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Life After Death And Taxes by Relient K
Life After Death And Taxes
Bm D
Hey taxi, send me straight to the heart of it
G Asus2 Bm
The nucleus of politics was somebody
D Asus2 Bm
Somebody started it
Bm D G
Cause they taxed me with a scalpel piece by piece
Bm D Asus2 G
they cut me deep and let me dry until there was nothing left to bleed
[PreChorus:]
Bm
And this is how I choose to live
D
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
G D
knowing that you'll save me
Asus2 Bm Asus2
knowing that you'll save me
Bm
and after all the stupid things I did
D
there's nothing left that you'd forgive
G D
because you already forgave me
Asus2 Bm
yeah you already forgave me
Bm
Keep driving
D
leave this deceit miles behind me
G Asus2 D
so far back I'd have to rack my mind
D
to just remind me
Bm D
I keep trying to pick myself up
D
and then move on
G Asus2
and think about the life I'll have
Bm G
when this fragile one is gone.
[Chorus]
Bm D
Never forget
G D Asus2
there's life after death and taxes
Bm D
Forgiveness comes
G D
and all of the rest
Asus2 Em
is what passes away
Em A D A Bm
Death and decay can't touch us now
G Asus2 Bm Asus2
Every breath that I inhale is followed by exhaling trust the one who never fails
Asus2
I know you'll never failed me
Never forget
there's life after death and taxes
Forgiveness come (forgiveness come)
and all of the rest
it just passes away
Death and decay can't touch us now
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version 2
C# G# C# F# A# D#
Strumming
Intro A 190 bpm
↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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NOTE: This is written in D to simplify reading,
but, like a lot of their music, the album recording is played in drop C#, on the same frets.
Transpose to -1 to see actual chords played for standard tuning.
[Intro]
Bm Bm D G A C# B D E (x2)
[Verse 1]
Bm G
Hey taxi, take me straight to the heart of it
Bm A G
The nucleus of politics where somebody, somebody started it
Bm G
Cause they tax me with a scalpel piece by piece
Bm A G
they cut me deep and bled me dry 'til there was nothing left to bleed
[Chorus]
D
And this is how I choose to live
G
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
D
knowing that you'll save me
A Bm G
knowing that you'll save me
D
and after all the stupid things I did
G
There's nothing left there to forgive
D
'cause you already forgave me
A Bm G
yeah you already forgave me
[Interlude]
Bm Bm D G A C# B D E (x2)
[Verse 2]
Bm
Just keep driving
G
leave this defeat miles behind me
Bm A G
so far back I'd have to wreck my mind
and just remind me
Bm G
I keep trying to pick myself back up
and then move on
Bm A
I think about the life I'll have
G
when this fragile one is gone.
[Chorus]
D
And this is how I choose to live
G
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
D
knowing that you'll save me
A Bm G
knowing that you'll save me
D
and after all the stupid things I did
G
There's nothing left there to forgive
D
'cause you already forgave me
A Bm G
you already forgave me
[Bridge]
Bm A
Never forget
G D F#m
there's life after death and taxes
Bm A
And forgiveness comes
G D
and all of the rest
F#m G
is what passes away
A F#m
Death and decay can't touch us now
[Interlude]
Bm Bm D G A C# B D E
Bm Bm D G A F#m
[Bridge 2]
G A
Every breath that I inhale is followed by exhaling
Bm C
trust the one who never fails
G
I know he'll never fail me
[Bridge]
Bm A
Just never forget
G D F#m
there's life after death and taxes
Bm A
And forgiveness comes
G D
and all of the rest
F#m
it just passes away
[Final Chorus]
Bm
And this is how I choose to live
A
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
G
knowing that you'll save me
D F#m
knowing that you'll save me
Bm
and after all the stupid things I did
A
There's nothing left there to forgive
G
'cause you already forgave me
D F#m
you already forgave me
G A F#m Bm
Death and decay can't touch us now
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version 3
tuning: all flat (down a half step) and drop d
intro:
eb-------------------------------------------------------------------->
Bb-333-22-2-20-333-22-2-20-xxxxx-000-00-0-00-222-22-2----------------->
Gb-444-44-4-44-444-44-4-44-xxxxx-000-00-0-00-222-22-2----------------->
Db-------------------------------------------------------------------->
Ab-222-22-2-22-222-22-2-22-x-0---------------000-00-0-4-2------------->
Db-----------------------------5-555-55-5-55--------------0-2--------->
repeat
verse:
eb-------------------------------------------------------------------->
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------------->
Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------->
Db-99xxxxx-5-5-5-5-99999999-5-5-5-5-99xxxxx-5-5-5-5-999999-7-7-5-5-5-5>
Ab-99xxxxx-5-5-5-5-99999999-5-5-5-5-99xxxxx-5-5-5-5-999999-7-7-5-5-5-5>
Db-99xxxxx-5-5-5-5-99999999-5-5-5-5-99xxxxx-5-5-5-5-999999-7-7-5-5-5-5>
chorus:
eb-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx->
Bb-333333333338888888888883333333333333101010101010101212121212121212->
Gb-222222222227777777777772222222222222999999999999991111111111111111->
Db-000000000005555555555550000000000000777777777777779999999999999999->
Ab-000000000005555555555550000000000000777777777777779999999999999999->
Db-000000000005555555555550000000000000777777777777779999999999999999->
eb-xxxxxxxxxxx333333222222xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx->
Bb-888888888883333333333338888888888888333333333333331010101010101010->
Gb-777777777772222222222227777777777777222222222222229999999999999999->
Db-555555555550000000000005555555555555000000000000007777777777777777->
Ab-555555555550000000000005555555555555000000000000007777777777777777->
Db-555555555550000000000005555555555555000000000000007777777777777777->
eb-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx->
Bb-12121212121288888888888->
Gb-11111111111177777777777->
Db-99999999999955555555555-> then repeat intro
Ab-99999999999955555555555->
Db-99999999999955555555555->
repeat verse
repeat chorus
bridge:
eb-222222-222222-xxxxxxx-xxxxxx-000000-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-xxx------------>
Bb-333333-333333-3333333-333333-222222-3333333-3333333-333------------>
Gb-444444-444444-4444444-222222-222222-2222222-4444444-222-3---------->
Db-444444-444444-4444444-000000-222222-0000000-4444444-000-4-5xx7xx11->
Ab-222222-000000-xxxxxxx-000000-000000-0000000-xxxxxxx-000-4-5xx7xx11->
Db---------------5555555-000000--------0000000-5555555-000---5xx7xx11->
repeat intro
bridge 2
eb-------------------------------------------------------------------->
Bb----------------------------------(3~~3-----3~~-7~~)---------------->
Gb----------------------------------(4~~4-4~~-2~~-6~~)---------------->
Db-5xxxxxx/7xxxxxx/9xxxxx/10xxxxx5~~(5~~4-5~~-0~~-8~~)---------------->
Ab-5xxxxxx/7xxxxxx/9xxxxx/10xxxxx5~~(5~~5-5~~-0~~-4~~)---------------->
Db-5xxxxxx/7xxxxxx/9xxxxx/10xxxxx5~~(-----5~~-0~~-4~~)---------------->
| | repeat 4x^ and then outro is
this
repeated once^
(let it ring)
Hey taxi, send me straight to the heart of it
The nucleus of politics where somebody
Somebody started it
Cause they taxed me with a scalpel piece by piece
they cut me deep and bled me dry until there was nothing left to bleed
[Chorus:]
And this is how I choose to live
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
knowing that you'll save me [2x]
and after all the stupid things I did
there's nothing left that you'd forgive
because you already forgave me
yeah you already forgave me
Keep driving
leave this deceit miles behind me
so far back I'd have to wrap my mind in
just remind me
I keep trying to pick myself up
and then move on
think about the life I'll have
when this fragile one is gone.
[Chorus]
Never forget
there's life after death and taxes
Forgiveness come
and all of the rest
is what passes away
Death and decay can't touch us now
Every breath that I inhale is followed by exhaling traps the one who never fails
I know you'll never fail me
[2x]
Never forget
there's life after death and taxes
Forgiveness come (forgiveness come)
and all of the rest
it just passes away
[Chorus mixes with verse]
Death and decay can't touch us now
------------------
version 4
D A D G B E
Tuning: Drop D
Intro Sequence:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-11-11-11-11--10-10-10--10--10-8-8-8-----------|
A|-x-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8-8-8-----------|
D|-x-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8-8-8-----------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-11-11-11-11--10-10-10--10--10-8-8-8-----------|
A|-x-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8-8-8-----------|
D|-x-8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8-8-8-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-4-4-4--4-4-4--4--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--10-8------|
A|-x-4-4-4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--6--------6-8-|
D|-x-4-4-4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--6------------|
Verse:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-xxxxxxxx--4--4--4--4--8--8--6--6--4--4--4--4-|
A|-8-xxxxxxxx--4--4--4--4--8--8--6--6--4--4--4--4-|
D|-8-xxxxxxxx--4--4--4--4--8--8--6--6--4--4--4--4-|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-xxxxxxxx--4--4--4--4--8--8--6--6--4--4--4--4-|
A|-8-xxxxxxxx--4--4--4--4--8--8--6--6--4--4--4--4-|
D|-8-xxxxxxxx--4--4--4--4--8--8--6--6--4--4--4--4-|
Pre-Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-8-8-4-4-|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-8-8-4-4-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-8-8-4-4-|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-8-8-4-4-|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-8-8-4-4-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-8-8-4-4-|
Intro
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-888888888888-666666666666-444444444444-|
A|-888888888888-666666666666-444444444444-|
D|-888888888888-666666666666-444444444444-|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11--333333--|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11--333333--|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11--333333--|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-888888888888-666666666666-444444444444-|
A|-888888888888-666666666666-444444444444-|
D|-888888888888-666666666666-444444444444-|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11--333333--444444444444-666666-3~~~~~-|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11--333333--444444444444-666666-3~~~~~-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11--333333--444444444444-666666-3~~~~~-|
Intro
Everything after this is a repeat of something before.
Hey taxi, send me straight to the heart of it
The nucleus of politics where somebody
Somebody started it
Cause they taxed me with a scalpel piece by piece
they cut me deep and bled me dry until there was nothing left to bleed
[Chorus:]
And this is how I choose to live
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
knowing that you'll save me [2x]
and after all the stupid things I did
there's nothing left that you'd forgive
because you already forgave me
yeah you already forgave me
Keep driving
leave this deceit miles behind me
so far back I'd have to wrap my mind in
just remind me
I keep trying to pick myself up
and then move on
think about the life I'll have
when this fragile one is gone.
[Chorus]
Never forget
there's life after death and taxes
Forgiveness come
and all of the rest
is what passes away
Death and decay can't touch us now
Every breath that I inhale is followed by exhaling traps the one who never fails
I know you'll never fail me
[2x]
Never forget
there's life after death and taxes
Forgiveness come (forgiveness come)
and all of the rest
it just passes away
[Chorus mixes with verse]
Death and decay can't touch us now
------------------
version 5
In drop D
m= Palm mute
intro
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-8--8--8-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-8--8--8-----------|
a-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----------|
D-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-m0-m0-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------|
a-m0-m0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-10-8-8----------------------------|
D-m0-m0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6------10-8-8-----------------------|
Hey taxi, send me straight to the heart of it
The nucleus of politics where somebody
Somebody started it
Cause they taxed me with a scalpel piece by piece
they cut me deep and bled me dry until there was nothing left to bleed
[Chorus:]
And this is how I choose to live
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
knowing that you'll save me [2x]
and after all the stupid things I did
there's nothing left that you'd forgive
because you already forgave me
yeah you already forgave me
Keep driving
leave this deceit miles behind me
so far back I'd have to wrap my mind in
just remind me
I keep trying to pick myself up
and then move on
think about the life I'll have
when this fragile one is gone.
[Chorus]
Never forget
there's life after death and taxes
Forgiveness come
and all of the rest
is what passes away
Death and decay can't touch us now
Every breath that I inhale is followed by exhaling traps the one who never fails
I know you'll never fail me
[2x]
Never forget
there's life after death and taxes
Forgiveness come (forgiveness come)
and all of the rest
it just passes away
[Chorus mixes with verse]
Death and decay can't touch us now
------------------
version 6
D A D G B E
stunning drop d
intro:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-----11-11-11------11--11----9-9-9------------|
A|-9--9--9--9------9--9--9-------9---9-----9-9-9------------|
D|-9--9--9--9------9--9--9-------9---9-----9-9-9------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-----11-11-11---9-9--------0------------------|
A|-9--9--9--9------9--9--9----9-9----0-0-0------------------|
D|-9--9--9--9------9--9--9----9-9----0-0-0------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-----7------7-7-7-7-------------------|
D|-5-5---5-5-----5-5-5-----5------5-5-5-5-------------------|
A|-5-5---5-5-----5-5-5-----5------5-5-5-5-------------------|
D|-5-5---5-5-----5-5-5-----5------5-5-5-5-------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9----9--------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7----7--------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7----7----------0-2-------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7----7-----11-9-0-2-------------------------------|
then
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-----11-11-11------11--11----9-9-9------------|
A|-9--9--9--9------9--9--9-------9---9-----9-9-9------------|
D|-9--9--9--9------9--9--9-------9---9-----9-9-9------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-----11-11-11---9-9--------0------------------|
A|-9--9--9--9------9--9--9----9-9----0-0-0------------------|
D|-9--9--9--9------9--9--9----9-9----0-0-0------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-----7------7-7-7-7-------------------|
D|-5-5---5-5-----5-5-5-----5------5-5-5-5-------------------|
A|-5-5---5-5-----5-5-5-----5------5-5-5-5-------------------|
D|-5-5---5-5-----5-5-5-----5------5-5-5-5-------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9----9--------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7----7---------------9----------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7----7----------0-2/-9----------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7----7-----11-9-0-2/-9----------------------------|
Hey taxi, send me straight to the heart of it
The nucleus of politics where somebody
Somebody started it
Cause they taxed me with a scalpel piece by piece
they cut me deep and bled me dry until there was nothing left to bleed
[Chorus:]
And this is how I choose to live
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
knowing that you'll save me [2x]
and after all the stupid things I did
there's nothing left that you'd forgive
because you already forgave me
yeah you already forgave me
Keep driving
leave this deceit miles behind me
so far back I'd have to wrap my mind in
just remind me
I keep trying to pick myself up
and then move on
think about the life I'll have
when this fragile one is gone.
[Chorus]
Never forget
there's life after death and taxes
Forgiveness come
and all of the rest
is what passes away
Death and decay can't touch us now
Every breath that I inhale is followed by exhaling traps the one who never fails
I know you'll never fail me
[2x]
Never forget
there's life after death and taxes
Forgiveness come (forgiveness come)
and all of the rest
it just passes away
[Chorus mixes with verse]
Death and decay can't touch us now
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