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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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I Need A Life
Born Ruffians
Red, Yellow and Blue
All chords are played as bar chords:
A @ the 5th fret
C#m @ the 4th fret
F#m @ the 9th fret
D @ the 5th fret
I'm lookin' Adown, come help mC#me up, been stumbF#mlin' round to, tryin' aDnd fill my cup
It's half emApty, been that C#mway all my life, so come F#mpour some in and tDake me out tonightA  
AThe sun is shinin' but we stay inside (oh but we go out at nightA)
C#m                                              C#m7 (lift pinky finger)
Stay in lookin' for a better life (oh but we go out at night)
F#mPut up curtains, block out the light (oh but we go out at F#mnight)
DAnd we stay in bed till we feel alright (oh but we go out at nighDt)
Bridge*: x6 (first two times just guitar, next four share contain two loops
of the lyrics below) Chords are A7 D7 G D
e|--3--8--7--5--7--5------5--|
B|--2--7--7--5--7--x--or--3--|
G|--2--7--7--5--7--5------5--|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x------x--|
A|--x--x--x--x--x--x------x--|
E|--x--x--x--x--x--x------x--|
I need A7meaning
I D7need a mission
I Gneed a path
I Dneed conviction
I A7need a life I've D7never had
I need Gmuch more good and Dmuch less bad
I need A7meaning
I D7need a mission
I Gneed a path
I Dneed conviction
I A7need a life I've D7never had
I need Gmuch more good and Dmuch less bad
A
AThe sun is shinin' but we stay inside (oh but we go out at nightA)
C#mStay in lookin' for a better life (oh but we go oC#m7ut at night)
F#mPut up curtains, block out the light (oh but we go out at F#mnight)
DAnd we stay in bed till we feel alright (oh but we go out at nighDt)
Repeat Bridge Riff: 6 times (this time all the lyrics are read once,
starting from the third time)
I found A7meaning
I D7found a mission
I Gfound a lord
I Dfound religion
I A7found something I D7never had
I'm Gnot sure what but it's Dnot half bad
and I'm A7glad
I'm D7so, so glad
Those Gparty habits are Dgone and dead
I'm A7turning in my old D7sinful ways
For a Gdull new life so I can Dpray, pray, pray
A                                                               A
AThe sun is shinin' but we stay inside (oh but we go out at nightA)
C#mStay in lookin' for a better life (oh but we go oC#m7ut at night)
F#mPut up curtains, block out the light (oh but we go out at F#mnight)
DAnd we stay in bed till we feel alright (oh but we go out at nighDt)
                                                   A   A(oh but we go out at night)
                                               C#m       C#m7(oh but we go out at night)
                                                F#m       F#m(oh but we go out at night)
                                                   D    D(oh but we go out at night)
AI need a life
C#mI've never had
F#mI need so much more good, lord
Dand much less bad
Repeat chord progression until outro, end on A

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I Need A Life

by Born Ruffians

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

C#m7

I Need A Life

Born Ruffians

Red, Yellow and Blue

All chords are played as bar chords:

A @ the 5th fret

C#m @ the 4th fret

F#m @ the 9th fret

D @ the 5th fret

A C#m F#m D

I'm lookin' down, come help me up, been stumblin' round to, tryin' and fill my cup

A C#m F#m D A

It's half empty, been that way all my life, so come pour some in and take me out tonight

A A

The sun is shinin' but we stay inside (oh but we go out at night)

C#m C#m7 (lift pinky finger)

Stay in lookin' for a better life (oh but we go out at night)

F#m F#m

Put up curtains, block out the light (oh but we go out at night)

D D

And we stay in bed till we feel alright (oh but we go out at night)

Bridge*: x6 (first two times just guitar, next four share contain two loops

of the lyrics below) Chords are A7 D7 G D

e|--3--8--7--5--7--5------5--|

B|--2--7--7--5--7--x--or--3--|

G|--2--7--7--5--7--5------5--|

D|--x--x--x--x--x--x------x--|

A|--x--x--x--x--x--x------x--|

E|--x--x--x--x--x--x------x--|

I need meaning

I need a mission

I need a path

I need conviction

A7 D7

I need a life I've never had

G D

I need much more good and much less bad

I need meaning

I need a mission

I need a path

I need conviction

A7 D7

I need a life I've never had

G D

I need much more good and much less bad

A A

The sun is shinin' but we stay inside (oh but we go out at night)

C#m C#m7

Stay in lookin' for a better life (oh but we go out at night)

F#m F#m

Put up curtains, block out the light (oh but we go out at night)

D D

And we stay in bed till we feel alright (oh but we go out at night)

Repeat Bridge Riff: 6 times (this time all the lyrics are read once,

starting from the third time)

I found meaning

I found a mission

I found a lord

I found religion

A7 D7

I found something I never had

G D

I'm not sure what but it's not half bad

and I'm glad

I'm so, so glad

G D

Those party habits are gone and dead

A7 D7

I'm turning in my old sinful ways

G D

For a dull new life so I can pray, pray, pray

A A

The sun is shinin' but we stay inside (oh but we go out at night)

C#m C#m7

Stay in lookin' for a better life (oh but we go out at night)

F#m F#m

Put up curtains, block out the light (oh but we go out at night)

D D

And we stay in bed till we feel alright (oh but we go out at night)

A A

(oh but we go out at night)

C#m C#m7

(oh but we go out at night)

F#m F#m

(oh but we go out at night)

D D

(oh but we go out at night)

I need a life

C#m

I've never had

F#m

I need so much more good, lord

and much less bad

Repeat chord progression until outro, end on A

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