Life On A Chain (acoustic) Chords
by Pete Yorn
Life On A Chain (acoustic) by Pete Yorn is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, A/C#, C, D, Am and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G
verse 1 lo-fi:
G
I live on a chain,
A/C# C
and you, share the same last name,
G
As a joke, I sent a bottle of whiskey,
A/C# C
As you choked, you said it made you feel dirty...
D Am
And I was waiting over here for life to begin,
Em
I was looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were the sunshine heading my front line,
C G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me
verse 2:
G
Time alone is good, I spend my days in the city
A/C# C
Dirty neighborhood, you know you’ll never convince me,
G
So I sold the town away, I couldn’t wait to forget you,
A/C# C
I was killed in half a day, I hadn’t time to regret you,
D Am
And I was waiting over here for life to begin,
Em
I was looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were the sunshine heading my front-line,
C G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me
verse 3 lo-fi:
G
I, I’m still on the chain,
A/C# C
and you, had the same last name,
G
As a joke I sent a bottle of whiskey
A/C# C
As you choked you said it made you feel dirty...
D Am
Waiting over here, for life to begin,
Em
Still looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were the sunshine heading my front-line,
G G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me