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[Intro]
D F#m E A
[Verse 1]
DIn chapter one, I was raF#mised on the Dodgers
EEvery boy wants to Abe like his father
In DLittle League, when he was cF#moachin' me
I was Ahangin' on every Eword
DSundays, he was the F#mone who would lead us
TAaught me everything I Eknow about Jesus
DFront row, he's F#mon a roll, and I'm Ahangin' on every Eword
F#mIt sounds nice, doesn't it?
F#mI wish that I knew back tEhen
[Chorus]
There's no Dperfect lAife, you can't F#mhold back tEime
But you Dhold on tAight, hoF#mpin' you might fEind
Every Dpage you tAurn is a F#mlesson leEarned
Ain't we Dall, ain't we alAl just trF#myna get it right?
   EThese are the chapters of my lDife, mmmA  F#m  E  
[Verse 2]
DPhase two, overwheAlmed by attention
F#mEverybody exEpectin' perfection
DThrow a ball, then you'll hAave it all
F#mBest thing I ever hEeard
DThings change in the bAlink of an eyelid
F#mGuess my body knew way more than EI did
DDoc said you'll Anever play again
F#mWorst thing I ever Eheard
BmIt sounds rough, doesn't it?
I F#mwish I knew back then
[Chorus]
There's no Dperfect lAife, you can't F#mhold back tEime
But you Dhold on tAight, hoF#mpin' you might fEind
Every Dpage you tAurn is a F#mlesson leEarned
Ain't we Dall, ain't we alAl just trF#myna get it right?
   EThese are the chapters of my lDife, mmmA  F#m  E  
EThe chapters of my lDife
[Bridge]
DTruth is that we aAll got stories
F#mGotta fail on your Eway to glory
DTakes time tryna gAet it right
But eF#mvery future has a Epast
And rDight now I can hAear God laughin'
GF#muess he must have Eheard my pAlans
And my odes, thought it was a F#mjoke
Gave me more than EI could askD  A  
And I wish I F#mknew back then, oh
[Chorus]
There's no Dperfect lAife, you can't F#mhold back tEime
But you Dhold on Atight HoF#mpin' you might fEind
Every Dpage you tAurn (Page you turn)
Is a lF#messon leEarned
DAin't we allA, ain't we all just trF#myna get it rEight?
EThese are the chapters of my lifeD  
[Outro]
DChapters oAf my, chF#mapters of my lEife
Chapters of my lDife
Chapters oAf my, yeF#mah
The Echapters of my DlifeA  
F#mOoh, mEy lifeD  A  F#m  

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by Brett Young

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F#m

[Intro]

D F#m E A

[Verse 1]

D F#m

In chapter one, I was raised on the Dodgers

E A

Every boy wants to be like his father

D F#m

In Little League, when he was coachin' me

A E

I was hangin' on every word

D F#m

Sundays, he was the one who would lead us

A E

Taught me everything I know about Jesus

D F#m A E

Front row, he's on a roll, and I'm hangin' on every word

F#m

It sounds nice, doesn't it?

F#m E

I wish that I knew back then

[Chorus]

D A F#m E

There's no perfect life, you can't hold back time

D A F#m E

But you hold on tight, hopin' you might find

D A F#m E

Every page you turn is a lesson learned

D A F#m

Ain't we all, ain't we all just tryna get it right?

E D A F#m E

These are the chapters of my life, mmm

[Verse 2]

D A

Phase two, overwhelmed by attention

F#m E

Everybody expectin' perfection

D A

Throw a ball, then you'll have it all

F#m E

Best thing I ever heard

D A

Things change in the blink of an eyelid

F#m E

Guess my body knew way more than I did

D A

Doc said you'll never play again

F#m E

Worst thing I ever heard

It sounds rough, doesn't it?

F#m

I wish I knew back then

[Chorus]

D A F#m E

There's no perfect life, you can't hold back time

D A F#m E

But you hold on tight, hopin' you might find

D A F#m E

Every page you turn is a lesson learned

D A F#m

Ain't we all, ain't we all just tryna get it right?

E D A F#m E

These are the chapters of my life, mmm

E D

The chapters of my life

[Bridge]

D A

Truth is that we all got stories

F#m E

Gotta fail on your way to glory

D A

Takes time tryna get it right

F#m E

But every future has a past

D A

And right now I can hear God laughin'

F#m E A

Guess he must have heard my plans

F#m

And my odes, thought it was a joke

E D A

Gave me more than I could ask

F#m

And I wish I knew back then, oh

[Chorus]

D A F#m E

There's no perfect life, you can't hold back time

D A F#m E

But you hold on tight Hopin' you might find

D A

Every page you turn (Page you turn)

F#m E

Is a lesson learned

D A F#m E

Ain't we all, ain't we all just tryna get it right?

E D

These are the chapters of my life

[Outro]

D A F#m E

Chapters of my, chapters of my life

Chapters of my life

A F#m

Chapters of my, yeah

E D A

The chapters of my life

F#m E D A F#m

Ooh, my life

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