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Life In Jail
Islands
Text File
Tabbed by Scott Melendez
Intro I
A D Bm
You sure you want to spend your life in jail?
A D Bm
How you gonna spend your life in jail?
D/F# A
I was on my way
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Verse I
D, Bm, G, A x2
D Bm G A
First break the skin, next open the wound.
D Bm G A
Now force your fingers in, and here's what you do:
D Bm G A
Climb inside the vein and have some heart
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Intro II
A D Bm
You said "I want to spend my life in jail"
A D Bm
Why do you want to spend your life in jail?
D/F# A
"I've lost my way"
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Verse II (same as Verse I)
"Pour concrete on me delicately, baby
so I can live my sedimental life sedentarily," all life
"I could just sit here for hours and watch TV," worthlessly
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Intro III (same as previous)
So that's why you choose to spend your life in jail?
Who would choose to spend their life in jail?
You've lost your way
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Interlude I-(upbeat)
This part is hard to do as one person If you want to just play with the song strum back
forth between:
D and A
or
Guitar I
D----------------------------------------2-----------------------5-4-2---|
A---5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-2--5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-------------------------------5-|x?
E--------------------------------------------5-5--12/5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
Guitar II comes in about halfway through
D---------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------4-5-7-----4-5-7--|
E-2-3-4-5-5-2-3-4-5--12/5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
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Verse III(same as before)
D Bm G
"blow my money on my favorite company
A
they can blow holes in my ozone
D
so pour that propane on my clothes
Bm G
I like it when my skin glows
A
besides there's nothing to live for"
D Bm G A
unless you live a little more like you're going to die
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Interlude II/Bridge (upbeat)
D, A x 1
D
so what the fuck are you going to do?
they robbed your life from you
A (pause)
tell them you want to get it back
A
if you do, I've got your back
D
yes it's something worth defending
so throw caution to the wind
A(pause)
and other platitudes
A
that were written just for you
D
take a shit in their swimming pool
let them chase you if you do
A
finally something is happening to you
D
put an axe through the TV
blow up your radio,
A
though you can't see them now
you'll hear birds singing in your soul
D
sneak your way past the gates in a hard heart shape
A
if you're gonna be a shark you better learn to stay awake
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Outro
Walk Up: D/F#, G, G#,A, A#, Bm
D Bm A G
Ba, Ba, Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba.....X3
D Bm A G
Why you wanna spend your life in jail?
End on D
....I think that's about it! This is my favorite song off Arm's Way. Has a great build up! Enjoy!