Chords for The Wallflowers - For the Life of Me
Tempo:
139.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] I know you're [A] fighting hard [E] to smile, to [D] keep your [A] happiness [E] in style.
[D] Passing [A] silence in the [E] morning, [A] you know you shouldn't ever try [E] to ignore me.
[D] [A]
[E]
[E] [D] And you used to [A] be pretty nervous, a [D] sweat in your hands [A] and a bloodshot eye.
[D] So [A] hard to identify you, [E] [D] just losing [A] a little [E] disguise.
[C#m] She'd turn back [D] down and she'd walk [E] right around.
[A] But here, [F#m] and there's all this [G#m]
talk about [A] dying.
[D] Man, I don't get it [C#m] for the life of [Bm] me.
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[D] [A] [E]
Well, your [D] fingernails [A] painted [E]
red, and your eyes [A] are already too [E]
red.
[D] [A] Decorated from head [E] to toe, [D] like a magician [A] in a talent [E]
show.
[C#m] She'd turn [D] back down and she'd come [E] around.
[A] But here, and [F#m] there's all this [G#m] talk [A] about dying.
Man, I don't get it [C#m] for the life [Bm] of me.
[C#] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A] [E] So [D] you smoked your last [E] cigarette,
[D] blindfolded [A] on a chain from [E] too bad.
[D] And broke your last bottle [E] of wine, and [D] unraveled your last [E] bottle of twine.
[C#m] She'd turn [D] back down and she'd turn [E] around.
[A] But here, and [F#] there's all this talk [A] about dying.
[D] Man, I don't get it for the life [Bm] of me.
[B] [A]
[Bm]
[B] [A]
[B] [Bm]
[A]
[B] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[B] [A]
[Bm]
[B] [A]
[Bm]
[C#]
[C#m]
She'd turn [D] back down and she'd come
[E] around.
[A] But here, and there's [F#m] all this [E] talk about [A] dying.
[D] Man, I don't get it for the [A] life of [Bm] me.
Well, [D] I know you [A] find it hard to [E] smile.
You [D] keep your [A] happiness in [E] style.
[D] Lasting [A] silence in [E] the morning.
[D] No, you [A] don't need to [E] ignore me.
Now, [F#m] there's all this [G#] talk about [A] dying.
Man, I [D] don't get it for the life [Bm] of me.
[B]
[A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] I know you're [A] fighting hard [E] to smile, to [D] keep your [A] happiness [E] in style.
[D] Passing [A] silence in the [E] morning, [A] you know you shouldn't ever try [E] to ignore me.
[D] [A]
[E]
[E] [D] And you used to [A] be pretty nervous, a [D] sweat in your hands [A] and a bloodshot eye.
[D] So [A] hard to identify you, [E] [D] just losing [A] a little [E] disguise.
[C#m] She'd turn back [D] down and she'd walk [E] right around.
[A] But here, [F#m] and there's all this [G#m]
talk about [A] dying.
[D] Man, I don't get it [C#m] for the life of [Bm] me.
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[D] [A] [E]
Well, your [D] fingernails [A] painted [E]
red, and your eyes [A] are already too [E]
red.
[D] [A] Decorated from head [E] to toe, [D] like a magician [A] in a talent [E]
show.
[C#m] She'd turn [D] back down and she'd come [E] around.
[A] But here, and [F#m] there's all this [G#m] talk [A] about dying.
Man, I don't get it [C#m] for the life [Bm] of me.
[C#] [D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A] [E] So [D] you smoked your last [E] cigarette,
[D] blindfolded [A] on a chain from [E] too bad.
[D] And broke your last bottle [E] of wine, and [D] unraveled your last [E] bottle of twine.
[C#m] She'd turn [D] back down and she'd turn [E] around.
[A] But here, and [F#] there's all this talk [A] about dying.
[D] Man, I don't get it for the life [Bm] of me.
[B] [A]
[Bm]
[B] [A]
[B] [Bm]
[A]
[B] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[B] [A]
[Bm]
[B] [A]
[Bm]
[C#]
[C#m]
She'd turn [D] back down and she'd come
[E] around.
[A] But here, and there's [F#m] all this [E] talk about [A] dying.
[D] Man, I don't get it for the [A] life of [Bm] me.
Well, [D] I know you [A] find it hard to [E] smile.
You [D] keep your [A] happiness in [E] style.
[D] Lasting [A] silence in [E] the morning.
[D] No, you [A] don't need to [E] ignore me.
Now, [F#m] there's all this [G#] talk about [A] dying.
Man, I [D] don't get it for the life [Bm] of me.
[B]
[A]
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[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] I know you're [A] fighting hard [E] to smile, to [D] keep your [A] happiness [E] in style.
_ [D] Passing [A] silence in the [E] morning, _ [A] you know you shouldn't ever try [E] to ignore me.
[D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] And you used to [A] be pretty _ nervous, a [D] sweat in your hands [A] and a bloodshot eye.
_ _ [D] So [A] hard to identify you, [E] [D] just losing [A] a little [E] disguise.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ She'd turn back [D] down and she'd walk [E] right around.
_ [A] But here, [F#m] and there's all this [G#m]
talk about [A] dying.
_ [D] Man, I don't get it [C#m] for the life of [Bm] me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ Well, your [D] fingernails [A] painted _ [E]
red, and your eyes [A] are already too [E]
red.
_ _ [D] _ [A] Decorated from head [E] to toe, _ [D] like a magician [A] in a talent [E]
show.
_ _ [C#m] _ She'd turn [D] back down and she'd come [E] _ around.
[A] But here, and [F#m] there's all this [G#m] talk [A] about dying.
Man, I don't get it [C#m] for the life [Bm] of me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ So [D] you smoked your last _ [E] cigarette, _ _
[D] blindfolded [A] on a chain from [E] too bad.
[D] And broke your last bottle [E] of wine, and [D] _ unraveled your last [E] bottle of twine. _
[C#m] _ She'd turn [D] back down and she'd turn [E] _ around.
_ [A] But here, and [F#] there's all this talk [A] about dying. _
[D] Man, I don't get it for the life [Bm] of me. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
She'd turn [D] back down and she'd come _
[E] _ _ around.
[A] But here, _ and there's [F#m] all this [E] talk about [A] dying.
[D] Man, I don't get it for the [A] life of [Bm] me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, [D] I know you [A] find it hard to [E] smile.
You [D] keep your [A] happiness in [E] style.
_ _ [D] Lasting [A] silence in [E] the morning.
[D] No, you [A] don't need to [E] ignore me.
Now, [F#m] there's all this [G#] talk about [A] dying.
Man, I [D] don't get it for the life [Bm] of me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] I know you're [A] fighting hard [E] to smile, to [D] keep your [A] happiness [E] in style.
_ [D] Passing [A] silence in the [E] morning, _ [A] you know you shouldn't ever try [E] to ignore me.
[D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] And you used to [A] be pretty _ nervous, a [D] sweat in your hands [A] and a bloodshot eye.
_ _ [D] So [A] hard to identify you, [E] [D] just losing [A] a little [E] disguise.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ She'd turn back [D] down and she'd walk [E] right around.
_ [A] But here, [F#m] and there's all this [G#m]
talk about [A] dying.
_ [D] Man, I don't get it [C#m] for the life of [Bm] me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ Well, your [D] fingernails [A] painted _ [E]
red, and your eyes [A] are already too [E]
red.
_ _ [D] _ [A] Decorated from head [E] to toe, _ [D] like a magician [A] in a talent [E]
show.
_ _ [C#m] _ She'd turn [D] back down and she'd come [E] _ around.
[A] But here, and [F#m] there's all this [G#m] talk [A] about dying.
Man, I don't get it [C#m] for the life [Bm] of me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ So [D] you smoked your last _ [E] cigarette, _ _
[D] blindfolded [A] on a chain from [E] too bad.
[D] And broke your last bottle [E] of wine, and [D] _ unraveled your last [E] bottle of twine. _
[C#m] _ She'd turn [D] back down and she'd turn [E] _ around.
_ [A] But here, and [F#] there's all this talk [A] about dying. _
[D] Man, I don't get it for the life [Bm] of me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
She'd turn [D] back down and she'd come _
[E] _ _ around.
[A] But here, _ and there's [F#m] all this [E] talk about [A] dying.
[D] Man, I don't get it for the [A] life of [Bm] me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, [D] I know you [A] find it hard to [E] smile.
You [D] keep your [A] happiness in [E] style.
_ _ [D] Lasting [A] silence in [E] the morning.
[D] No, you [A] don't need to [E] ignore me.
Now, [F#m] there's all this [G#] talk about [A] dying.
Man, I [D] don't get it for the life [Bm] of me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _