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Life Is Messy chords by
Rodney Crowell
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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Fsus4
Fsus4

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C
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F

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Bb
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C
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Am
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When you're the last one to know
F
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C
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What everybody knows
G
G

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Shame falls down
Verse 2
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Am
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When you're the last one to see
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C
C

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What everybody sees
G
G

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C

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F
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C

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Shame falls down like rain falls down
Verse 3
F
F

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Life is messy
C
C

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It's starting to repress me
G
G

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Am
Am

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Time and time again
D
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I think I'm gonna win

And it blows up in my face
G
G

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Verse 4

Gm
Gm
3

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C
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Am
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When your last hope is gone
F
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C

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And you're feelin' so unable
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G

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Shame falls down
Verse 5
C
C

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When your heart won't open up
Am
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C
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And there's love left on the table
G
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Em
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Fame falls down
C
C

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Like rain falls down
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G

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Life is
Verse 6
F
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messy
C
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It's starting to distress me
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Am
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They sell it in the press
D
D

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They smell it on your breath
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G

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But you keep on comin' clean
C
C

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Life is messy
Interlude 1
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Gm
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C
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G
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Verse 7
Bb
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C
C

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I don't wanna go back home
C
C

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The streets are lined in rubble
G
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Am
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F
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A heart that's made of stone
G
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Can lead you into trouble
Verse 8
F
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Life is messy
C
C

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It's trying to depress me
G
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Am
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They can kick you in the nuts
D
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They can hit you where it hurts
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Don't get down on your knees
F
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Life is messy
Verse 9

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I feel like Elvis Presley
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Am
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At a very early age
D
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They put you in a cage
G
G

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And they push you out on stage
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Life is messy
Outro 1
F
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Fsus4
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C
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Gm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • Fsus4

  • Bb

  • Am

  • G

  • D

  • Gm

    3

  • Em

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Life Is Messy by Rodney Crowell is C major.

The primary chords used in Life Is Messy are C, F, Fsus4, Bb, Am, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, Fsus4, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Life Is Messy is approximately 69 beats per minute.

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