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[Intro]
D F# B
C A
D F# B
C A
[Verse 1]
DLife's about as wonderful as a rF#ecord Bmart
I dCon't like selling albums but I don't Awanna go to work
DLife's about as wonderful as a rF#ecord Bmart, I havCen't got any money, that's Awhy I'm selling albums
[Chorus]
GLife's about as wonderful as a cF#oldA  
GLife's about as wonderful as growing oF#ldA  
GLife's about as wonderful as a tramp lying dF#ead in the Aroad
GLife's about as wonderfulF#  A  
EOoF#h-oGohA-ooh
[Verse 2]
DLife's about as wonderful as a dF#ole Bqueue
I Cdon't like standing still with the Atramps and layabouts
DLife's about as wonderful as a F#dole Bqueue
Well I gCot no choice, that's Awhy I'm standing in a queue
[Chorus]
GLife's about as wonderful as a cF#oldA  
GLife's about as wonderful as growing oF#ldA  
GLife's about as wonderful as a tramp lying dF#ead in the Aroad
GLife's about as wonderfulF#  A  
EOoF#h-oGohA-ooh
[Verse 3]
DLife's about as wonderful as no electF#ricBity
I dCon't like acoustics and ACrosby Stills Nash and Young
DLife's about as wonderful as no electF#ricBity
I mCake out it's poetry that's Awhy I'm screaming at you
[Chorus]
GLife's about as wonderful as a cF#oldA  
GLife's about as wonderful as growing oF#ldA  
GLife's about as wonderful as a tramp lying dF#ead in the Aroad
GLife's about as wonderfulF#  A  
EOoF#h-oGohA-ooh
[Outro]
DLife's about as GwondeArful
DLife's about as GwondeArful
As the Dtramps lying dead in the rGoaAd
Do you Dtouch him, do you paGss hiAm, do you Dunderstand these liGneAs
There's a Ddoctor lying down in the roGadA  
There's anDother falling down in the roaGdA  
There's the Dtramps lying dead in the roaGdA  
Yeah lDife's about as GwonderAful as DnothingG  A  
DLife's about as GwondeArfulB  C  D  

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Life

by Alternative TV

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D F# B

C A

D F# B

C A

[Verse 1]

D F# B

Life's about as wonderful as a record mart

C A

I don't like selling albums but I don't wanna go to work

D F# B C A

Life's about as wonderful as a record mart, I haven't got any money, that's why I'm selling albums

[Chorus]

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful as a cold

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful as growing old

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful as a tramp lying dead in the road

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful

E F# G A

Ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]

D F# B

Life's about as wonderful as a dole queue

C A

I don't like standing still with the tramps and layabouts

D F# B

Life's about as wonderful as a dole queue

C A

Well I got no choice, that's why I'm standing in a queue

[Chorus]

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful as a cold

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful as growing old

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful as a tramp lying dead in the road

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful

E F# G A

Ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 3]

D F# B

Life's about as wonderful as no electricity

C A

I don't like acoustics and Crosby Stills Nash and Young

D F# B

Life's about as wonderful as no electricity

C A

I make out it's poetry that's why I'm screaming at you

[Chorus]

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful as a cold

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful as growing old

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful as a tramp lying dead in the road

G F# A

Life's about as wonderful

E F# G A

Ooh-ooh-ooh

[Outro]

D G A

Life's about as wonderful

D G A

Life's about as wonderful

D G A

As the tramps lying dead in the road

D G A D G A

Do you touch him, do you pass him, do you understand these lines

D G A

There's a doctor lying down in the road

D G A

There's another falling down in the road

D G A

There's the tramps lying dead in the road

D G A D G A

Yeah life's about as wonderful as nothing

D G A B C D

Life's about as wonderful

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