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The Dead Milkmen
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
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C
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Em
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Verse 1
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I ran
C
C

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into a friend of mine
F
F

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Said he was gonna take some
C
C

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words and make them rhyme
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I said "You can fool some
C
C

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of them some of the time,
F
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But you can only fool half
C
C

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them all of the time"
G
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G

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He said "Yes I do be lieve this is true,
Am
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Would you like to come
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C
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F
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and sniff some glue?

And we'll fly to where the skies are blue
G
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And look for things both

bright and new"
Verse 2
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And on a pretty Sunday morning

A bunch of pretty Baptist girls
Em
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Linked their pretty hands and they sang
C
C

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Life is shit, life is shit
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E
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The world is shit, the world is shit
C
C

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This is life as I know it
C
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This is life as I know it
Verse 3
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C
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And in the sky I saw Richard Nixon
F
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C

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Smoking a lacey with Mr. Dickson
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He said "Son there's
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C

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something I must say,
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C

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I do believe I've found a better way"
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G

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And a vision came
Em
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And I new it was Bob Crane
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And Bob sang:
Verse 4
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Life is shit, life is shit
Am
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The world is shit, the world is shit
C
C

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This is life as I know it
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C

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This is life as I know it
Verse 5
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And when my friend and I were done
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We went to rest upon the sun
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Cause life takes from us
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G

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the things we love
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Em
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And it robs us of the special ones
F
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And it puts them high

where we can't climb
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And we only miss them all the time
Verse 6
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And we sing:
C
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Life is shit, life is shit
Am
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E
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The world is shit, the world is shit
C
C

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This is life as I know it
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This is life as I know it
Em
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This is life as I know it
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Gm
Gm
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This is life as I know it
C
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This is life as I know it
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • Em

  • G

  • Am

  • E

  • Dm

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Life Is Shit by The Dead Milkmen is C major.

The primary chords used in Life Is Shit are C, F, Em, G, Am, E.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Life Is Shit is approximately 122 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Life Is Shit using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Life Is Shit. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with The Dead Milkmen.

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