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[Intro]
 Am    Gx2
[Verse 1]
AmI was born with a Gticket to survive
DmAnd a big dream Fin my headG  
AmIt's a wild, wild life and Gthere's no way to tame it
FOr so my old man saidG  
CmI knew in my Fmheart that someday
CmThe world would step aside
And tFry to see things my way
AmNow I know, the one Gthing I can count on
FIs that I Creally can't cFount on anythingG  
[Chorus]
Cit's a wild Flife
Every road's a Gmean street
CIt's a wild lFife
AmAll we do is Gride
CIt's a wild Flife
And we've all just God to lGand on oFur feetG  
[Verse 2]
AmLivin' my life, Gchasing love and glory
FRunnin' into walls of stoneG  
AmWhether you fall or Gclimb a hundred stories
DmYou've gotta Fdo it all aloneG  
Cmi feel like tFmhe world is calling
CmI've got to move along
FNo reasons left for stalling
AmAnd if it's mine
GI'm gonna take it with a vengeance
FOr maybe I Cbetter just Ftake it as it Gcomes
[Chorus]
Cit's a wild Flife
Every road's a Gmean street
CIt's a wild lFife
AmAll we do is Gride
CIt's a wild Flife
And we've all just God to lGand on oFur feetG  
[Instrumental]
Am  G  Am  Dm
C  F  C  Am
G  Am  F  G

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Wild Life

by Richard Marx

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am G

[Verse 1]

Am G

I was born with a ticket to survive

Dm F G

And a big dream in my head

Am G

It's a wild, wild life and there's no way to tame it

F G

Or so my old man said

Cm Fm

I knew in my heart that someday

The world would step aside

And try to see things my way

Am G

Now I know, the one thing I can count on

F C F G

Is that I really can't count on anything

[Chorus]

C F

it's a wild life

Every road's a mean street

C F

It's a wild life

Am G

All we do is ride

C F

It's a wild life

G F G

And we've all just God to land on our feet

[Verse 2]

Am G

Livin' my life, chasing love and glory

F G

Runnin' into walls of stone

Am G

Whether you fall or climb a hundred stories

Dm F G

You've gotta do it all alone

Cm Fm

i feel like the world is calling

I've got to move along

No reasons left for stalling

And if it's mine

I'm gonna take it with a vengeance

F C F G

Or maybe I better just take it as it comes

[Chorus]

C F

it's a wild life

Every road's a mean street

C F

It's a wild life

Am G

All we do is ride

C F

It's a wild life

G F G

And we've all just God to land on our feet

[Instrumental]

Am G Am Dm

C F C Am

G Am F G

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