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This Is Your Life

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[Intro] (x3)
     F      Dm      Am   Bb(C)
[Verse 1]
FCandy talks to strangers, Dmthinks her life's in danger.
                            Am      Bb(C)
No-one gives a damn about her hair.
It's Flonely down on Track Street, she Dmused to go by Jackie.
                                                        Am         Bb(C)
The cops, they'll steal your dreams and they'll kill your prayers.
[Chorus 1]
                         F                  Dm          Am      Bb(C)
  Take a number where the blood just barely dried.
FWait for something Dmbetter, no-one beAmhind you watching your Bbshadows.
     (C)               F     Dm     Am   Bb(C)
This feeling won't go.
[Verse 2]
FCrooked wheels keep turning - Dmchildren, are you learning?
                                Am      Bb(C)
Aclimatise but don't you lose the plot.
A Fhistory of blisters, your Dmbrothers and your sisters.
                           Am     Bb(C)
Somewhere in the pages we forgot.
[Chorus 2]
  BbTake a number Jackie where the Fblood just barely Bbdried, you Gmknow I'm on your Cside.C  
FWait for something Dmbetter, no-one beAmhind you watching your Bbshadows.
    (C)                       F                    Dm                      Am  Bb  
You gotta be stronger than the story, don't let it blind you, rivers are shallow.
     (C)           F  
This feeling won't go.
(Middle Eight)
And the sky is full of Bbdreams,  Cbut you don't know how to Dmfly.
  G/BI don't have a simple Gmanswer,  Bbbut I know that I could Canswer. C  
[Outro]
                F       Dm       Am   Bb(C)
Something better.
          F      Dm     Am     Bb
     (C)                F      Dm      Am   Bb(C)
This feeling won't go.
                        F              Dm              Am    Bb(C)
Wait for it, wait for it,  wait for it,  wait for it.
     F      Dm      Am   Bb(C)
     F      Dm      Am   Bb(C)
F

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This Is Your Life

by The Killers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro] (x3)

F Dm Am Bb C

()

[Verse 1]

F Dm

Candy talks to strangers, thinks her life's in danger.

Am Bb C

()

No-one gives a damn about her hair.

F Dm

It's lonely down on Track Street, she used to go by Jackie.

Am Bb C

()

The cops, they'll steal your dreams and they'll kill your prayers.

[Chorus 1]

F Dm Am Bb C

()

Take a number where the blood just barely dried.

F Dm Am Bb

Wait for something better, no-one behind you watching your shadows.

C F Dm Am Bb C

() ()

This feeling won't go.

[Verse 2]

F Dm

Crooked wheels keep turning - children, are you learning?

Am Bb C

()

Aclimatise but don't you lose the plot.

F Dm

A history of blisters, your brothers and your sisters.

Am Bb C

()

Somewhere in the pages we forgot.

[Chorus 2]

Bb F Bb Gm C C

Take a number Jackie where the blood just barely dried, you know I'm on your side.

F Dm Am Bb

Wait for something better, no-one behind you watching your shadows.

C F Dm Am Bb

()

You gotta be stronger than the story, don't let it blind you, rivers are shallow.

C F

()

This feeling won't go.

(Middle Eight)

Bb C Dm

And the sky is full of dreams, but you don't know how to fly.

G/B Gm Bb C C

I don't have a simple answer, but I know that I could answer.

[Outro]

F Dm Am Bb C

()

Something better.

F Dm Am Bb

C F Dm Am Bb C

() ()

This feeling won't go.

F Dm Am Bb C

()

Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it.

F Dm Am Bb C

()

F Dm Am Bb C

()

About This Is Your Life Chords by The Killers

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