Awful Beautiful Life

Note-This is played in Drop D tuning to get the full effect, however it sounds fine with normal chords too. If you play in normal tuning just ignore the walkdown. See diagrams at the bottom. Intro: D - to a quick G (x4) D G D G I woke up early with a pounding in my head D G D G I'd been out the night before with all my friends D G D G A little worried, kinda wondering what I did D G D I said, Lord please forgive me for my sins A G My wife wanted to kill me but she tried to save me first A G (walkdown) You're goin' if I have to drag your butt to church D G D G I love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic D G A/E D Awful, beautiful life D G D G I read the hymns and kinda sorta sang along D G D G Made it through the Sunday sermon wide awake D G D G We met the family for dinner at our home D G D Drank some beer, watched the game and cooked some steak A G My little brother had a big fight with his wife A G (walkdown) And our poor mother sat between em both all night D G D G I love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic D G A/E D Awful, beautiful life Instrumental: Bm A G (x2) D G D G D A-G-D Bm F#m We said a prayer for cousin Michael in Iraq Bm F#m We're all aware that he may never make it back Bm F#m We talked about the way we missed his stupid jokes G D/F# Em7 A And how he loved to be a soldier more than most D G D G I lay in bed that night and thought about the day D G D G And how my life is like a roller-coaster ride D G D G The ups and downs and crazy turns along the way D G D It'll throw you off if you don't hold on tight A G You can't really smile until you shed some tears A G (walkdown) I could die today or I might live on for years D G D G I love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic D G A/E D Awful, beautiful life D G D G I love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic D G A/E D Awful, beautiful life