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If Life Exists by Jeffrey Lewis
If Life Exists
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
E A E A E A E A
(x3)
[Verse]
E A
I think if life exists
E A
It's probably like this
E A
I had a common goal
E A
I caught a common cold
E A
I said when I get healthy
E A
I won't take it for granted
E A
And I really thought I meant it
E A
But I knew when I got better
E A
That I'd probably forget it
E A
Feeling fine wasn't worth a mention
E A
So I didn't pay attention
E A
And it seems that's just the way
E A
Its all easier said that done
E A
And it's not even easy to say
[Bells]
E A E A
(x2)
[Verse]
E A
And when I get back home
E A
I'll see what's left before I'd gone
E A
A thousand sheets of paper
E A
I'll see what they are later
E A
And then I've gotta roam
E A
And back and forth I've flown
E A
And when I get back home
E A
I'll see what's left before I've gone
E A
Two thousand sheets of paper
E A
I'll see what they are later
E A
Well it's hard to get too bored
E A
When you pick the right two chords
E A
And you keep on strumming
E A
As if you don't know what's coming
[Bells]
E A E A
(x2)
[Verse]
E A E A
Now I don't have a girlfriend and I wish I was more happy
E A E A
Now I have a girlfriend and I wish I was more happy
E A E A
Now I have two girlfriends and I wish I was more happy
E A E A
Now I have four girlfriends and I wish I was more happy
E A
And when I'm in an airplane
E A
I close my eyes and pretend
E A
That it's a rocket pointed straight down
E A
Shooting at the earth again
E A
Now I am more happy
E A
And I wish I was more happy
E A
If I was a little smarter
E A
If I worked a little harder
E A
But emotions in the brain
E A
They'll always be the same
E A
It's just chemicals and blob
E A
And what you've got is what you've got
E A
And you just apply it
E A
To whatever's passing by it
[Bells]
E A E A
(x2)
[Verse]
E A E A
Just like the guitar pick that I could not keep in my grip
E A E A
It's like all the love I lose 'cos I could never fill the shoes
E A
But it's just because I have no feet
E A E A
And then I think every minute of every day I have a choice
E A E A
To wish things could be better or be glad things aren't be worse
E A E A
And maybe every minute of every day we have the choice
E A E A
To say, "Things could be better," or to say, "Things could be worse."
[Chorus]
E A
And I think if life exists
E A
It's probably like this
E A
But it's hard to get too bored
E A
When you pick the right two chords
E A
And you keep on strumming
E A
As if you don't know what's coming
E A
And it seems that's just the way
E A
It's all easier said that done
E A
And it's not even easy to say
[Bells]
E A E A
(x2)
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE)
A really nice (and easy to play) tune off 'Em Are I. Using a really basic
fingerpicking
and the chord shapes E and A.
Fingerpicking key=
p-thumb
i-index
m-middle
a-ring
c-pinky
Listen to song for speed and rhythm.
E A E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------2--0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----1-----------2-----0h1------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-----0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
p m p i p m m i
i
Repeat this riff throughout the song
I think if life exists
It's probably like this
I had a common goal
I caught a common cold
I said when I get healthy
I won't take it for granted
And I really thought I meant it but I knew when I got better that I'd probably forget it
Feeling fine wasn’t worth a mention
So I didn’t pay attention
And it seems that’s just the way
Its all easier said that done
And it's not even easy to say
And when I get back home
I'll see what's left before I'd gone
A thousand sheets of paper
I'll see what they are later
And then I've gotta roam
And back and forth I've flown
And when I get back home I'll see what's left before I've gone
Two thousand sheets of paper
I'll see what they are later
Well it’s hard to get too bored
When you pick the right two chords
And you keep on strumming
As if you don’t know what’s coming
Now I don’t have a girlfriend and I wish I was more happy
Now I have a girlfriend and I wish I was more happy
Now I have two girlfriends and I wish I was more happy
Now I have four girlfriends and I wish I was more happy
And when I'm in an airplane
I close my eyes and pretend
That it’s a rocket pointed straight down
Shooting at the earth again
Now I am more happy and I wish I was more happy
If I was a little smarter
If I worked a little harder
But emotions in the brain
They'll always be the same
It's just chemicals and blob
And what you've got is what you've got
And you just apply it to whatever's passing by it
Just like the guitar pick that I could not keep in my grip
It's like all the love I lose 'cos I could never fill the shoes
But it's just because I have no feet
And then I think every minute of every day I have a choice
To wish things could be better or be glad things aren't be worse
And maybe every minute of every day we have the choice
To say, "Things could be better," or to say, "Things could be worse."
And I think if life exists
It's probably like this
But it’s hard to get too bored
When you pick the right two chords
And you keep on strumming
As if you don’t know what's coming
And it seems that’s just the way
It's all easier said that done
And it's not even easy to say
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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