my true story/a life to live chords by Timothy Seth Avett as Darling

SimplifiedG · C · Cm · D · Em

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Verse 1
G 
My true story lies in the shadows of skies
C 
Filled up with clouds
Cm 
Shaped like the laughter
G 
of lighthearted girls
With rain on the inside
C 
Thin silver linings
Cm 
D 
Passing me slowly by
G 
My true story changed
when the strangest of obstacles
C 
Rose up before me
Cm 
Passing through hospital
G 
doorways and halls,
snow -white and sterile
C 
Here is the place where
Cm 
you'll check in
Em 
and where you'll check out
D 
G 
C 
We have a life to live
Em 
D 
Let's not be caught dy
G 
C 
D 
ing before we are
G 
These daughters are falling
with pain in their faces
C 
Cm 
The audience saw it as entertainment
G 
And paid twice as much,
the price isn't money
C 
Cm 
Misery loves company,
Em 
but this isn't love
D 
G 
C 
We have a life to live
Em 
D 
G 
C 
D 
Let's not be caught dying before we are
G 
Em 
I did not expect you to be  so kind,
C 
D 
fool of the town
G 
Em 
And I  did not expect it to get so bad,
C 
D 
fool of the town
C 
Pawning our love off
G 
for less than it's worth
Em 
D 
G 
God give us strength on this earth
C 
G 
Keep us from falling into the abyss
Em 
D 
G 
God keep the love in a kiss
C 
Surely without it we don't have a clue
Em 
D 
C 
What to do
G 
My true story ends,
but the last page depends on
C 
Cm 
The love that I leave, love that I bring
G 
With the fires I start,
and those I extinguish
C 
Pain in the heart,
Cm 
D 
Em 
singing a song made of us
D 
G 
C 
We have a life to live
Em 
D 
G 
C 
D 
Let's not be caught dying before we are
C 
G 
Born in a love of less than it's worth
Em 
D 
G 
God give us strength on this earth
C 
G 
Keep us from falling into the abyss,
Em 
D 
G 
God keep the love in a kiss
C 
Surely without it we don't have
Em 
D 
C 
a clue what to do
Let's step away for
a minute and have a listen.