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Story Of My Life Tab by Bon Jovi

  • G

  • Dsus4

  • Em7

  • Cadd9

  • D

  • Am7

  • Em

  • G/B

  • Am

Intro 1
G
G
Dsus4
Dsus4
Em7
Em7
Cadd9
Cadd9
G
G
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D
D
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Em7
Em7
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Cadd9
Cadd9
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Verse 1
G
Yesterday's a memory
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D
Another page of history
Sell
Cadd9
yourself for hopes and dreams That
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Am7
leave you feeling sideways
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G
Tripping over my own feet
D
Trying to walk to my own beat
Another
Cadd9
car out on the street Try
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Am7
Cadd9
ing to find the high way Hey, are you
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going my way?

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Chorus 1
G
This is the story of my life
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D
And I write
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Em7
it every day I know it
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Cadd9
isn't black and white And it's
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G
anything but gray
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D
I know that no, I'm not alright
But I'll be okay 'cause
Em
Cadd9
Anything can, everything can happen
That's the story of my
Interlude 1
G
G
(life)
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D
D
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Verse 2
G
I'm gonna write the melody
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D
That's gonna make history
Cadd9
Yeah, and when I paint my masterpiece
Am7
I swear I'll show you first
G
There just ain't a way to see
D
Who, when, why or what will be
Cadd9
Till now is then it's a mystery
Am7
Cadd9
A blessing and a curse
Or something worse, yeah
Chorus 2
G
D
This is the story of my life
Em7
And I write it every day
Cadd9
I know it isn't black and white
G
And it's anything but gray
D
I know that no, I'm not alright
But I'll be okay 'cause
Em
Anything can, everything can
Cadd9
I've been thinking
G/B
Am7
Maybe you can help me write
Cadd9
the story of my life
Hey, what do you say?
Solo 1
Em
Em
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Cadd9
Cadd9
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Am
Am
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D
D
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Chorus 3
G
Dsus4
This is the story of my life
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Em7
And I write it everyday
Cadd9
And I hope you're by my side
When I'm writing the last page
Chorus 4
G
D
This is the story of my life
Em7
And I write it every day
Cadd9
I know it isn't black and white
G
And it's anything but gray
D
I know that no, I'm not alright
But I'll be okay 'cause
Em7
Anything can, everything can
Cadd9
I've been thinking, maybe we can
Chorus 5
G
D
This is the story of my life
Em7
The story of my life
Cadd9
The story of my life
G
D
This is the story of my life
Em7
The story of my life
Cadd9
This is the story of my life
2005Rock
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