Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying
View chords used in this chart
sorry if you guys think this sucks - it's my first tab. i only know the Chorus and
verse. i think the pre Chorus is pretty much just bass and drums.
standard tuning
Verse 1:
Em Am D G
This has been said so many times that I'm not sure if it matters
Em Am D G
We never stood a chance, and I'm not sure if it matters
PreChorus:
(drums & bass)
If you are the shores, I am the waves, begging for big moons
I'm mailing letters to adresses in a ghost town
C B7
I know this hurts
C G D
I know this hurts, it was meant to (it was meant to)
C G D A
Your secret's out and the best part is it isn't even a good one
C B7 B7
Now it's mind over you don't, don't matter
Verse 2:
(same chord patterns)
This has been said so many times that I'm not sure if it matters
But it must be said again, that all us boys are just screaming
PreChorus 2:
(same chords at the end)
into microphones for attention, cause we're just so bored
I never knew that you would pick it apart, oh,
we're falling apart to songs about hips and heart
I know this hurts...
Chorus:
(exactly the same)
that's about all I know for sure. sorry!
PM if you have any questions or anything.
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