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Life In Jail

Islands
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
You  sure you want to spend your life  in jail?
How  you gonna spend your life  in jail?
I  was on my way
, , ,  x2
First  break the skin,  next open  the wound.
 Now force  your fingers in,  and here's  what you do:
Climb  inside the  vein and  have some heart
 You  said "I want to spend my life  in jail"
 Why do  you want to spend your  life in  jail?
"I've  lost my way"
 same as Verse I)
 "Pour concrete on me delicately, baby
 so I can live my sedimental life sedentarily," all life
 "I could just sit here for hours and watch TV," worthlessly
 same as previous)
 So that's why you choose to spend your life in jail?
 Who would choose to spend their life in jail?
 You've lost your way
 (upbeat)
 This part is hard to do as one person If you want to just play with the song strum back
 forth between:
 and
  or
 Guitar I
D----------------------------------------2-----------------------5-4-2---|
A---5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-2--5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-------------------------------5-|x?
E--------------------------------------------5-5--12/5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
 Guitar II comes in about halfway through
D---------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------4-5-7-----4-5-7--|
E-2-3-4-5-5-2-3-4-5--12/5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
 same as before)
 "blow  my money on my favorite  company
they  can blow holes in my ozone
so  pour that propane on my clothes
 I like it  when my skin glows
besides  there's nothing to live for"
 unless you live  a little more  like  you're going to die
 Interlude II/Bridge (upbeat)
,  x 1
so  what the fuck are you going to do?
 they robbed your life from you
 tell them you want to get it back
 if you  do, I've got your back
yes  it's something worth defending
 so throw caution to the wind
 and other platitudes
 that were  written just for you
take  a shit in their swimming pool
 let them chase you if you do
finally  something is happening to you
put  an axe through the TV
 blow up your radio,
though  you can't see them now
 you'll hear birds singing in your soul
sneak  your way past the gates in a hard heart shape
if  you're gonna be a shark you better learn to stay awake
 Walk Up: , , ,, ,
Ba,  Ba, Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba.....X3
Why  you wanna  spend your  life in jail?
 End on D
 ....I think that's about it! This is my favorite song off Arm's Way. Has a great build up! Enjoy!

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Readable chord sheet for Life In Jail by Islands

[A]You sure you want to spend your [D]life in [Bm]jail?
[A]How you gonna spend your [D]life in [Bm]jail?

[D/F#]I was on my wa[A]y

[D], [Bm], [G], [A] x2

[D]First break the sk[Bm]in, next ope[G]n the wound[A].
Now forc[D]e your fingers i[Bm]n, and here'[G]s what you d[A]o:
[D]Climb inside the[Bm] vein and[G] have some [A]heart

Y[A]ou said "I want to spend my l[D]ife in [Bm]jail"
Why [A]do you want to spend your[D] life in[Bm] jail?

[D/F#]"I've lost my w[A]ay"

same as Verse I)

"Pour concrete on me delicately, baby
so I can live my sedimental life sedentarily," all life
"I could just sit here for hours and watch TV," worthlessly

same as previous)
So that's why you choose to spend your life in jail?
Who would choose to spend their life in jail?

You've lost your way

(upbeat)
This part is hard to do as one person If you want to just play with the song strum back
forth between:

[D] and [A]
               or

Guitar I

D----------------------------------------2-----------------------5-4-2---|
A---5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-2--5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-------------------------------5-|x?
E--------------------------------------------5-5--12/5-5-5-5-5-5---------|

Guitar II comes in about halfway through

D---------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------4-5-7-----4-5-7--|
E-2-3-4-5-5-2-3-4-5--12/5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|

same as before)

"[D]blow my money on my fav[Bm]orite com[G]pany
[A]they can blow holes in my ozone
[D]so pour that propane on my clothes
I like i[Bm]t when my skin glo[G]ws
[A]besides there's nothing to live for"
unless you l[D]ive a little mo[Bm]re like[G] you're going to [A]die

Interlude II/Bridge (upbeat)

[D], [A] x 1

[D]so what the fuck are you going to do?
they robbed your life from you
tell them you want to get it b[A]ack
if yo[A]u do, I've got your back
[D]yes it's something worth defending
so throw caution to the wind
and other platitu[A]des
that w[A]ere written just for you
[D]take a shit in their swimming pool
let them chase you if you do
[A]finally something is happening to you
[D]put an axe through the TV
blow up your radio,
[A]though you can't see them now
you'll hear birds singing in your soul
[D]sneak your way past the gates in a hard heart shape
[A]if you're gonna be a shark you better learn to stay awake

Walk Up: [D/F#], [G], [Ab],[A], [Bb], [Bm]

[D]Ba, Ba, Ba,B[Bm]a,Ba,Ba,Ba,[A]Ba,Ba,Ba,[G]Ba.....X3

[D]Why you wan[Bm]na spend you[A]r life in [G]jail?

End on D

....I think that's about it! This is my favorite song off Arm's Way. Has a great build up! Enjoy!

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