The Life You Chose Chords by Jason Isbell
Tempo:
104.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [C#m] [G]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[G] [D] Who are you if not the one [A] I met [G] [D] July night before the town [A] went well
[D] Jack and Coke in your [A] mama's car You were [G] reading the bell, [D] darlin'
[A]
[G] [D] Where are you if you're not on [A] your own [G] [D] Always lonely, never quite [A] alone
[G] [D] Where's Jesus that you swore [A] you'd find After [G] running the [D] last line
[A] [G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you
Are [G] you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I [A] did [G] back then
[Bm] But I guess I [A] never did, [G] did I?
I
[Bm] [A]
[G] [D] got lucky when I finished [A] school [G] [D] Lost three fingers to a [A] faulty tool
[G] [D] Settled out of court, I'm [A] no one's fool [G] Probably [D] knew plenty [A] [Bm] [D] left to make a [A] getaway
[G] Spending [D] up nights in the [A] bluegrass state [G] We could [D] go somewhere where people stay [A] up late
Live [G] somewhere [D] new
[A] [G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you
[G] Are you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I did [G] back then But [Bm] I guess I [A] never did, [G] did I?
Here [Bm] I [A]
[Em] am [A] inviting you [D] To throw your life [G] away
[Em] Victim of [A] nostalgia, [G] may [D] we change the way
[Em] Just tonight [A] I realize I [D] am still in your [G] backseat
[Em] Nothing [A] I've had since has meant [D] a thing to [A] me
[G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you
Are [G] you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I [A] did [G] back then But [Bm] I guess I [A] never did, [G] did I?
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A] [G]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[G] [D] Who are you if not the one [A] I met [G] [D] July night before the town [A] went well
[D] Jack and Coke in your [A] mama's car You were [G] reading the bell, [D] darlin'
[A]
[G] [D] Where are you if you're not on [A] your own [G] [D] Always lonely, never quite [A] alone
[G] [D] Where's Jesus that you swore [A] you'd find After [G] running the [D] last line
[A] [G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you
Are [G] you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I [A] did [G] back then
[Bm] But I guess I [A] never did, [G] did I?
I
[Bm] [A]
[G] [D] got lucky when I finished [A] school [G] [D] Lost three fingers to a [A] faulty tool
[G] [D] Settled out of court, I'm [A] no one's fool [G] Probably [D] knew plenty [A] [Bm] [D] left to make a [A] getaway
[G] Spending [D] up nights in the [A] bluegrass state [G] We could [D] go somewhere where people stay [A] up late
Live [G] somewhere [D] new
[A] [G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you
[G] Are you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I did [G] back then But [Bm] I guess I [A] never did, [G] did I?
Here [Bm] I [A]
[Em] am [A] inviting you [D] To throw your life [G] away
[Em] Victim of [A] nostalgia, [G] may [D] we change the way
[Em] Just tonight [A] I realize I [D] am still in your [G] backseat
[Em] Nothing [A] I've had since has meant [D] a thing to [A] me
[G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you
Are [G] you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I [A] did [G] back then But [Bm] I guess I [A] never did, [G] did I?
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A] [G]
Key:
A
G
D
Bm
Em
A
G
D
_ [D] _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] [D] Who are you if not the one [A] I met _ _ [G] [D] July night before the town [A] went well
_ [D] Jack and Coke in your [A] mama's car You were [G] reading the bell, [D] darlin'
[A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Where are you if you're not on [A] your own _ [G] _ [D] Always lonely, never quite [A] alone
_ _ [G] _ [D] Where's Jesus that you swore [A] you'd find After [G] running the [D] last line _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you _
Are _ _ _ [G] you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I [A] did [G] back then _ _
[Bm] _ But I guess I [A] never did, _ _ _ _ _ [G] did I?
I _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] got lucky when I finished [A] school _ _ [G] _ [D] Lost three fingers to a [A] faulty tool
_ _ [G] _ [D] Settled out of court, I'm [A] no one's fool [G] Probably [D] knew plenty [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ left to make a [A] getaway
_ [G] Spending [D] up nights in the [A] bluegrass state [G] We could [D] go somewhere where people stay [A] up late
Live [G] somewhere [D] new _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you _
_ _ _ _ [G] Are you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I did [G] back then But [Bm] _ _ I guess I [A] never did, _ _ _ _ _ [G] did I?
Here _ [Bm] _ I [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ am [A] inviting you [D] To throw your life [G] away
_ _ [Em] _ Victim of [A] nostalgia, [G] may [D] we change the way
_ _ _ [Em] Just tonight [A] I realize I [D] am still in your [G] _ backseat
_ [Em] Nothing [A] I've had since has meant [D] a thing to [A] me
_ _ _ [G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you _
Are _ _ _ [G] you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I [A] did [G] back then But [Bm] _ I guess I [A] never did, _ _ _ _ [G] did I? _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] [D] Who are you if not the one [A] I met _ _ [G] [D] July night before the town [A] went well
_ [D] Jack and Coke in your [A] mama's car You were [G] reading the bell, [D] darlin'
[A] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Where are you if you're not on [A] your own _ [G] _ [D] Always lonely, never quite [A] alone
_ _ [G] _ [D] Where's Jesus that you swore [A] you'd find After [G] running the [D] last line _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you _
Are _ _ _ [G] you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I [A] did [G] back then _ _
[Bm] _ But I guess I [A] never did, _ _ _ _ _ [G] did I?
I _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] got lucky when I finished [A] school _ _ [G] _ [D] Lost three fingers to a [A] faulty tool
_ _ [G] _ [D] Settled out of court, I'm [A] no one's fool [G] Probably [D] knew plenty [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ left to make a [A] getaway
_ [G] Spending [D] up nights in the [A] bluegrass state [G] We could [D] go somewhere where people stay [A] up late
Live [G] somewhere [D] new _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you _
_ _ _ _ [G] Are you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I did [G] back then But [Bm] _ _ I guess I [A] never did, _ _ _ _ _ [G] did I?
Here _ [Bm] _ I [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ am [A] inviting you [D] To throw your life [G] away
_ _ [Em] _ Victim of [A] nostalgia, [G] may [D] we change the way
_ _ _ [Em] Just tonight [A] I realize I [D] am still in your [G] _ backseat
_ [Em] Nothing [A] I've had since has meant [D] a thing to [A] me
_ _ _ [G] Are you living the life you [Bm] chose Are you living the life that [A] chose you _
Are _ _ _ [G] you taking the grown-up [Bm] dose Feeling with a man who [A] knows you
Like I thought [D] I [A] did [G] back then But [Bm] _ I guess I [A] never did, _ _ _ _ [G] did I? _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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