A Lifetime Chords by Better Than Ezra
Tempo:
160 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
C
Em
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [G] I woke [C] up 8 a.m. [G] graduation day
[C] Gotten to a car crashed along [G] the way
And [Am] we arrived [C] late to the way [G] stole the unwanted
Left away [C] and drove to the beach cuz I knew you'd want it [G] that way
[Dm] And you were standing on the hood of [Em] the car
[Am] Saying out loud [G] when the Sun came [F] up and I know I wasn't [C] right but it felt [G] so good
And [F] your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she would
[F] And that REM song [C] was playing in [G] my mind [Dm] in three and a half minutes
[Em] [F]
[G] Felt like a [F] lifetime
[C] Felt [G]
[Em] like a [F] lifetime
[C] [G]
And you move [F] like [C] water, [G] yeah
I'm drowning [F] in [C] you
[G]
And I felt [F] so deep [C] once, [G] yeah
So you pulled [F] me through
[C] [G]
You tell [Dm] me no one is allowed to be so [Em] proud
[F] We never reach out [G] when they're giving up [F] and I know I wasn't [C] right but it felt [G] so good
[Em] [F] And your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she would
[Em] [F] And that REM song [C] was playing [G] in my mind in [Dm] three and a half [Am] [Em] minutes
[F]
[G] Felt [Em] like a lifetime
Are [F]
[G] [Am]
you standing [F] in my life?
[G] I couldn't [Am] hear you [G] again
[F] It's all been written
[D] [C] [G] Are you standing [F] in my life?
[G] When I got [C] home, heard the phone, your [G] parents had arrived
[C] You know your dad said it's your, your mom just smiled [G] and sighed
[F] But they [Am] left soon [G] and I went to my room
And played that disc that you'd given me
You [F] know I shut [C] my eyes, I swear I could hear [G] them say
[Dm] You were standing on the hood of [Em] the car
[F] Singing out loud [G] when the sun came up
[F] And I know I wasn't [C] right but it felt [G] so good
[Em] And [F] your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she would
And [E] [F] that REM song [C] was playing in [G] my mind in [Dm] three and a half [Em] minutes
[F]
Three [G] [Dm]
and a [Em] half [F]
minutes
[G] Felt like a lifetime
[C] Gotten to a car crashed along [G] the way
And [Am] we arrived [C] late to the way [G] stole the unwanted
Left away [C] and drove to the beach cuz I knew you'd want it [G] that way
[Dm] And you were standing on the hood of [Em] the car
[Am] Saying out loud [G] when the Sun came [F] up and I know I wasn't [C] right but it felt [G] so good
And [F] your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she would
[F] And that REM song [C] was playing in [G] my mind [Dm] in three and a half minutes
[Em] [F]
[G] Felt like a [F] lifetime
[C] Felt [G]
[Em] like a [F] lifetime
[C] [G]
And you move [F] like [C] water, [G] yeah
I'm drowning [F] in [C] you
[G]
And I felt [F] so deep [C] once, [G] yeah
So you pulled [F] me through
[C] [G]
You tell [Dm] me no one is allowed to be so [Em] proud
[F] We never reach out [G] when they're giving up [F] and I know I wasn't [C] right but it felt [G] so good
[Em] [F] And your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she would
[Em] [F] And that REM song [C] was playing [G] in my mind in [Dm] three and a half [Am] [Em] minutes
[F]
[G] Felt [Em] like a lifetime
Are [F]
[G] [Am]
you standing [F] in my life?
[G] I couldn't [Am] hear you [G] again
[F] It's all been written
[D] [C] [G] Are you standing [F] in my life?
[G] When I got [C] home, heard the phone, your [G] parents had arrived
[C] You know your dad said it's your, your mom just smiled [G] and sighed
[F] But they [Am] left soon [G] and I went to my room
And played that disc that you'd given me
You [F] know I shut [C] my eyes, I swear I could hear [G] them say
[Dm] You were standing on the hood of [Em] the car
[F] Singing out loud [G] when the sun came up
[F] And I know I wasn't [C] right but it felt [G] so good
[Em] And [F] your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she would
And [E] [F] that REM song [C] was playing in [G] my mind in [Dm] three and a half [Em] minutes
[F]
Three [G] [Dm]
and a [Em] half [F]
minutes
[G] Felt like a lifetime
Key:
G
F
C
Em
Dm
G
F
C
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] I woke [C] up 8 a.m. [G] _ graduation day
_ _ _ [C] Gotten to a car crashed along [G] the way
_ And _ _ [Am] we arrived [C] late to the way [G] stole the unwanted
Left away [C] and drove to the beach cuz I knew you'd want it [G] that way
_ _ _ _ [Dm] And you were standing on the hood of [Em] the car
[Am] Saying out loud [G] when the Sun came [F] up and I know I wasn't [C] right but it felt [G] so _ good
_ _ And [F] your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she _ would
_ _ _ [F] And that REM song [C] was playing in [G] my mind _ _ _ _ [Dm] in three and a half _ minutes
[Em] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] Felt like a [F] lifetime _ _
_ [C] Felt _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] like a [F] lifetime _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ And you move [F] like _ _ [C] water, _ _ [G] yeah _ _
_ I'm drowning [F] in _ [C] you
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ And I felt [F] so deep _ [C] once, _ [G] yeah _ _
_ So you pulled [F] me through _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
You _ _ tell [Dm] me no one is allowed to be so [Em] proud
[F] We never reach out [G] when they're giving up [F] and I know I wasn't _ [C] right but it felt [G] so _ _ good
_ [Em] _ [F] And your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she _ would
_ _ [Em] _ [F] And that REM song [C] was playing [G] in my mind _ _ _ in [Dm] three and a half _ [Am] _ [Em] minutes
[F] _ _ _
_ [G] Felt [Em] like a _ lifetime
Are _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
you standing [F] in my _ _ life?
[G] I couldn't [Am] hear you _ [G] again
[F] It's all been written _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] Are you standing [F] in my life?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ When I got [C] home, heard the phone, your [G] parents had arrived
_ _ [C] You know your dad said it's your, your mom just smiled [G] and _ _ sighed
_ _ [F] But they [Am] left soon [G] and I went to my room
And played that disc that you'd given me
You [F] know I shut [C] my eyes, I swear I could hear [G] them _ _ _ say
_ _ [Dm] You were standing on the hood of [Em] the car
[F] Singing out loud [G] when the sun came up
[F] And I know I wasn't [C] right but it felt [G] so _ _ good
[Em] _ And [F] your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she _ would
And [E] _ [F] that REM song [C] was playing in [G] my _ mind _ in _ [Dm] three and a half _ _ [Em] minutes
[F] _ _
Three [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
and a [Em] half _ [F] _ _
minutes
[G] Felt like a lifetime _ _
_ _ _ [C] Gotten to a car crashed along [G] the way
_ And _ _ [Am] we arrived [C] late to the way [G] stole the unwanted
Left away [C] and drove to the beach cuz I knew you'd want it [G] that way
_ _ _ _ [Dm] And you were standing on the hood of [Em] the car
[Am] Saying out loud [G] when the Sun came [F] up and I know I wasn't [C] right but it felt [G] so _ good
_ _ And [F] your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she _ would
_ _ _ [F] And that REM song [C] was playing in [G] my mind _ _ _ _ [Dm] in three and a half _ minutes
[Em] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] Felt like a [F] lifetime _ _
_ [C] Felt _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] like a [F] lifetime _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ And you move [F] like _ _ [C] water, _ _ [G] yeah _ _
_ I'm drowning [F] in _ [C] you
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ And I felt [F] so deep _ [C] once, _ [G] yeah _ _
_ So you pulled [F] me through _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
You _ _ tell [Dm] me no one is allowed to be so [Em] proud
[F] We never reach out [G] when they're giving up [F] and I know I wasn't _ [C] right but it felt [G] so _ _ good
_ [Em] _ [F] And your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she _ would
_ _ [Em] _ [F] And that REM song [C] was playing [G] in my mind _ _ _ in [Dm] three and a half _ [Am] _ [Em] minutes
[F] _ _ _
_ [G] Felt [Em] like a _ lifetime
Are _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
you standing [F] in my _ _ life?
[G] I couldn't [Am] hear you _ [G] again
[F] It's all been written _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] Are you standing [F] in my life?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ When I got [C] home, heard the phone, your [G] parents had arrived
_ _ [C] You know your dad said it's your, your mom just smiled [G] and _ _ sighed
_ _ [F] But they [Am] left soon [G] and I went to my room
And played that disc that you'd given me
You [F] know I shut [C] my eyes, I swear I could hear [G] them _ _ _ say
_ _ [Dm] You were standing on the hood of [Em] the car
[F] Singing out loud [G] when the sun came up
[F] And I know I wasn't [C] right but it felt [G] so _ _ good
[Em] _ And [F] your mother didn't [C] mind like I thought [G] she _ would
And [E] _ [F] that REM song [C] was playing in [G] my _ mind _ in _ [Dm] three and a half _ _ [Em] minutes
[F] _ _
Three [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
and a [Em] half _ [F] _ _
minutes
[G] Felt like a lifetime _ _