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Life On A Chain

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1/18

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 18Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Whenever Pete plays a G chord in this song, it is in a 12-bar-blues sort of 
feel... please see my tab below to see how to play this. The chords used in this 
song are also listed below.
Only guitar on first and third verses.
U = Up Strum, D = Down Strum
     D   D   D   DU U  D   D       D   D   D   D   DU U  D   D  D  
e|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|--0-2-0-2-0-0-2-0-2--|--0-2-0-2-0-0-2-0-2--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A/C#: X 4 2 2 2 0
C:    3 3 2 0 1 0
D:    X X 0 2 3 2
Am:   X 0 2 2 1 0
Em:   0 2 2 0 0 0
[Intro]
G  G
[Verse 1]
GI live on a chain and A/C#you share the same Clast name,
as a Gjoke, I sent a bottle of whiskey, as you A/C#choked,
Said it made you feel Cdirty,
[Chorus]
And I was Dwaiting over here for life to beAmgin,
I was looking for the Emnew thing,
And you were the Csunshine heading my A/C#front-line,
I was Calone, you were just around the corner Gfrom me.
[Verse 2]
GTime alone is good, I spend my days in the city,
A/C#Dirty neighborhood, you know you’ll never conCvince me,
So I Gsold the town away, I couldn’t wait to forget you,
I was A/C#killed in half a day, I hadn’t time to reCgret you,
[Chorus]
And I was Dwaiting over here for life to beAmgin,
I was looking for the Emnew thing,
And you were the Csunshine heading my A/C#front-line,
I was Calone, you were just around the corner Gfrom me.
[Instrumental]
A/C# C G D/F#
Am  C  G
[Verse 3]
GI, I’m still on the chain, and A/C#you, you have the same Clast name,
As a Gjoke I sent a bottle of whiskey
As you A/C#choked you said it made you feel Cdirty...
[Chorus]
DWaiting over here, for life to Ambegin,
Still looking for the Emnew thing,
And you were the Csunshine heading my fA/C#ront-line,
I was Calone, you were just around the corner Gfrom me (yeah)
[Outro]
You were the sunsA/C#hine heading my fCront-line,
just around the corner Gfrom me  (yeah yeah)
You were the sunsA/C#hine heading my fCront-line,
just around the corner Gfroooom me  (yeah yeah)
just around the corner Gfroooom me  (yeah yeah)
(play 12-bar-G for two or three bars to fade)

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Life On A Chain

by Pete Yorn

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Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

D/F#

Whenever Pete plays a G chord in this song, it is in a 12-bar-blues sort of

feel... please see my tab below to see how to play this. The chords used in this

song are also listed below.

Only guitar on first and third verses.

U = Up Strum, D = Down Strum

D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

U U U U

e|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

D|--0-2-0-2-0-0-2-0-2--|--0-2-0-2-0-0-2-0-2--|

A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

A/C#: X 4 2 2 2 0

C: 3 3 2 0 1 0

D: X X 0 2 3 2

Am: X 0 2 2 1 0

Em: 0 2 2 0 0 0

[Intro]

G G

[Verse 1]

G A/C# C

I live on a chain and you share the same last name,

G A/C#

as a joke, I sent a bottle of whiskey, as you choked,

Said it made you feel dirty,

[Chorus]

D Am

And I was waiting over here for life to begin,

I was looking for the new thing,

C A/C#

And you were the sunshine heading my front-line,

C G

I was alone, you were just around the corner from me.

[Verse 2]

Time alone is good, I spend my days in the city,

A/C# C

Dirty neighborhood, you know you’ll never convince me,

So I sold the town away, I couldn’t wait to forget you,

A/C# C

I was killed in half a day, I hadn’t time to regret you,

[Chorus]

D Am

And I was waiting over here for life to begin,

I was looking for the new thing,

C A/C#

And you were the sunshine heading my front-line,

C G

I was alone, you were just around the corner from me.

[Instrumental]

A/C# C G D/F#

Am C G

[Verse 3]

G A/C# C

I, I’m still on the chain, and you, you have the same last name,

As a joke I sent a bottle of whiskey

A/C# C

As you choked you said it made you feel dirty...

[Chorus]

D Am

Waiting over here, for life to begin,

Still looking for the new thing,

C A/C#

And you were the sunshine heading my front-line,

C G

I was alone, you were just around the corner from me (yeah)

[Outro]

A/C# C

You were the sunshine heading my front-line,

just around the corner from me (yeah yeah)

A/C# C

You were the sunshine heading my front-line,

just around the corner froooom me (yeah yeah)

(play 12-bar-G for two or three bars to fade)

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