Half A Life
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Intro
Eb Gm x2
[Verso 1]
Eb
I've been meaning to ask you
Gm
How life looks from the nose bleed
Cm Bb
seats And to ask how it feels
F
to bleed Your life is a waste
Eb
And the way that I'll ask it
Gm
Will have revenge woven throughout
Cm
But will be masked with the concern
Bb
that a friend would bring
F
You're so incomplete
Instrumental
Eb Gm x2
[Verso 2]
Eb
Hold a mirror to show
just what you've become
Gm
And read your diary to figure
out where things went wrong
Cm
I don't think I'll ever
Bb F
understand How a cowardly cat
can call himself a man
[Pré-Refrão]
Gm
You're all show and
F
it's getting old
Gm
You're all show and
F D/F#
it's getting old
[Refrão]
Gm F
As for the rest of us
Eb
We'll do fine with what
D
we have Making the best
D/F# Gm
of what is left And
F
you're a naysayer
Eb
Who will never know
what it's like
D
To really have
D/F#
half a life
Eb Gm
[Verso 3]
Eb
I've been meaning to harm
Gm
you In the best way that
Cm
I see fit I'm not sure
Bb
if this did the trick
F
But I think It did
Eb
Hold a mirror to show
just what you've become
Gm
And read your eulogy to
figure out where things
Cm
went wrong I hope one
Bb
day you understand that
F
A girl on your arm won't
make you a man
[Pré-Refrão]
Gm
You're all show and
F
it's getting old
Gm
You're all show and
F D/F#
it's getting old
[Refrão]
Gm F
As for the rest of us
Eb
We'll do fine with what
D
we have Making the best
D/F# Gm
of what is left And
F
you're a naysayer
Eb
Who will never know
what it's like
D
To really have
D/F#
half a life
[Verso 2]
Cm F
Keep walking down your
Bb Ab Gm
shallow lonely road
Eb
It's dark and cold and
F
it's yours and yours alone
Guitar Solo
Bb Eb F Gm Eb x4
[Verso 4]
Bb Eb F Gm
If you dig too deep are you
Eb
scared you'll find something?
Bb Eb F
Spoonfuls of shit will surely
Gm Eb Bb
add up Inside you're begging
Eb F Gm Eb
for a cure for your disease
Bb Eb
Your life is a crime scene
F Gm Eb
and it won't help to blame me
[Refrão]
Gm F
As for the rest of us
Eb
We'll do fine with what
D
we have Making the best
D/F# Gm
of what is left And
F
you're a naysayer
Eb
Who will never know
what it's like
D
To really have
D/F# Gm
half a life
How to play Half A Life
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.