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