Written by
Melinda Schneider/Vanessa Corish/Paul Begaud
Intro Chords: A F#m E D
A
I was born in '71
F#m
Policeman dad and a yodelling mum
E
Got no brother sister ties
D
I'm an only child
A
Nana sang to me on the swing
F#m
Made me laugh with her tickling
E
Took the stage at the age of 3
D
It was mum and me
E
I remember when I would fall asleep
D A
Under mum's fur coat backstage
E
How the sound of her voice would comfort me
D A
And I guess that nothing's changed
F#m D
So here I am before you now
A E
Still trying to get it right
F#m D F#m E A
That's the story that's the story of my life
A
17 I was fashion queen
F#m
It was great lycra tights were in
E
I would sew for half the night
D
Just to look right
A
Met a man he was everything
F#m
Broke my heart I was 20 then
E
Had to learn how to be strong
D
How to move on
E
I remember when I cried all night
D A
When my dog Rhoda died
E
And at 15 when I lost my Nan
D A
She said God was by her side
F#m D
So here I am before you now
A E
Still trying to get it right
F#m D F#m E
That's the story that's the story of my life
F#m D F#m E
Ooooh oh yeah that's the story of my life
F#m D F#m E
Oooooooh Ooooooh yeah yeah
E
I remember the way he looked at me
D A
When I walked on down the aisle
E
And how I cried those happy tears
D A
when I became his wife
F#m D
And yet here I am before you now
A E
Still trying to get it right
F#m D F#m E
That's the story that's the story of my life
F#m D F#m E A
That's the story that's the story of my life
A
I was born in 71
F#m
Policeman dad and a yodelling mum
E
I am proud of where I'm from
D
And who I've become
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