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Life On A Chain by Pete Yorn
Life On A Chain
Chords:
G-320033 A7-X02020 C-X32010 D-XX0232
Am-X02210 Em-022000 Am7-X02010
(On the G alternate on and off Dstring, second fret, i.e. 320033, 322033)
Intro:
G
Verse I, II & III:
G A7 C
I... you... same...
G A7 C
joke... choked... feel...
Chorus:
D Am Em C
waiting... begin... new... sunshine...
A7 C G
front line... alone... from me...
Break/Harmonica Solo:
Am7 C G D
Am7 C G
Outro:
A7 C G
sunshine... front line... from me.
A7 C G
sunshine... front line... from me.
Pattern:
Verse I
Chorus
Verse II
Chorus
Break/Harmonica Solo
Verse III
Chorus
Outro
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version 2
G
I live on a chain
C1 C
and you share he same last name,
G
as a joke, I sent a bottle of whiskey,
C1 C
as you choked, I knew it made you feel dirty,
D Am
and I was waiting over here for life to begin,
Em
I was looking for the new thing,
C C1
and you were the sunshine heading my front-line,
C G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me.
Repeat with rest of vers and chorus
G- 320030
C- 032010 or Cadd9- 032030
C1 X4200X or A/G - X02030
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version 3
'Standard E tuning
'Whenever Pete plays a G chord in this song, it is in a 12-bar-blues sort of
feel... please see my tab below to see how to play this. The chords used in this
song are also listed below.
U = Up Strum D= Down Strum
D D D D U U D D D D D D D U U D D D
e|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|
B|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|
G|--0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--|--0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--|
D|--0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2--|--0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2--|
A|--0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--|--0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--|
E|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|
Chords E A G D B e - (see above)
A/C#: X 4 2 2 2 0
C: 3 3 2 0 1 0
D: X X 0 2 3 2
Am: X 0 2 2 1 0
Em: 0 2 2 0 0 0
[Intro]
G ( 2 bars)
[Verse 1]
G A/C# C
I live on a chain and you share the same last name,
G A/C#
as a joke,I sent a bottle of whiskey, as you choked,
C
You said it made you feel dirty,
[Chorus]
D Am
And I was waiting over here for life to begin,
Em
I was looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were THE sunshine heading my front-line,
C G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me.
[Verse 2]
G
Time alone is good, I spend my days in the city,
A/C# C
Dirty neighborhood, you know you’ll never convince me,
G
So I sold the town away, I couldn’t wait to forget you,
A/C# C
I was killed in half a day, I hadn’t time to regret you,
[Chorus]
D Am
And I was waiting over here for life to begin,
Em
I was looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were THE sunshine heading my front-line,
C G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me.
[Verse 3]
G A/C# C
I, I’m still on the chain, and you, had the same last name,
G
As a joke I sent a bottle of whiskey
A/C# C
As you choked you said it made you feel dirty...
[Chorus]
D Am
Waiting over here, for life to begin,
Em
Still looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were the sunshine heading my front-line,
C G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me
(play 12-bar-G for two or three bars to fade)
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version 4
Standard Tuning EADGBe
Intro: G
Verse 1 [lo-fi]:
G
I live on a chain,
A/C# C
and you, share the same last name,
G
As a joke, I sent a bottle of whiskey,
A/C# C
As you choked, you said it made you feel dirty...
Chorus 1:
D Am
And I was waiting over here for life to begin,
Em
I was looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were the sunshine heading my front line,
C G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me
Verse 2:
G
Time alone is good, I spend my days in the city
A/C# C
Dirty neighborhood, you know you’ll never convince me,
G
So I sold the town away, I couldn’t wait to forget you,
A/C# C
I was killed in half a day, I hadn’t time to regret you,
Chorus 2:
D Am
And I was waiting over here for life to begin,
Em
I was looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were the sunshine heading my front-line,
C G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me
Verse 3 [lo-fi]:
G
I, I’m still on the chain,
A/C# C
and you, had the same last name,
G
As a joke I sent a bottle of whiskey
A/C# C
As you choked you said it made you feel dirty...
Chorus 3:
D Am
Waiting over here, for life to begin,
Em
Still looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were the sunshine heading my front-line,
G G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me
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version 5
Tuning:standard
verse
e|---1----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0----1---1--------Listen-to song for strum---pattern-------------------|
G|---0----2---0-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0----2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3----0---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Listen to song for strum pattern
e|---1-----------3----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---2---1---0---3----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---1---0---0---0----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---2---2---0----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--000000-2222--222222--210000---------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------0222232000---------------------------------|
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version 6
* Notes w/o a dash in between play quickly after one another.
/=Slide
b=Bend
solo
e -------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ---7-7-77-7-7-7/999-7-7-77-7-7-7/999-9-9-99-9-7-5-555-4444/5/4-2-0-|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------|
e -------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ---2/12-12b-12b-12b12b-12b-10-9-10-12b-12b-12b12b-12b-10-9-10--5/2-|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------|
e -------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -0-2/5-55-2-0-2-5/2-0-2/5-55-2-0-2---------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------|
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