The Good Life - Album of The Year This is my first shot at this song but I think it is pretty close. This is the B Chord he uses in the song e---0--- b---3--- g---0--- d---0--- a---2--- E------- Intro e--------------------------------------------------- b---1--------------1-------------------------------- g---2--------------2-------------------------------- x4 d---2--------------2-------------------------------- a---0--------2-----0---------2---------------------- E---------3---------------3------------------------- just listen for the correct rhythm Verse: Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 intro x 2 The first time that I met her I was throwing up in the ladies room stall Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 Am9 She asked me if I needed anything; I said, "I think I spilled my drink" Gadd9 And that's how it started (or so I'd like to believe)... intro x 2 Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 intro x 2 She took me to her mother's house outside of town where the stars hang down Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 Am9 She said she'd never seen someone so lost, I said I'd never felt so found Gadd9 D and then I kissed her on the cheek... and so she kissed me on the mouth intro x 2 Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 intro x 2 The spring was poppin' daises up 'round rusted trunks and busted lawn chairs Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 Am9 We moved into a studio in Council Bluffs to save a couple bucks Gadd9 Where the mice came out at night, neighbors were screaming all the time intro x 2 Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 intro x 2 We'd make love in the afternoons to Chelsea Girls and Bachelor No. 2 Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 Am9 I'd play for her some songs I wrote, she'd joke and say I'm shooting through the roof Gadd9 I'd say, "They're all for you, dear, I'll write the album of the year." intro x 2 Chorus: Dm9 Gadd9 And I know she loved me then, I swear to God she did C B Am9 Gadd9 It was the way she'd bite my lower lip and push her hips against my hips F Gadd9 and dig her nails so deep into my skin. intro x 4 Breakdown: Intro x 2 The first time that I met her I was convinced I had finally found the one A min She was convinced I was under the influence of all those drunken romantics Gadd9 I was reading Fante at the the time - I had bukowski on the mind Intro x 2 Verse: Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 intro x 2 She got a job at Jacob's serving cocktails to the local drunks Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 Am9 Against her will. I fit the the bill: I perched down at the end of the bar Gadd9 intro x 2 She Said, "Space is not just a place for stars- I gave you an inch, you want a house with a yard Chorus: Dm9 Gadd9 And I know she loved me once, but those days are done C B Am9 Gadd9 She used to call me everyday from a pay phone on her break for lunch F Gadd9 just to say she can't wait to come home Bridge: C G7 Am9 F C G7 intro x 4 Verse: Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 intro x 2 The last time that I saw her she was picking through which records were hers Dm9 Gadd9 C G7 Am9 Her clothes were packed in boxes, with some pots and pans and books and a toaster Gadd9 Just then a mouse scurried across the floor Outro: C we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt G7 we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt Am9 we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt F we just started laughing 'til it didn't hurt
