Chords with lyrics
Intro:
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Verse:
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She said I’ve got two kids and a grave plot
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Right next to my day job
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And my husbands grave is parallel to mine
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And when we die we’ll go to heaven
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Cause we spent our whole lives beggin’
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For mercy from some old man in the sky
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I said well doesn’t that seem silly
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When theres so much left to see and do
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Don’t get me wrong just be yourself
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But darlin’ bet if I were you
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I'd go on cut my loses
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Burn the bills, say fuck the bosses
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And live a life adventurous and new
Bridge:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb FF
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb G minorGm FF Bb majorBb
Verse:
Bb majorBb
Well I met a college student
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At the library last week
Bb majorBb FF
Eating adderall and crammin’ for a test
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He said I’m sorry but I can’t talk right now
Eb MajorEb
If I don’t get a 4.0
G minorGm FF Bb majorBb
I’ll never get a good job like my dad
Bb majorBb
I said don’t work for your entire life
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Just to save up for a coffin
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Don’t put too much stake in your grades and rank
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Just realize and remember
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There’s other places to travel to
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Then your job, the supermarket and the bank
Chorus:
G minorGm
Don’t waste your best years
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Just livin’ for somebody else
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Don’t waste your best years
FF
Just hidden behind a desk
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Don’t waste your best years
Eb MajorEb
They’re the only ones you’ll ever get
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So why not play life closer to the chest
Outro:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb FF
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb G minorGm FF Bb majorBb