#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Life Worth Livin' No Depression Uncle Tupelo transcribed: Marcus Winfree rmw5h@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu Am C G D Am C G D This song is sung for anyone that's listening Am C G D This song is for the broken-spirited man Am C G D This song is for anyone left standing Am C G D (pick D chord) After the strain of a slow sad end (5) --3---2---0 It seems everybody wants what someone else has And there's sorrow enough for all, just go in any bar and ask With a beer in each hand and a smile in between All around's a world grown mean (chorus) E C Well we've all had E C Our ups and downs E C E It's been mostly down around here (5) --0--0 H2--2--2 H3--3--3 P2--2--0 Am C G D Now this whole damn mess should be becoming quite clear G G/f# Em D Looks like we're all looking for a life worth livin' Am C G D That's why we drink ourselves to sleep G G/f# Em D We're all looking for a life worth livin' Am C G D That's why we pray for our souls to keep There's nothing left now but broken pieces Of one man's broken will to care And in the end before all is said and done How many others might follow him there (same chords as chorus) But midnight is coming round It's still mostly down around here Now this whole damn mess is becoming quite clear Looks like we're all looking for a life worth livin' That's why we drink ourselves to sleep We're all looking for a life worth livin' That's why we pray for our souls to keep
