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Intro:
B A A A
E B A E E
Verse 1:
B A E E
Here lives a pocket full of life with no solution
B A E E
Take it for what it is, it's only drunken lies
B A E E
You should open up your mind, look to the future
B A E E
You could be waiting for the ship that sails you home, I'm going home
Instrumental:
B A E E
B A E E
Verse 2:
B A E E
What would you give me for the songs that I've been singing
B A E E
How could you ever say that you've got more than me?
B A E E
Mick says that he can never get no satisfaction
B A E E
These days I think I know exactly what he means, what does he mean?
Instrumental:
G A E E
G A E E
Chorus:
Bm Fm G D
You won't get, you don't get what you need
D A
Life is a strange thing
Bm Fm G
You won't get, you don't get what you need
D A E E
Life is a strange thing now
Instrumental:
E E B A
A A A B
A A E D
Verse 3:
B A E E
Here lives a pocket full of life with no solution
B A E E
Take it for what it is, it's only drunken lies
B A E E
You should open up your mind, look to the future
B A E E
You could be waiting for the ship that sails you home, I'm going home
Instrumental:
G A E E
G A E E
Bm F#m G D
A E Bm F#m
G D A
Chorus:
Bm F#m G
You won't get, you don't get what you need
D A
Life is a strange thing
Bm F#m G
You won't get, you don't get what you need
D A E E
Life is a strange thing now
Outro:
E E E B
A A E E
Em B A A
A Em E Em
Am Am
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Last Updated: February 3, 2026