Story Of My Life Tab by Bon Jovi
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Intro 1
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(E minor7) (E minor7) (Cadd9) (Cadd9)
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Verse 1
(G major) Yesterday's a memory
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(D major) Another page of history
Sell
(Cadd9) yourself for hopes and dreams That
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(A minor7) leave you feeling sideways
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(G major) Tripping over my own feet
(D major) Trying to walk to my own beat
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(Cadd9) car out on the street Try
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(A minor7) ing to find the high (Cadd9) way Hey, are you
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going my way?
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Chorus 1
(G major) This is the story of my life
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(D major) And I write
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it every day (E minor7) I know it
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isn't black and white (Cadd9) And it's
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anything but gray (G major)
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I know that no, I'm not alright (D major)
But I'll be okay 'cause
An (E minor) ything can, everything can hap (Cadd9) pen
That's the story of my
Interlude 1
(G major) (life) (G major)
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Verse 2
(G major) I'm gonna write the melody
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(D major) That's gonna make history
Yeah, and (Cadd9) when I paint my masterpiece
I (A minor7) swear I'll show you first
(G major) There just ain't a way to see
(D major) Who, when, why or what will be
Till now (Cadd9) is then it's a mystery
A (A minor7) blessing and a curse (Cadd9)
Or something worse, yeah
Chorus 2
(G major) This is the story of my life (D major)
And I write it every day (E minor7)
I know it isn't black and white (Cadd9)
And it's anything but gray (G major)
I know that no, I'm not alright (D major)
But I'll be okay 'cause
An (E minor) ything can, everything can
I've (Cadd9) been thinking
Maybe you (G/B) can (A minor7) help me write
the story of my (Cadd9) life
Hey, what do you say?
Solo 1
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Chorus 3
(G major) This is the story of my life (Dsus4)
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And I write it everyday (E minor7)
And I hope you're by my (Cadd9) side
When I'm writing the last page
Chorus 4
(G major) This is the story of my life (D major)
And I write it every day (E minor7)
I know it isn't black and white (Cadd9)
And it's anything but gray (G major)
I know that no, I'm not alright (D major)
But I'll be okay 'cause
An (E minor7) ything can, everything can
I've (Cadd9) been thinking, maybe we can
Chorus 5
(G major) This is the story of my life (D major)
The story of my life (E minor7)
The story of my (Cadd9) life
(G major) This is the story of my life (D major)
The story of my life (E minor7)
This is the story of my (Cadd9) life
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