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Life Gets Away

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
			Life Gets Away - Clint Black
        G    C    Am7 G    Em   C    D    G
Intro:	|    |    |   |    |    |    |    |    ||
        F                C            G
Verse1:	                              
	We're tied to our memories they won't let us stray
       Em        C            Am7        D
	We're not gonna lose ones we made yesterday
    F           C             G            C
	we look to our future and we make all our plans
    Em       C            Am7        D
	as if we control what is out of our hands
            G             C          Am7      G
Chorus:	                                      
	the world keeps on turning I'm learning to see
 G             C           D         G
	right where I am is where I have to be
     G               C         Am7           G
	you can't count the pages all ages hear the call
           Em          C             D            G
	no matter how hard we try life gets away from us all
	[intro riff]
Verse2: We start getting older the moment we live
	look over your shoulder there's hindsight to give
	come good days and bad days the sun's gonna rise
	so why look beyond what's in front of your eyes?
	[CHORUS]
	no matter how hard we try life gets away from us all
	[intro riff]
       F    C    G
Coda:	|    |    |      ||
	Charted by Rick Schofield (rds@rds.mv.com)

Life Gets Away chords and lyrics

Free chords for Life Gets Away by Clint Black. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
			Life Gets Away - Clint Black
Intro:	|G    |C    |Am7   |G    |Em    |C    |D    |G    ||
	[intro riff]
Verse2: We start getting older the moment we live
	look over your shoulder there's hindsight to give
	come good days and bad days the sun's gonna rise
	so why look beyond what's in front of your eyes?
	[CHORUS]
	no matter how hard we try life gets away from us all
	[intro riff]
Coda:	|F    |C    |G      ||
	Charted by Rick Schofield (rds@rds.mv.com)

Life Gets Away Chords by Clint Black

Learn how to play Life Gets Away by Clint Black with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Life Gets Away chords”, “Life Gets Away guitar chords”, or “Clint Black Life Gets Away chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Life Gets Away chords and for experienced players who want accurate Life Gets Away lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, Am7, Em, D, F.

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The chords for "Life Gets Away" show the original chord names (including G, C, Am7, Em, D, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.