Dear Life

Intro 
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     G                          Em 
Dear life, you gave me my first breath 
                       C 
It was the summer of '86 
            G         C       D 
It's been a whirlwind ever since, I've been getting by 
     G                     Em 
Dear life, sure do keep me guessing 
                            C 
And I learned a lot of your lessons 
                          D 
Still got some unanswered questions weighing on my mind 
 

 
C 
Start out slow then pick up quick 
    D 
Sometimes you're a friend, sometimes you're a bitch 
 

 
    Em            D          C        G 
I'm white knuckle tight with no brake lines 
Em             D       C 
Rolling down a mountainside 
      Em             D            C     G 
We're running out of time on this crazy ride 
Em               D    C 
No one's getting out alive 
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But I'm still holding on for dear life 
 

 
     G                     Em 
Dear life, you had me terrified 
                    C 
Waiting on two pink lines 
                            D 
With the girl that's now my wife, and we're doing just fine 
     G                           Em 
Then you, you took my dad's last breath 
                               C 
He had a lot of good living left 
                   D 
And you never even let me say goodbye 
 

 
C 
I built a cradle, you dug a grave 
  D 
I guess when you give, you gotta take away 
 

 
    Em            D          C        G 
I'm white knuckle tight with no brake lines 
Em             D       C 
Rolling down a mountainside 
      Em             D            C     G 
We're running out of time on this crazy ride 
Em               D    C 
No one's getting out alive 
                      D           Am 
But I'm still holding on for dear life 
 

 
Am 
As long as I can 
  C                        D 
Before it slips through my hands  


{Guitar Solo} 
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    Em            D          C        G 
I'm white knuckle tight with no brake lines 
Em             D       C 
Rolling down a mountainside 
      Em             D            C     G 
We're running out of time on this crazy ride 
Em               D    C 
No one's getting out alive 
                      D 
But I'm still holding on 
    Em  D             C 
And I'm still holding on, yeah 
              D           Em 
Still holding on for dear life 
 

Outro 
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