What Am I Living For Chords by Mark Almond

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_ _ [G] _ _ Well I said to my [C] best friend, _ _ _ _ [G] can't you see _ what a mess I'm [C] in? _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] My daddy, he taught me to [C] drink whiskey, _ _ _ but [Am] my mama, she died from a [D] drinking game. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ My brother, he works [C] in a coal _ mine, _ _
_ [G] _ _ works so hard to get his [C] pay. _ _ _ _ _
[G] My sister, _ she believes in sweet [C] Lord Jesus, _ _ _ _ and [Am] she's waiting for redemption.
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_ _ _ [Bm] What am I living [Am] _
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_ _ [Bm] _ Why am I living?
[Am] Why am I giving all my life?
[F] Bring up a family, children and wife, [D] tell me my friend, hasn't that been [G] done before?
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I remember _ my [C] first job, _ _ _ _ I [G] was singing _ _ _ with [C] a band. _
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Every payday _ [C] came around, _ _ _ I'd take [Am] my money _ _ _ from [D] a man. _
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He said, now spend it [C] wisely boy, _ _ _ _ [G] or save it _ _ while you have [C] the time.
_ _ _ But [G] I got drunk on a stand, _ _ _ [C] and I blew the band.
_ _ Now [Am] I'm standing in the _ _ [D] unemployment line. _
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_ [Bm] What am I living [Am] _ for?
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_ [Bm] Why am I living?
_ [Am] Why am I giving all my life?
[F] Bring up a family, children and wife, _ [D] tell me my friend, hasn't that been done [G] before? _
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I had me a [C] sweet woman of _ _ _ [G] _ mine, _ _ _ until the sun [C] don't shine.
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I came home one [C] morning early, _ _ _ _ [Am] I found her with a friend of mine.
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It's not so much [C] I need her, _ _ _ [G] but oh God, _ _ I'll just stay [C] away. _
I _ _ _ _ [G] packed my bags, and I hit [C] the road. _
_ _ _ And [Am] I've never seen her to this [D] day. _ _
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_ [Bm] What am I living [Am] for? _
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_ [Bm] Why am I living?
[Am] Why am I giving all my life?
[F] Bring up a family, children and wife, [D] this is my friend, it's [E] all been [G] done before. _
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