Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: D MajorD
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
F# minorF#m D MajorD A augmentedA
G+G B minorBm
Bm A augmentedA G+G
B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
Verse:
A augmentedA
He's got a big gold ring
B minorBm F# minorF#m
Which says "Jesus Saves"
A augmentedA
And it's dented from the punch
B minorBm F# minorF#m
Thrown at work that day
A augmentedA
Where he smashed a metal locker
B minorBm F# minorF#m
Where he kept his things
A augmentedA
After the big boss said
B minorBm F# minorF#m
“You'd best be on your way”
Chorus:
E MajorE E/B D MajorD E MajorE E/B D MajorD
Oh yeah, So this life is sacrifice
E MajorE E/B D MajorD E MajorE E/B D MajorD
Oh yeah, Jumping trains just to survive
Verse:
A augmentedA
Well his wife and kids' asleep
B minorBm F# minorF#m
But he's still awake
A augmentedA
On his brain weighs the curse
B minorBm F# minorF#m
Of thirty bills unpaid
A augmentedA
Gets up, lights a cigarette
B minorBm F# minorF#m
He's grown to hate
A augmentedA
Thinkin if he can't sleep
B minorBm F# minorF#m
How will he ever dream
Chorus:
E MajorE E/B D MajorD E MajorE E/B D MajorD
Yeah, so this life is sacrifice
E MajorE E/B D MajorD E MajorE E/B D MajorD
Oh yeah, to a stranger's bottom line
E MajorE E/B D MajorD E MajorE
Oh yeah, I've seen the light
Bridge:
D MajorD B minorBm F# minorF#m
Ohh ohh ohhh Ohh ohh ohhhh
D MajorD E MajorE
I'm scared of life, near to death
D MajorD B minorBm F# minorF#m
Ohh ohh ohhh Ohh ohh ohhhh
D MajorD E MajorE
I've seen the light, scared of life
Interlude:
F# minorF#m D MajorD A augmentedA
G+G B minorBm
Bm A augmentedA G+G
B minorBm A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA G+G
Outro:
E MajorE E/B D MajorD E MajorE E/B D MajorD
Yeah, so this life is sacrifice
E MajorE E/B D MajorD E MajorE E/B D MajorD
Oh yeah, was a dream that had to die
E MajorE E/B D MajorD E MajorE
Oh yeah, I've seen the light
D MajorD B minorBm F# minorF#m
Ohh ohh ohhh Ohh ohh ohhhh
D MajorD E MajorE
I'm scared of life, near to death
D MajorD B minorBm F# minorF#m
Ohh ohh ohhh Ohh ohh ohhhh
D MajorD E MajorE
I've seen the light, scared of life
D MajorD B minorBm F# minorF#m
Ohh ohh ohhh Ohh ohh ohhhh
D MajorD
And I'm near to death
E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE
Here to die, scared of life
D MajorD E MajorE
Near to death, here to die
D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD
Scared of life