Damn life chords by
John Cale
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Key: Eb major

Intro 1

Verse 1
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Damn life
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Damn life
C C 
 
What's it worth?
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Damn life
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
Getting on without
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
This city
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
It's just self- pity
Am Am 
 
Abaug Abaug 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Damn life
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
You're just not worth it
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
You're just not worth the pain
C C 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
F F

Verse 2
C C 
 
G G 
 
They'll eat you alive
Am Am 
 
They'll drink the sweat
G G 
 
C C 
 
from your brow
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Eating the salt of  the earth
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
you'll never know
Bb Bb 
 
Oh no, respect
F F 
 
Respect
Am Am 
 
What's respect?
Abaug Abaug 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Em Em 
 
'Cause and
Dm Dm 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
effect
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
Self respect

Interlude 1

Verse 3
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
She was the one got left behind
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
She was the one got lost
F F 
 
Never took from anybody
Fm Fm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Self- sufficient at any cost
Dm Dm 
 
No, nothing can break
this heart of mine
G G 
 
D D 
 
It stands invincible all the time
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Dm Dm 
 
You always get what you left behind
G G 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Seek     and you shall find
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Seek     and you shall find
G G 
 
Damn life

Interlude 2
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Eb Eb 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
D D 
 
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
G G

Verse 4
C C 
 
G G 
 
So she's still wandering
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
her heart away
C C 
 
G G 
 
Doesn't even know if
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
it's night or day
G G 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
And  even if someone
C C 
 
helped her up
Am Am 
 
A A 
 
She'd stand little hope
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Of recognizing those friend
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
s she had
G G 
 
G G 
 
And in many, many ways
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Those friends were glad
C C 
 

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