Life Imitates Art chords by The Lowest Of The Low

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--0--2--4--2--0--2--|
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|


Verse 1:
G+G      A minorAm  C majorC         G+G
Hey, sad and blue, what are you gonna do?
G+G       A minorAm    C majorC          D MajorD
Blow yourself away, or tie up your own left shoe?
         G+G       A minorAm
And walk out the door, ready to roar
C majorC           G+G
Check your guns at the door
     G+G          A minorAm
There's a man that you should see
 C majorC       D MajorD           A minorAm
A augmentedA Generation X Bukowski who knows about life

Chorus:
  E minorEm   A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
The life imitating art
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD


Verse 2:
    G+G     A minorAm     C majorC       G+G
Well, I saw him today hanging out at the old Railway
    G+G          A minorAm    C majorC            D MajorD
Chasing ghosts and drinking armour, a price he's always had to pay
    G+G        A minorAm          C majorC          G+G
And we all felt pretty stunned, watching him hitch out on Highway One
   G+G        A minorAm       C majorC           D MajorD
A augmentedA guitar against his elbow, knowing more than they'll ever know


Chorus:
      A minorAm    E minorEm   A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
Know about life, the life imitating art
          A minorAm  E minorEm   A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
Ah, you hear about life, life imitating art


Bridge:
Bb majorBb A minorAm C majorC   G+G  D MajorD     B minorBm   E minorEm
Oh-oh, pills and crowns and nervous breakdowns
Bb majorBb A minorAm C majorC   D MajorD     B minorBm    E minorEm
Oh-oh, Why so few will crawl with you
Bb majorBb A minorAm  C majorC   G+G D MajorD   B minorBm     E minorEm
Oh-oh, I can't remember who first said this but,
Bb majorBb  A minorAm   D MajorD
"Ignorance is bliss!"

Verse 3:
    G+G    A minorAm  C majorC        G+G
When I go on patrol, drinking Tequila Gold
    G+G         A minorAm     C majorC           D MajorD
Broken hearts and burning bridges, a lumber-jacket for the cold
        G+G      A minorAm
And a kiss from you, hand in glove
    C majorC        G+G
Do you feel like making love?
     G+G         A minorAm    C majorC           D MajorD
There's a blanket out in the garage, a ghetto-blaster full of stars


Chorus:
    A minorAm     E minorEm   A minorAm  E minorEm D MajorD
And I'm glad we've got nowhere to go
    A minorAm           E minorEm  A minorAm   E minorEm D MajorD
We can listen all night to the rain against my window
        A minorAm    E minorEm   A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
And think about life, the life imitating art
         A minorAm    E minorEm   A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
And drink to the life, the life imitating art


Bridge:
Bb majorBb A minorAm C majorC  G+G D MajorD      B minorBm   E minorEm
Oh-oh, All you needed was a little defence
Bb majorBb A minorAm  C majorC  D MajorD    B minorBm  E minorEm
Oh-oh, A augmentedA Polygram of common sense
Bb majorBb A minorAm C majorC    G+G  D MajorD      B minorBm     E minorEm
Oh-oh, Vincent Van Gogh with a gun at his temple
Bb majorBb A minorAm           D MajorD
Oh yeah, that's what that meant

Yea, what that meant


Verse 4:
  G+G         A minorAm
The twisted punch-line says
       C majorC           G+G
They'll understand you when you're dead
  G+G          A minorAm      C majorC       D MajorD
You say that you're not angry, just "savagely disappointed"
   G+G        A minorAm       C majorC         G+G
And I just want you to know, when you feel like letting go
     G+G          A minorAm    C majorC        D MajorD
There's a thousand souls like me taking shelter in your coat


Chorus:
       A minorAm    E minorEm   A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
To hear about life, the life imitating art
         A minorAm    E minorEm   A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
Ah, to hear about life, the life imitating art
                    A minorAm    E minorEm   A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
Should be collecting royalties for the life, the life imitating art
               A minorAm    E minorEm   A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD
You're part of the royalty of life, the life imitating art

Outro:
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm D MajorD