Fourth Of July
Stephen Kellogg And The SixersVersion1
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She was on fire and wild and American
She burns it out probably just because she can
And if I had a dollar for every thing I should've said
I'd prolly still be busted, I would throw it all away again
The lightening bugs light up all across the southern sky
Some guys get it all and they don't even need to try
I watched you roll away but you didn't even say goodbye
And now I hate the night, I'm guessin' that's the reason why
And this, this is my life On the 4th of July
It isn't much, but at least it's mine
]
Got in my van, ended up in Boston
Thought about my friends and how easily I lost them
I'd do it all again, I'll leave everyone exhausted
Some folks get a break, me I never got one
I thought of you at night when I would drink too much
If you thought about me too, you'd never tried to get in touch
Went back to school and I ran into some guys I knew
We started up this band but we couldn't seem to get it through
We got some gigs, evetually we lost that too
Did you ever think that if you're not happy it's because of you
And this, this is my life, On the 4th of July
It isn't much, but at least it's mine
]
I got a job selling ads for magazines
At night when I would play, I'd think about her constantly
Everything I loved it somehow got away from me
And suicide, I talked about it openly
I finally quit, or maybe I got fired, I don't know
It doesn't matter just as long as it happened though
Added up the fears and the doubts I've been living with
Songs of lightening bugs, school, work, and all that shit
And this, this is my life On the 4th of July
It isn't much, but at least it's mine
]
I lost a girl sometime and a couple friends
Small talk at parties I never could stomach it
I'm old enough to say that I remember when
But I dont have the time for your nastalgia or your crisitisms
You live and learn, me, well I learned to let go
Parents and bosses and people who don't want you to grow
I think that anything you want to you can do
And no one is going to tell me just who the hell I should sing to
And this, this is my life On the 4th of July
It isn't much, but at least it's mine (x2)
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Readable chord sheet for Fourth Of July by Stephen Kellogg And The Sixers
[C] She was on[G] fire and [Fmaj9]wild and Ameri[F]can [C] She burns it [G]out proba[Fmaj9]bly just because sh[F]e can And if I h[C]ad a doll[G]ar for [Fmaj9]every thing I shou[F]ld've said I'd p[C]rolly still be bus[G]ted, I would [Fmaj9]throw it all aw[F]ay again The [C]lightening bugs light[G] up all across the [Fmaj9]southern sky [F] [C]Some guys get it[G] all and the[Fmaj9]y don't even need[F] to try I [C]watched you [G]roll away but you[Fmaj9] didn't even sa[F]y goodbye And now [C]I hate the n[G]ight, I'm gu[Fmaj9]essin' that's the reas[F]on why And this, t[C]his is my life On the 4[G]th of July [Fmaj9] It isn't much,[F] but at least it's mine [[C] [G] [Fmaj9] [F]] [C] Got in my [G]van, [Fmaj9]ended up in Bost[F]on [C]Thought about my [G]friends and how[Fmaj9] easily I lost[F] them I'd[C] do it all ag[G]ain, I'll leave[Fmaj9] everyone exhau[F]sted [C]Some folks get a [G]break,[Fmaj9] me I never got [F]one [C] I thought of[G] you at [Fmaj9]night when I would drin[F]k too much If you th[C]ought about me[G] too, you'd[Fmaj9] never tried to get [F]in touch [C] Went back to [G]school and I[Fmaj9] ran into some guys[F] I knew [C]We started up this [G]band but we [Fmaj9]couldn't seem to get[F] it through [C] We got some[G] gigs, [Fmaj9]evetually we lost[F] that too Di[G]d you ever think that if you're not happy it's because of you And this, t[C]his is my life, On the 4[G]th of July [Fmaj9] It isn't much, but at[F] least it's mine [[C] [G] [Fmaj9] [F]] [C] I got a[G] job [Fmaj9]selling ads for ma[F]gazines At nigh[C]t when I would[G] play, I'd [Fmaj9]think about her con[F]stantly [C]Everything I [G]loved it s[Fmaj9]omehow got away [F]from me And suicide[C], [G] I t[Fmaj9]alked about it openl[F]y [C] I finally[G] quit, or [Fmaj9]maybe I got fired[F], I don't know [C]It doesn't matt[G]er just as [Fmaj9]long as it happened though [F] [C]Added up the [G]fears and the [Fmaj9]doubts I've been livi[F]ng with [C]Songs of lig[G]htening bugs, s[Fmaj9]chool, work, and all [F]that shit And this, th[C]is is my life On the 4th[G] of July [Fmaj9] It isn't much, but[F] at least it's mine [[C] [G] [Fmaj9] [F]] [C] I lost a [G]girl some[Fmaj9]time and a cou[F]ple friends [C] Small talk at [G]parties I neve[Fmaj9]r could stomach it [F] [C]I'm old enough to [G]say that I[Fmaj9] remember when [F] But I[C] dont have the [G]time for your n[Fmaj9]astalgia or your cris[F]itisms [C] You live and [G]learn, me[Fmaj9], well I learn[F]ed to let go [C] Parents and [G]bosses and [Fmaj9]people who don't[F] want you to grow [C]I think that [G]anything you [Fmaj9]want to you [F]can do [C]And no one is[G] going to tell m[Fmaj9]e just who the he[F]ll I should sing to And this, [C]this is my life On the 4th[G] of July [Fmaj9] It isn't much, but at [F]least it's mine (x2)