B-Side of Life Timbuk 3 (from "Edge of Allegiance", 1989) (intro) F (x4) (bass line F F C-D-F) (verse) F Bb F Who am I? Do you recognize me? Bb F Eb F Of course you don't. I'm nobody. F Bb F I have no money. I have no name. Bb F Eb F I tear the tickets at the hall of fame. (chorus) Bb F C F I buy my dinner at the seven-eleven Eat it in the kitchen while I watch TV I like my free time and I love my wife Bb F C Bb You'll find my number on the B-side of life (verse) F Bb F Once I got lucky. I had a band Bb F Eb F We had a song it got to number 3 F Bb F Made lots of money. Made lots of friends Bb F Eb F Had lots of pretty people hangin' 'round me F Bb F Now all I want is a place to hide Bb F Eb F To feel safe from the chaos outside F Bb F A cold refrigerator, a warm bed Bb F Eb F A place where no one will stick a gun to my head (chorus) Bb F C F I buy my dinner at the seven-eleven Eat it in the kitchen while I watch TV I like my free time and I love my wife Bb F C Bb We're happy living on the B-side of life (bridge) Eb Fsus4 F We had a key to the city Eb Dm But the rooms it did unlock Gm Dm Were full of over-priced portraits Bb Am7 C Engaged in cheap small talk (verse) F Bb F So turn out the lights, turn up the radio Bb F Eb F Don't know the singer but I love that song F Bb F I know that I'm no Baryshnikov baby Bb F Eb F But I wanna dance with you all night long (verse no lyrics - Oooh oooh etc...) F Bb F Bb F Eb F (x2) (chorus) Bb F C F I'll buy you dinner at the seven-eleven Eat it in the kitchen while we watch TV Tonight's my birthday. Let's have a party Bb F C Bb F I'm thirty with a bullet from the B-side of life -------------------------------------------------------- Note: If you don't like playing all of these barre chords, you can transpose it down a half step. verse: E A E A E D E chorus: A E B E (x3) A E B A bridge: D Esus4 E D C#m F#m C#m A Abm7 B
