Three-Storied Life chords by 
Christine Lavin 
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
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Bb
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At 46
Verse 1
years old,
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she got divorced.
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Doesn't mat ter who left who,
Bb
this marriage was done.
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So she bought a house on a
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corner lot in a
California seaside town,
A
a tiny cottage big enough for one.
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C
Though she was three blocks from the ocean,
D
C
she had no view of it, the sur rounding houses
D
were two stories high.
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She was making the best of a sad situation,
C
D
worked her job, managed to get by.
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Though she had lots of friends,
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her nights were long and lonely, but she worked in her
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garden and the ceilings came to bloom,
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and her grown son called her often, but she missed
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And her ex -husband did the be st she could
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in the tiny house and room.
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Thirteen years went by and that seaside town grew
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prosperous and her house and land were
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worth many times what she had paid,
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and her garden was the envy of the entire neighborhood,
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and she looked forward to the
A
sunrise every day.
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But one day at her job it
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was an ordinary
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C
Monday, shattered by a frantic phone call.
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By the time she got home,
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C
all that was standing was a back deck and a single wall.
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All of her possessions in that lovely little house
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were smoldering beneath the
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California sky.
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Though her friends and her ex -husband were quick to offer help,
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her heart was broken, the light had left her eye.
Thank
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God she had insurance and knew
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A creative architect to live in
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that same town by the sea
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She said, for not much more I could read
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Build a two -story house for
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not much more than that
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It could be three, it could be three,
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C
D
it could be three
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Now she's got a view of the ocean, from her new bedroom deck,
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and a bouncy baby grandson,
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adding more joy to her life.
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And she's got a sweet new boyfriend,
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and her ex has fun confided.
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He's having lots of trouble with his wife.
E
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Yes, her ex is having trouble with his wife.
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No, that part isn't true.
Ha ha.
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They are all on good terms after all
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It's
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California, land of open heart and mind
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And as the sun sets over the glorious
Pacific
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I'm so glad to report that my
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friend is doing fine
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She's doing fine
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She's doing fine
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She's doing fine
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA Bb C D E...
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Capo: 2
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