IntroDm | A/Db | Am/CAbdim7/B | A |
A | |
Verse 1DmAbdim7
Tried to sneak out without say - ing
AA7/DbDm
With my loudest record playing
ADm/AAsus4A
Ooh, my mama said, "Look at this, you haven't done your bed"
C7Dsus4/ADm/AA
My mama said, "That's a thing that you should do instead
Verse 2DAbdim7
Yeah, I did what she had told me
ADm
Dying for my friend to hold me
ADm/AAsus4A
Ooh, my mama said, "Try to get one thing into your head"
A7Dsus4/ADm/AAsus4A
My mama said, "Pa and me, we give you room and bed"
Chorus 1Dm
How I wanna live my life
Bbmaj7
Wanna live my life
GmADm
La-la-la,la-la-la, life
Interlude 1
( Dm )| A/Db | Am/CAbdim7/B | A |
A | |
Verse 3DmAbdim7
In the morning she said li - sten
ADm
Ooh, I felt like in a prison
ADm/AA
Yeah, my mama said, "I know you've been out again with Fred" (My mama said)
A7Dsus4/ADm/AA
My mama said, "Don't you lie, your cheeks are blushing red" (My mama said)
Chorus 2Dm
Oh, I wanna live my life
Bbmaj7
Wanna live my life
GmADm
La-la-la,la-la-la, life
Interlude 2
( Dm )| A/Db | Am/CAbdim7/B | A |
(guitar solo)
A11 | | | |
A11 | | | |
A | |
Verse 4DmAbdim7
I said, "I can live without him,
ADm
How I wish I wouldn't doubt him"
ADm/AAsus4A
Oh oh, my mama said, "If you want to hurt me go ahead" (My mama said)
A7Dsus4/ADm/AAsus4A
My mama said, "I suppose you'd rather see me dead" (My mama said)
[FINAL ChorusDm
Oh, I wanna live my life
Bbmaj7
Wanna live my life
GmADm
La-la-la,la-la-la, life
Outro - to fade
BbCDm
La-la-la, la-la-la, life!
GmADm7
La-la-la, la-la-la, life!
BbCDm
La-la-la, la-la-la, life!
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.