Life Was a Play (The World a Stage) chords by Toby Keith
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Intro 1
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Verse 1
(G major) Lookin' back (D major) on my (C major) younger days (D major)
(G major) Life was a play (D major) and the world (C major) (D major) a stage
(G major) Lust, love, and (D major) greed were in (C major) my heart
(D major) I thought (C major) I had to play each part (D major)
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Verse 2
(G major) I'd skip school (D major) and get (C major) in a fight (D major)
(G major) Had a different (D major) girl every Fri (C major) day (D major) night
(G major) But it all (D major) came out in (E minor) the wash
(C major) Dad always said (D major) boys will
be (G major) boys (C major)
Verse 3
[Chorus:] Mom and dad backed me
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through it all (C major)
Picked me up each time (G major) I'd fall
(A minor) In fact, they called it grow (G major) ing pains
And said (C major) all kids must try (D major) such things
(G major) They kept the faith (D major) and
brought (C major) me through (D major) (G major)
I still (D major) make a mistake (C major) (D major) or two (G major)
Lookin' (D major) back on my younger (E minor) days
Life (A minor) was a play and (D major) the world
(G major) a stage (D major)
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Verse 4
(G major) I lost my (D major) driver's li (C major) cense
twice (D major) (G major)
For speed (D major) ing and run (C major) ning red (D major) lights
(G major) But like all (D major) kids I lived (C major) and learned (D major)
(C major) Play with fire and you'll get burned (D major)
Verse 5
(G major) I bucked the system (D major)
day (C major) and night (D major)
(G major) Smoked cigar (D major) ettes and tried (C major) (D major) the wine
(G major) Thought breakin' (D major) rules was bein' (E minor) cool
It's (C major) clear to me now (D major) I was a (G major) fool
Interlude 1
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Verse 6
[Chorus] Yeah, (D major)
(G major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (E minor) everything
turned out (B minor) okay
Life (C major) was a play (D major) and the world (G major) a stage (D major)
Outro 1
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Life Was a Play (The World a Stage)
Toby Keith
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