This is one of the first songs based on chords that I mastered. Any song based purely on an acoustic guitar is a treat to me! Hope you like it too!
Chords: G Em Cadd9 D C
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Intro (The Screw-Up)
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Verse 1 (Play 4 times, twice without vocals, twice with verse)
G G Cadd9 D
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1. -
2. -
3. Another turning point a fork stuck in the road
4. Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
Play twice:
Em D C G
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1. So make the best of this test and don't ask why
2. It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
Play once:
Em G Em G
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1. It's something unpredictable but in the end it's right, ...
Em D
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... I hope you had the time of your ...
--Strumming section--
Strum with the rhythm. Strum the top 3 strings a few times, then the bottom 3 a few times for each chord.
G G Cadd9 D
... Life
G G Cadd9 D
G G Cadd9 D
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind.
G G Cadd9 D
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time.
Em D C G
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial.
Em D C G
Through what its worth it was worth all the while
Em G Em G
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life
Now a bridge starts, with the violin.
G G Cadd9 D (4 times)
Em D C G (2 times)
Em G Em G
It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right
Em D G
I hope you had the time of your life
G Cadd9 D
G G Cadd9 D
Now, the ending...
Em G Em G
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1. It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right, ...
Em D
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1. I hope you had the time of your ...
G G Cadd9 D
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1. ... life.
Start off slowly and get even slower...
G G Cadd9 D G
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