Damn life chords by John Cale

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D
A
Bm
F#m
Em
C
Bbaug
G
Esus4
Asus4
E
Gm
F
Bsus4
F#
B

Intro 1

Verse 1
A 
D 
A 
F#m 
 (A major) Damn life  (D major)  (A major)  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
A 
Damn  (B minor) life  (A major) 
D 
What's it  (D major) worth?
A 
F#m 
Bm 
Damn  (A major) life  (F sharp minor)  (B minor) 
Em 
A 
D 
 (E minor) Getting  (A major) on without  (D major) 
A 
F#m 
This city  (A major)  (F sharp minor) 
D 
C 
D 
 (D major) It's  (C major) just self- pity  (D major) 
Bm 
Bbaug 
A 
G 
 (B minor) Damn life  (B flataug)  (A major)  (G major) 
D 
F#m 
You're just not  (D major)  (F sharp minor) worth it
Em 
A 
 (E minor) You're just not worth the pain  (A major) 
D 
G 
D 
G 
 (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 

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Verse 2
D 
A 
They'll  (D major) eat you alive  (A major) 
Bm 
They'll  (B minor) drink the sweat
A 
D 
from your  (A major) brow  (D major) 
A 
Bm 
Em 
Eating  (A major) the salt  (B minor) of   (E minor) the earth
A 
D 
A 
you'll  (A major) never  (D major)  (A major) know
C 
Oh no, respect  (C major) 
G 
Respect  (G major) 
Bm 
What's  (B minor) respect?
Bbaug 
A 
G 
F#m 
 (B flataug)  (A major)  (G major) 'Cause  (F sharp minor) and
Em 
Esus4 
ef (E minor) fect  (Esus4) 
Asus4 
A 
D 
 (Asus4) Self respect  (A major)  (D major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 3
Em 
E 
She  (E minor) was the one got  (E major) left behind
Em 
E 
 (E minor) She was the one got lost  (E major) 
G 
 (G major) Never took from anybody
Gm 
Em 
G 
 (G minor) Self- sufficient  (E minor) at any cost  (G major) 
Em 
No, noth (E minor) ing can break
this heart of mine
A 
E 
It stands  (A major) invincible  (E major) all the time
Em 
A 
E 
Em 
 (E minor) You  (A major) always  (E major) get what  (E minor) you left behind
A 
Esus4 
E 
 (A major) Seek  (Esus4) and you shall  (E major) find
Esus4 
E 
Seek  (Esus4) and you  (E major) shall find
A 
 (A major) Damn life

Interlude 2
E 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
A 
E 
A 
E 
F#m 
E 
A 
 (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (F sharp minor)  (E major)  (A major) 
E 
A 
Em 
G 
A 
F#m 
F 
E 
 (E major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (F sharp minor)  (F major)  (E major) 
D 
A 
Bsus4 
A 
Bm 
E 
Esus4 
A 
E 
 (D major)  (A major)  (Bsus4)  (A major)  (B minor)  (E major)  (Esus4)  (A major)  (E major) 
F# 
E 
F# 
E 
 (F sharp major)  (E major)  (F sharp major)  (E major) 
Em 
A 
Asus4 
A 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (Asus4)  (A major) 

Verse 4
D 
A 
So  (D major) she's still  (A major) wandering
Bm 
A 
her heart  (B minor) away  (A major) 
D 
A 
 (D major) Doesn't even know  (A major) if
Bm 
A 
D 
it's  (B minor) night or day  (A major)  (D major) 
A 
D 
C 
An (A major) d  even  (D major) if someone  (C major) 
D 
helped her up (D major) 
Bm 
B 
She'd  (B minor) stand little hope  (B major) 
D 
F#m 
Of re (D major) cognizing those  (F sharp minor) friend
A 
D 
A 
G 
 (A major) s she  (D major) had  (A major)  (G major) 
A 
A 
And in  (A major) many, many ways  (A major) 
G 
C 
G 
 (G major) Those friend (C major) s were  (G major) glad
D 
 (D major) 