Life Aint Fair And The World Is Mean
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Intro:
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B7 A7 E
E |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
B |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
G |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
D |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
A |-----------------0-------|--2-----------0-------------|-------|
E |--0--3-----4-------------|-----------------------3b---|--0----|
verse 1:
E
Well that label man said son now can you sing a little bit more clear
E
Your voice might be too genuine and your song's a little too sincere
E A7 E
Can you sing a little more about outlaws and the way things used to be
E (once) B7 (once) (fill 1)
He told me you just worry about writing them songs leaving everything else to me
verse 2:
E
Daddy was a Highwayman but he never wrote any old country songs
E
Papaw never stayed out raising hell til the break of dawn
E A7
But he raised a proud coal miners daughter and I'm proud to be her son
E (once) B7 (once) (fill 2)
She told me boy I don't care if you hit it big, cause you’re already #1
[Refrão]
A7 E
That's the way it goes in this day & age
E B7
You ain't gotta read between the lines you just gotta turn the page
A7 E
Well the most outlaw thing that I've ever done was give a good woman a ring
E B7 E
But that's the way it goes, life ain't fair and the world is mean
Solo:
|A7 |E A7 |E B7 |E |
verse 3:
E
Well I still got the wife and the dog but I swapped the truck out for a van
E
Gonna hit the road find the end of that long white line in the promise land
E A7 E
Won’t hear my song on the radio cause that new sounds all the rage
E B7 (once) (fill 2)
But you can always find me in a smokey bar with bad sound and a dim lit stage
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A7 E
That's the way it goes in this day & age
E B7
You ain't gotta read between the lines you just gotta turn the page
A7 E
Well the most outlaw thing that I've ever done was give a good woman a ring
E B7 E
But that's the way it goes, life ain't fair and the world is mean
E B7 (fill 3)
But that's the way it goes, life ain't fair and the world is mean
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Fill 1:
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--2-----1--0----------|-------|
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Fill 2:
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----0--2----3----4----|-------|
Fill 3:
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How to play Life Aint Fair And The World Is Mean
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B7. 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.