SHELF LIFE
SEVEN MARY THREE

CHORDS:

E B G A D

--0----------------3------------2--|
--0----------------3------2-----3--|
--1--------4-------0------2-----2--|
--2--------4-------0------2-----0--|
--2--------2-------2------0--------|
--0----------------3---------------|

Intro- Guitar part 1

E B - fill 1
G A
E B - fill 1
G A

E B - fill 1
Words keep falling from my mouth,
G A
Trying just to slow them down.
E B - fill 1
Keep on spilling around,
G A
Saying, "Why do you hurt me?"
E B - fill 1
And if anger is my gift,
G A
The only gift I'm fit to bring,
E B - fill 1
Then put me on your shelf,
G A
See the winter in me.

CHORUS

B A
If it's the only gift I'm fit to give,
B
Then put me on your shelf,
A
I don't want to live.

Guitar part 1 with solo fill in.

E B
What's in that suitcase?
G A -fill 2
A picture and a name.
E B
Brought here from someplace,
G A - fill 3
Not brought here to stay.
E B - fill 1
She picks up the pieces,
G A
Puts down the phone.
E B - fill 1 G A
Yes baby's not speaking to her angel anymore, no.

CHORUS

B A
If it's the only gift I'm fit to give,
B
Then put me on your shelf,
A
I don't want to live.
B A
If it's the only gift I'm fit to give,
B
Then put me on your shelf,


A B C D
I don't want to live, this way, this way, my love,
A B C D
This way, this way, my love.

Solo

A B C D
A B C D

E B
All of my actions
G A ( short quick strums )
Of no consequence of you.
E B G A
My love and affection just doesn't know what to do...


E B G
How can I love anyone else,
A
When I can't trust my...
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FILL 1:

----------------| The ^ means pull-ons ( hit the open stiring & w/ out
----------------| picking, finger the 2nd fret,
-0^2-0--0^2-0---| making it sound. )
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FILL 2:

--------------------------| Use pull-ons. ~ means slide down string.
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-----------12^14--12~-----|
------12^14---------------|
-12^14--------------------|
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FILL 3:

-----------------------| Do a pull-on using 2 frets
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--12^14^12^14^12^14----|
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