Intro: C
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C
I woke up early evening and I knew I was alone
F
Did the sun come up or did it rain again, I’ll never know
GFC
I felt the acid in my stomach rise above my throat as I dialled
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C
There was a message from my mother from about 7a.m.
F
said I’ve forgotten what you sound like And I’m wonderin’ how you’ve been
GF
I cried myself to asleep back on the floor
C
Unconscious in denial
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FG
Life is just a little part of what the world will do
AmD
To get it’s point across it beats you ‘til you’re black & blue
FG
And decides just when you’re in or when you’re out
C
‘Cause when you’re through you’re through
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C
There’s a café just ‘round the corner from the home I call a house
F
I sit and play sudoku ‘til I figure some shit out
GFC
I drink the day’s first coffee and I smoke the last cigarette of my life
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C
And I’m wondering out of all the crazy places that I’ve been
F
Would it ever be as good as sittin’ here just with a friend?
GFC
That’s always understood it might be time, to switch the coffee to wine
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FG
Life is just a little part of what the world will do
AmD
To get it’s point across it beats you ‘til you’re black & blue
FG
And decides just when you’re in or when you’re out
C
‘Cause when you’re through you’re through
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Yeah, Yeah.
D
Whoaaaah, Ohhhh.
F
Whoaaaaahhhhhh
GC
Ohhhh, Ohhh, Ohhh.
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C
Janis sings to me just like she’s sitting by my side
F
And I wonder just how many times she sat like me and cried
GFC
I’ve made it past the age of twenty-seven so there’s no use in dyin’
C
And my friends have asked the question: “Baby, will you be okay?”
F
I wanna tell them yes ‘cause I know that’s what I should say
GFC
But I’ve got no crystal ball and I can’t bring myself to lie and watch a lie
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Hey, yeahhhh - I think that…..
FG
Life is just a little part of what the world will do
AmD
It’s brings us to the brink and beats the shit right outta you
FG
And decides just when you’re in or when you’re out
C
‘Cause when you’re through you’re through
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Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
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FG
Life is just a little part of what the world will do
AmD
It’s brings us to the brink and beats the shit right outta you
FG
And decides just when you’re in or when you’re out
C
‘Cause when you’re through you’re through
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Ayyye, Oh.
I guess I’m through
Mmmmm
When you’re through, you’re through.
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.