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Key: C#  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#-   x46664
G#/ C- x365xx
 Bbm-  x13321
 G#-   466544
 F#-   244322
 Ebm-  x68876
Verse 1:
C#How many times
    G#/              C  Bbm  
you have been pushed around
Was G#anybody F#there?
     C#/    F     F#  G#  
Does anybody care?
                 C#  G#/C  
How many time have your
friends let you Bbmdown?
Was G#anybody F#there?
    C#/     F     F#  G#  
Did anybody stare?
Interlude: C#-G#/C-Bbm-G#-F#-C#/F-F#-G#-
Verse 2:
                 C#  G#/C  
How many time have your 
friends let you Bbmdown?
Just G#open up your F#heart
     C#/         F    F#  G#  
Just open up your mind
                 C#  C#/G  
How many times has your
faith slipped aBbmway?
Well, is G#anybody F#safe?
     C#/    F     F#  G#  
Does anybody pray?
Chorus 1:
         C#  G#/    C      Bbm  G#  
Oh Life is waiting for you
             F#  C#/   F       F#  G#  
It's So messed up but we're alive
         C#  G#/    C      Bbm  G#  
Oh Life is waiting for you
             F#  C#/   F         F#  G#--
It's So messed up but we'll survive
Interlude:
C#---  G#/ C  F#  
doo doo
Verse 2:
C#How many days have 
G#/            C  Bbm  
you just slept away?
Is G#everybody F#high?
   C#/      F      F#  G#  
Is everyone afraid?
                  C#  G#/C  
How many times have you
wished you were sBbmtrong?
Have they G#ever seen your F#heart?
          C#/           F     F#  G#  
Have they ever seen your pain?
Chorus 2:
         C#  G#/    C      Bbm  G#  
Oh Life is waiting for you
             F#  C#/   F       F#  G#  
It's So messed up but we're alive
         C#  G#/    C      Bbm  G#  
Oh Life is waiting for you
             F#  C#/   F         F#  G#----
It's So messed up but we'll survive
Bridge:
She gets F#high
         C#/F  
She gets lost
She gets Ebmdrowned 
       C#/F  
by the cost
Twice a F#day every 
C#/       F  G#--
week not a lie
Guitar Solo: C#--G#-F#- x4
Chorus 3:
         C#  G#/    C      Bbm  G#  
Oh Life is waiting for you
             F#  C#/   F       F#  G#  
It's So messed up but we're alive
         C#  G#/    C      Bbm  G#  
Oh Life is waiting for you
              F#  C#/   F         F#  G#  
It's all messed up but we'll survive
         C#  G#/    C      Bbm  G#  
Oh Life is waiting for you
             F#  C#/   F       F#  G#  
It's So messed up but we're alive
         C#  G#/    C      Bbm  G#  
Oh Life is waiting for you
              F#  C#/   F       F#  G#----
It's all messed up but we'll alive
              F#  C#/    F         F#  G#  
It's All messed up, but we'll survive
              F#  C#/   F       F#  G#----
It's all messed up but we'll alive
              F#  C#/    F  F#  
It's All messed up, but we'll
           G#  C#(hold)
but we'll survive

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Life

by Our Lady Peace

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Ebm

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x46664

G# C

/ - x365xx

Bbm

- x13321

- 466544

- 244322

Ebm

- x68876

Verse 1:

How many times

G# C Bbm

you have been pushed around

G# F#

Was anybody there?

C# F F# G#

Does anybody care?

C# G# C

How many time have your

Bbm

friends let you down?

G# F#

Was anybody there?

C# F F# G#

Did anybody stare?

C# G# C Bbm G# F# C# F F# G#

Interlude: -/----/---

Verse 2:

C# G# C

How many time have your

Bbm

friends let you down?

G# F#

Just open up your heart

C# F F# G#

Just open up your mind

C# C# G

How many times has your

Bbm

faith slipped away?

G# F#

Well, is anybody safe?

C# F F# G#

Does anybody pray?

Chorus 1:

C# G# C Bbm G#

Oh Life is waiting for you

F# C# F F# G#

It's So messed up but we're alive

C# G# C Bbm G#

Oh Life is waiting for you

F# C# F F# G#

/ --

It's So messed up but we'll survive

Interlude:

C# G# C F#

--- /

doo doo

Verse 2:

How many days have

G# C Bbm

you just slept away?

G# F#

Is everybody high?

C# F F# G#

Is everyone afraid?

C# G# C

How many times have you

Bbm

wished you were strong?

G# F#

Have they ever seen your heart?

C# F F# G#

Have they ever seen your pain?

Chorus 2:

C# G# C Bbm G#

Oh Life is waiting for you

F# C# F F# G#

It's So messed up but we're alive

C# G# C Bbm G#

Oh Life is waiting for you

F# C# F F# G#

/ ----

It's So messed up but we'll survive

Bridge:

She gets high

C# F

She gets lost

Ebm

She gets drowned

C# F

by the cost

Twice a day every

C# F G#

/ --

week not a lie

C# G# F#

Guitar Solo: ---- x4

Chorus 3:

C# G# C Bbm G#

Oh Life is waiting for you

F# C# F F# G#

It's So messed up but we're alive

C# G# C Bbm G#

Oh Life is waiting for you

F# C# F F# G#

It's all messed up but we'll survive

C# G# C Bbm G#

Oh Life is waiting for you

F# C# F F# G#

It's So messed up but we're alive

C# G# C Bbm G#

Oh Life is waiting for you

F# C# F F# G#

/ ----

It's all messed up but we'll alive

F# C# F F# G#

It's All messed up, but we'll survive

F# C# F F# G#

/ ----

It's all messed up but we'll alive

F# C# F F#

It's All messed up, but we'll

G# C#

(hold)

but we'll survive

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