Intro (MAIN RIFF)
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Verse 1E5A5E5
Sitting in my chair and thinking
E5A5E5
Thinking of the crowd I'm in with
C5B5E5
Thinking of the music I make
C5B5E5
And all the things I don't wanna give
MAIN RIFF 2x
Verse 2Verse RIFF (played in verses 2, 4 and 6)
Em
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EmAmEm
Well, I take everything I want
EmAmEm
The girls are fighting for me
CBEm
But everytime that I take one
CBEm
They're indisposed, poor old me!
FmChorus RIFFFm
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ChorusFmBbmFm
Well, this is my life of sadness
FmBbmFm
This is the life I live
DbCFm
This is my life of gladness
DbCFm
This is the life I live
MAIN RIFF 4x
Verse 3E5A5E5
Last week I went to the graveyard
E5A5E5
My dog was killed by a car
C5B5E5
Feel the pain, the pain has started
C5B5E5
He's dead, but friends, we still are
MAIN RIFF 2x
Verse 4EmAmEm
Sunday we played in a dancing
EmAmEm
The public was very down
CBEm
But it didn't bore us a thing
CBEm
'Cause we smoked ourselves a kick
FmChorusFmBbmFm
Well, this is my life of sadness
FmBbmFm
This is the life I live
DbCFm
This is my life of gladness
DbCFm
This is the life I live
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HARMONICA SOLO
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MAIN RIFF 2x
Verse 5
E5A5E5
I had a girl and I loved her
E5A5E5
She knows, she knows I still do
C5B5E5
But she married with a rich man
C5B5E5
But the things she wants, he can't do
MAIN RIFF 2x
Verse 6
EmAmEm
Once we were on Joops wedding
EmAmEm
We smoked and drank all night
CBEm
At twelve we were thrown out
CBEm
'Cause the house had changed into a crowd
FmChorusFmBbmFm
Well, this is my life of sadness
FmBbmFm
This is the life I live
DbCFm
This is my life of gladness
DbCFm
This is the life I live
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