IntroDm | A | AmAbdim7 | A |
A | |
Verse 1DmAb
Tried to sneak out without say - ing
AA7Dm
With my loudest record playing
ADmAA
Ooh, my mama said, "Look at this, you haven't done your bed"
C7Dsus4DmA
My mama said, "That's a thing that you should do instead
Verse 2DAb
Yeah, I did what she had told me
ADm
Dying for my friend to hold me
ADmAA
Ooh, my mama said, "Try to get one thing into your head"
A7Dsus4DmAA
My mama said, "Pa and me, we give you room and bed"
Chorus 1Dm
How I wanna live my life
Bb
Wanna live my life
GmADm
La-la-la,la-la-la, life
Interlude 1
( Dm )| A | AmAbdim7 | A |
A | |
Verse 3DmAb
In the morning she said li - sten
ADm
Ooh, I felt like in a prison
ADmA
Yeah, my mama said, "I know you've been out again with Fred" (My mama said)
A7Dsus4DmA
My mama said, "Don't you lie, your cheeks are blushing red" (My mama said)
Chorus 2Dm
Oh, I wanna live my life
Bb
Wanna live my life
GmADm
La-la-la,la-la-la, life
Interlude 2
( Dm )| A | AmAbdim7 | A |
(guitar solo)
A | | | |
A | | | |
A | |
Verse 4DmAb
I said, "I can live without him,
ADm
How I wish I wouldn't doubt him"
ADmAA
Oh oh, my mama said, "If you want to hurt me go ahead" (My mama said)
A7Dsus4DmAA
My mama said, "I suppose you'd rather see me dead" (My mama said)
[FINAL ChorusDm
Oh, I wanna live my life
Bb
Wanna live my life
GmADm
La-la-la,la-la-la, life
Outro - to fade
BbCDm
La-la-la, la-la-la, life!
GmADm
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.