Awful, beautiful life
Intro----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------0\2---2---2/0---0----0\2--|------0-0-- 0-0-0-0---0-0-00-0----|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| m h m m p m mm h
m = palm mute
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
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 Bm A G D G D G D A-G-D--------7-5------------------------------------------------|-5br--5b---7-6-7-6^5---------------8/6--6/5-5--------------|----7---------------7-4-7-4-7--------------7-7-5-7~--------|------------------------------7-8-9---7--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| p. p. p....
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
Chords: (normal)
A = x02220
A/E = 002220
Bm = x24432(bar chord) or xx4432
D = xx0232
D/F#= 200232(hold down bottom string with thumb)
Em7 = 020000
F#m = 244222(bar chord)
G = 320003
the walkdown is Bm , A, G, D/F#
