This Is chords by Grace Jones
Verse 1
Em
This is my voice
My weapon of choice
This is life
Verse 2
This is life
Em
This is plate
This is a cup
This is a story I didn't make up
This is a girl lost in the woods
Some kind of wagon from
some other 'hood
Verse 3
Em
This is a voice
These are the hands
This is technology
Verse 4
Mixed with the band
Em
Are you going into the light
Are you free of fear today
When you lie down to sleep do
Verse 5
you kind of float away
Em
This is life
Verse 6
This is life
Em
Most of my crimes are of
optimism
40 thousand volts of recognition
They tried to strip me of dignity
But I still have tenacity
Verse 7
Em
These are the words I didn't invent
Verse 8
Only an attempt to say what I meant
Em
This is the paper
This is the pen
This is my weapon
Am
A means to an end
Bm
Em
B
Em
Verse 9
Em
Are you going into the desert
You're out of control of your fate
There are no warriors without a war
Verse 10
So get ahead before it's too late
Em
Verse 11
This is life (ya'll)
Em
Lay down your spear
Let go your fear
Far becomes near
Verse 12
Em
Oh Lord
This is life (hey!)
Verse 13
This is the tree The Buddha slept under
Em
These are the clouds
Verse 14
This is our thunder
Em
This is what makes me
look up and wonder
Into the eye of the wind
Am
Through the rain
Em
On to the plain
Am
Verse 15
Em
Am
Em
C
Em
This
is
what I'm focused on
This is my head on straight
This is the harness
This is the bait
This is me
Verse 16
I'm flying again
Em
This is a lawyer
Professional liar
There, Taking
Verse 17
Igniting the fire
Em
This is the key
This is the door
Imagine the view from the
basement floor
Verse 18
Em
(Hey!)
Now you're going into the desert
You're out of control of your fate
Are you a slave in a chain of command
Verse 19
Serving up another man's head
Em
This is life
Lay down your spear
Let go your fear
Far becomes near
Look out
Verse 20
This is life
Em
Are you going into the light
Are you freeing your fear today
When you lie down to sleep
Verse 21
Do you kind of float away
Em
This is depression
It comes when you're blocking
This is expression
It comes when your rocking
Verse 22
Em
This is life
Verse 23
This is (ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!)
This is (ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!)
This is (ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!)
This is (ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!)
This is (ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!)
G
This is (ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!)
Em
When you lie
Verse 24
down to sleep
G
Do you kind of float away
Em
(This is a plate, this is a cup,
G
this is a story, this is a story I didn't make up)
Em
When you lie
Verse 25
down to sleep
G
Do you kind of float away
Em
(This is a plate,
G
this is a cup, this is a story I didn't make up)
Em
This is the world still healing
Verse 26
G
This is man that's feeling
Em
G
Em
This is the world still turning
This is the rage still burning
G
Em
This is the man not learning
This is life
This Is
Grace Jones
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