Love Of My Life Chords

Key: A Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: A C#m F#m Verse 1: A C#m F#m E The love of my life is in a hotel in Michigan D E Riding the elevator down to reception A C#m F#m E To ask the nice lady at the front desk D E If she would put a bandaid on the back of his head Pre-Chorus: C#m E7 She wouldn't, so he just threw his shit in the car F#m A7 Grabbed a couple bottles from the minibar A C# F#m E7 Trying to make light conversation with the wannabes D F#m Trying to watch the opener hiding in the gallery

Chorus: F#m D A E What if I got what I wanted? F#m D A E What if I was who I wanna be? F#m D A E What if I got what I wanted? F#m D E What if I knew how to be? Verse 2: A C#m F#m E The love of my life wants to grow up funny-looking D E Travel the world and raise some good-for-nothing kids A C#m F#m E In an old red house by the river D E And die ignoring a black spot on his liver Pre-Chorus: C#m E7 But he's drunk at the venue, stumbling through the encore F#m A7 Talking up a blue streak, smoking by the stage door A C# F#m E7 Calling me before he falls asleep, doesn't think I'd last a D Week out there, that's fair but Chorus: F#m D A E What if I got what I wanted? F#m D A E What if I was who I wanna be? F#m D A E What if I got what I wanted? F#m D E What if I knew how to be? [Instrumental] F#m D A E F#m D A E F#m D A E F#m D E Refrain: A C#m F#m E Now he's making the bed like a Vietnam vet D E But it's not God and country, it's his mom in his head Pre-Chorus: C#m E7 And he's reading out loud from "Walk Two Moons" F#m A7 Feeling all proud 'cause he taught me to A C# F#m E7 Play that guitar collecting dust in the corner D F#m And open up a beer bottle with a quarter Chorus: F#m D A E And what if I got what I wanted? F#m D A E What if I was who I wanna be? F#m D A E What if I got what I wanted? F#m D E In love with the person who's in love with me? Outro: F#m D Aaug E F#m D Aaug E F#m D Aaug E F#m D E