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Intro I
AYou sure you want to spend your Dlife in Bmjail?
AHow you gonna spend your Dlife in Bmjail?
D/F#I was on my waAy
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Verse I
D, Bm, G,  Ax2
DFirst break the skBmin, next opeGn the woundA.
Now forcDe your fingers iBmn, and here'Gs what you dAo:
DClimb inside the Bmvein and Ghave some Aheart
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Intro II
YAou said "I want to spend my lDife in Bmjail"
Why Ado you want to spend your Dlife in Bmjail?
D/F#"I've lost my wAay"
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Verse II (same as Verse I)
"Pour concrete on me delicately, baby
so I can live my sedimental life sedentarily," all life
"I could just sit here for hours and watch TV," worthlessly
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Intro III (same as previous)
So that's why you choose to spend your life in jail?
Who would choose to spend their life in jail?
You've lost your way
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Interlude I-(upbeat)
This part is hard to do as one person If you want to just play with the song strum back 
 Dand A  
               or
D----------------------------------------2-----------------------5-4-2---|
A---5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-2--5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-------------------------------5-|x?
E--------------------------------------------5-5--12/5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------4-5-7-----4-5-7--|
E-2-3-4-5-5-2-3-4-5--12/5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
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Verse III(same as before)
"Dblow my money on my favBmorite comGpany
Athey can blow holes in my ozone
Dso pour that propane on my clothes
I like iBmt when my skin gloGws
Abesides there's nothing to live for"
unless you lDive a little moBmre like Gyou're going to Adie
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Interlude II/Bridge (upbeat)
D,  Ax 1
Dso what the fuck are you going to do?
they robbed your life from you
                               A(pause)
tell them you want to get it back
if yoAu do, I've got your back
Dyes it's something worth defending
so throw caution to the wind
                 A(pause)
and other platitudes
that wAere written just for you
Dtake a shit in their swimming pool
let them chase you if you do
Afinally something is happening to you
Dput an axe through the TV
blow up your radio,
Athough you can't see them now
you'll hear birds singing in your soul
Dsneak your way past the gates in a hard heart shape
Aif you're gonna be a shark you better learn to stay awake
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Outro
Walk Up: D/F#, G, G#,A, A#, Bm  
DBa, Ba, Ba,BBma,Ba,Ba,Ba,ABa,Ba,Ba,GBa.....X3
DWhy you wanBmna spend youAr life in Gjail?
End on D

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Life In Jail

by Islands

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D/F#

Intro I

A D Bm

You sure you want to spend your life in jail?

A D Bm

How you gonna spend your life in jail?

D/F# A

I was on my way

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Verse I

D Bm G A

, , , x2

D Bm G A

First break the skin, next open the wound.

D Bm G A

Now force your fingers in, and here's what you do:

D Bm G A

Climb inside the vein and have some heart

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Intro II

A D Bm

You said "I want to spend my life in jail"

A D Bm

Why do you want to spend your life in jail?

D/F# A

"I've lost my way"

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Verse II (same as Verse I)

"Pour concrete on me delicately, baby

so I can live my sedimental life sedentarily," all life

"I could just sit here for hours and watch TV," worthlessly

-----------------------------------------------------

Intro III (same as previous)

So that's why you choose to spend your life in jail?

Who would choose to spend their life in jail?

You've lost your way

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Interlude I-(upbeat)

This part is hard to do as one person If you want to just play with the song strum back

D A

and

D----------------------------------------2-----------------------5-4-2---|

A---5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-2--5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-------------------------------5-|x?

E--------------------------------------------5-5--12/5-5-5-5-5-5---------|

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

A----------------------------4-5-7-----4-5-7--|

E-2-3-4-5-5-2-3-4-5--12/5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|

------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse III(same as before)

D Bm G

"blow my money on my favorite company

they can blow holes in my ozone

so pour that propane on my clothes

Bm G

I like it when my skin glows

besides there's nothing to live for"

D Bm G A

unless you live a little more like you're going to die

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Interlude II/Bridge (upbeat)

D A

, x 1

so what the fuck are you going to do?

they robbed your life from you

(pause)

tell them you want to get it back

if you do, I've got your back

yes it's something worth defending

so throw caution to the wind

(pause)

and other platitudes

that were written just for you

take a shit in their swimming pool

let them chase you if you do

finally something is happening to you

put an axe through the TV

blow up your radio,

though you can't see them now

you'll hear birds singing in your soul

sneak your way past the gates in a hard heart shape

if you're gonna be a shark you better learn to stay awake

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Outro

D/F# G G# A A# Bm

Walk Up: , , ,, ,

D Bm A G

Ba, Ba, Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba.....X3

D Bm A G

Why you wanna spend your life in jail?

End on D

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