INTRO (MAIN RIFF)
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VERSE 1
[E5]Sitting in my [A5]chair and [E5]thinking
[E5]Thinking of the [A5]crowd I'm in w[E5]ith
[C5]Thinking of the [B5]music I [E5]make
And all the [C5]things I don't [B5]wanna g[E5]ive
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 2
VERSE RIFF (played in verses 2, 4 and 6)
[Em]
Well, I [Em]take every[Am]thing I [Em]want
The [Em]girls are [Am]fighting for [Em]me
But [C]everytime that [B]I take o[Em]ne
They're [C]indisposed, [B]poor old m[Em]e!
[Fm]
CHORUS RIFF
[Fm]
CHORUS
Well, [Fm]this is my [Bbm]life of sa[Fm]dness
[Fm]This is the [Bbm]life I l[Fm]ive
[Db]This is my [C]life of gl[Fm]adness
[Db]This is the [C]life I l[Fm]ive
MAIN RIFF 4x
VERSE 3
[E5]Last week I [A5]went to the gr[E5]aveyard
[E5]My dog was [A5]killed by a c[E5]ar
Feel the [C5]pain, the [B5]pain has s[E5]tarted
He's [C5]dead, but friends, [B5]we still a[E5]re
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 4
[Em]Sunday we p[Am]layed in a d[Em]ancing
The [Em]public was [Am]very d[Em]own
But it [C]didn't bore [B]us a th[Em]ing
'Cause we [C]smoked ours[B]elves a ki[Em]ck
[Fm]
CHORUS
Well, [Fm]this is my [Bbm]life of sa[Fm]dness
[Fm]This is the [Bbm]life I l[Fm]ive
[Db]This is my [C]life of gl[Fm]adness
[Db]This is the [C]life I l[Fm]ive
[G]
HARMONICA SOLO
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[C] [/]
[G]
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 5
I [E5]had a g[A5]irl and I l[E5]oved her
She [E5]knows, she [A5]knows I still [E5]do
But she [C5]married wi[B5]th a [E5]rich man
But the [C5]things she w[B5]ants, he can't [E5]do
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 6
[Em]Once we w[Am]ere on Joops w[Em]edding
We [Em]smoked and d[Am]rank all n[Em]ight
At [C]twelve we [B]were thrown [Em]out
'Cause the [C]house had [B]changed into a [Em]crowd
[Fm]
CHORUS
Well, [Fm]this is my [Bbm]life of sa[Fm]dness
[Fm]This is the [Bbm]life I l[Fm]ive
[Db]This is my [C]life of gl[Fm]adness
[Db]This is the [C]life I l[Fm]ive
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VERSE 1
[E5]Sitting in my [A5]chair and [E5]thinking
[E5]Thinking of the [A5]crowd I'm in w[E5]ith
[C5]Thinking of the [B5]music I [E5]make
And all the [C5]things I don't [B5]wanna g[E5]ive
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 2
VERSE RIFF (played in verses 2, 4 and 6)
[Em]
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Well, I [Em]take every[Am]thing I [Em]want
The [Em]girls are [Am]fighting for [Em]me
But [C]everytime that [B]I take o[Em]ne
They're [C]indisposed, [B]poor old m[Em]e!
[Fm]
CHORUS RIFF
[Fm]
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CHORUS
Well, [Fm]this is my [Bbm]life of sa[Fm]dness
[Fm]This is the [Bbm]life I l[Fm]ive
[Db]This is my [C]life of gl[Fm]adness
[Db]This is the [C]life I l[Fm]ive
MAIN RIFF 4x
VERSE 3
[E5]Last week I [A5]went to the gr[E5]aveyard
[E5]My dog was [A5]killed by a c[E5]ar
Feel the [C5]pain, the [B5]pain has s[E5]tarted
He's [C5]dead, but friends, [B5]we still a[E5]re
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 4
[Em]Sunday we p[Am]layed in a d[Em]ancing
The [Em]public was [Am]very d[Em]own
But it [C]didn't bore [B]us a th[Em]ing
'Cause we [C]smoked ours[B]elves a ki[Em]ck
[Fm]
CHORUS
Well, [Fm]this is my [Bbm]life of sa[Fm]dness
[Fm]This is the [Bbm]life I l[Fm]ive
[Db]This is my [C]life of gl[Fm]adness
[Db]This is the [C]life I l[Fm]ive
[G]
HARMONICA SOLO
G \ 5x
[C] [/]
[G]
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 5
I [E5]had a g[A5]irl and I l[E5]oved her
She [E5]knows, she [A5]knows I still [E5]do
But she [C5]married wi[B5]th a [E5]rich man
But the [C5]things she w[B5]ants, he can't [E5]do
MAIN RIFF 2x
VERSE 6
[Em]Once we w[Am]ere on Joops w[Em]edding
We [Em]smoked and d[Am]rank all n[Em]ight
At [C]twelve we [B]were thrown [Em]out
'Cause the [C]house had [B]changed into a [Em]crowd
[Fm]
CHORUS
Well, [Fm]this is my [Bbm]life of sa[Fm]dness
[Fm]This is the [Bbm]life I l[Fm]ive
[Db]This is my [C]life of gl[Fm]adness
[Db]This is the [C]life I l[Fm]ive