all gone

C F

Why me I don't know what to think

G F

I finally get aboard and the whole boat sinks

C F G F

Seems to be the story of my life

Intro

Verse 2

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C F C

I pick a slot machine and lose it all again

F C F C

But when I walk away, someone else always wins

F C F C

When she finally calls me, I forget my phone

F C F C

And when I'm starving, you know the kitchen's closed

Pre-Chorus

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C F

It doesn't matter what I try, it all ends up the same

C G

And here I go again

Chorus

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C F

Hey that's the story of my life

G F

I had a good plan but it didn't go right

C F

Oh no I'm overdrawn

G F

I check my account and the money's all gone

C F

Why me I don't know what to think

G F

I finally get aboard and the whole boat sinks

C F G F

Seems to be the story of my life

Bridge

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C F G F C

Just when it seems like it's turnin' 'round for me

C F G F C

There's always something that ends up happening

C F G F C

I found my car but I can't find my keys

Solo

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h|------------------------------|------------------------------|

g|------------------------------|------------------------------|

d|-12-s14-s12-12-10----10-------|-12-s14-s12-12-10-----10------|

a|------------------12----12-10-|------------------12----12-10-|

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

h|------------------------------|-------------------13----15b--|

g|------------------------------|----------12-14-14----14------|

d|-12-s14-s12-12-10----10-------|-14—12-14---------------------|

a|------------------12----12-10-|------------------------------|

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

Verse 3

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I get to the party a little too late

And once again the music stops to play

Chorus

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C F

Hey that's the story of my life

G F

I had a good plan but it didn't go right

C F

Oh no I'm overdrawn

G F

I check my account and the money's all gone

C F

Why me I don't know what to think

G F

I finally get aboard and the whole boat sinks

C F G F

Seems to be the story of my life

Solo again

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