This is your life
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C#m A
Yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead
C#m A
Yesterday is a promise that you've broken
B/D# C#m
Don't close your eyes
B A
Don't close your eyes
C#m A
This is your life and today is all you've got now
C#m A
And today is all you'll ever have
B/D# C#m
Don't close your eyes
B A
Don't close your eyes
E
This is your life
B A
Are you who you want to be
E
This is your life
B A
Are you who you want to be
E
This is your life
B A
Is it everything you've dreamed it would be
E
When the world was younger
B A
and you had everything to lose
B/D# C#m
Don't close your eyes
B A
Don't close your eyes
C#m A
Yesterday is a kid in the corner
C#m A
Yesterday is dead and over
E
This is your life
B A
Are you who you want to be
E
This is your life
B A
Are you who you want to be
E
This is your life
B A
is it everything you've dreamed it would be
E
when the world was younger
B A
and you had everything to lose
B/D# C#m
Don't close your eyes
B A
Don't close your eyes
E/G# C#m
Don't close your eyes
B A
Don't close your eyes
How to play This is your life
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. 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.