Awful, beautiful life

Intro
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     m   h (x2444x@1)m   m  p  m   mm  h (x2444x@1)
m = palm mute
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off


D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)            GI (320003@1)woke up early with a pounding in my head
          D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)  GI'd (320003@1)been out the night before with all my friends
D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)              GA (320003@1)little worried, kinda wondering what I did
          D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)            DI (xx0232@1)said, Lord please forgive me for my sins
    A (x02220@1)                            GMy (320003@1)wife wanted to kill me but she tried to save me first
A (x02220@1)                        G (320003@1)(walkdown)
You're goin' if I have to drag your butt to church
D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)       GI (320003@1)love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic
D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)A/E (002220@1)  DAwful, (xx0232@1)beautiful life

D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)        GI (320003@1)read the hymns and kinda sorta sang along
          D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)  GMade (320003@1)it through the Sunday sermon wide awake
D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)           GWe (320003@1)met the family for dinner at our home
            D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)                   DDrank (xx0232@1)some beer, watched the game and cooked some steak
A (x02220@1)                      GMy (320003@1)little brother had a big fight with his wife
     A (x02220@1)                    G (320003@1)(walkdown)
And our poor mother sat between em both all night
D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)       GI (320003@1)love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic
D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)A/E (002220@1)  DAwful, (xx0232@1)beautiful life


Instrumental: Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)A-G-D
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                      p.  p.  p....

Bm (x24432@1)                        F#mWe (244222@1)said a prayer for cousin Michael in Iraq
Bm (x24432@1)                        F#mWe're (244222@1)all aware that he may never make it back
Bm (x24432@1)                       F#mWe (244222@1)talked about the way we missed his stupid jokes
G (320003@1)        D/F# (200232@1)        Em7                AAnd (x02220@1)how he loved to be a soldier more than most


D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)              GI (320003@1)lay in bed that night and thought about the day
            D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)   GAnd (320003@1)how my life is like a roller-coaster ride
D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)             GThe (320003@1)ups and downs and crazy turns along the way
        D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)               DIt'll (xx0232@1)throw you off if you don't hold on tight
A (x02220@1)                       GYou (320003@1)can't really smile until you shed some tears
A (x02220@1)                     G(walkdown) (320003@1)I could die today or I might live on for years
D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)       GI (320003@1)love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic
D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)A/E (002220@1)  DAwful, (xx0232@1)beautiful life
D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)       GI (320003@1)love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic
D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)A/E (002220@1)  DAwful, (xx0232@1)beautiful life

Chords: (normal)
A (x02220@1) =   x02220
A/E =   002220
Bm  =   x24432(bar chord) or xx4432
D (xx0232@1) =   xx0232
D/F#=   200232(hold down bottom string with thumb)
Em7 =   020000
F#m =   244222(bar chord)
G (320003@1) =   320003


the walkdown is Bm , A, G, D/F#

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