Written by Melinda Schneider/Vanessa Corish/Paul Begaud Intro Chords: A5 F#5 E5 D5 A5 I was born in '71 F#5 Policeman dad and a yodelling mum E5 Got no brother sister ties D5 I'm an only child A5 Nana sang to me on the swing F#5 Made me laugh with her tickling E5 Took the stage at the age of 3 D5 It was mum and me E5 I remember when I would fall asleep D5 A5 Under mum's fur coat backstage E5 How the sound of her voice would comfort me D5 A5 And I guess that nothing's changed F#5 D5 So here I am before you now A5 E5 Still trying to get it right F#5 D5 F#5 E5 A5 That's the story that's the story of my life A5 17 I was fashion queen F#5 It was great lycra tights were in E5 I would sew for half the night D5 Just to look right A5 Met a man he was everything F#5 Broke my heart I was 20 then E5 Had to learn how to be strong D5 How to move on E5 I remember when I cried all night D5 A5 When my dog Rhoda died E5 And at 15 when I lost my Nan D5 A5 She said God was by her side F#5 D5 So here I am before you now A5 E5 Still trying to get it right F#5 D5 F#5 E5 That's the story that's the story of my life F#5 D5 F#5 E5 Ooooh oh yeah that's the story of my life F#5 D5 F#5 E5 Oooooooh Ooooooh yeah yeah E5 I remember the way he looked at me D5 A5 When I walked on down the aisle E5 And how I cried those happy tears D5 A5 when I became his wife F#5 D5 And yet here I am before you now A5 E5 Still trying to get it right F#5 D5 F#5 E5 That's the story that's the story of my life F#5 D5 F#5 E5 A5 That's the story that's the story of my life A5 I was born in 71 F#5 Policeman dad and a yodelling mum E5 I am proud of where I'm from D5 And who I've become
