Capo 7
Intro
D G (x3)
DAD
Verse 1
DA7
I been working here, Monday, it'll be a year
DD/F#G
And I can't recall a day when I didn't wanna disappear
DA7
But I keep on showing up, hell-bent on growing up
GD7
If it takes a lifetime
DA7
I'm learning how to be alone, fall asleep with the TV on
DD/F#G
And I fight the urge to live inside my telephone
DA7
I keep my spirits high, find happiness by and by
GD7
If it takes a lifetime
Chorus
GD
I got too far from my raisin', I forgot where I come from
DA7
And the line between right and wrong was so fine
DD/F#
Well I thought the highway loved me
GD
But she beat me like a drum
DA7GD
My day will come, if it takes a lifetime
D G (x3)
DAD
Verse 2
DA7
I don't keep liquor here, never cared for wine or beer
DD/F#G
And working for the county keeps me p**sin' clear
DA7
The nights are dry as dust, but I'm letting my eyes adjust
GD7
If it takes a lifetime
Chorus
GD
I got too far from my raisin', I forgot where I come from
DA7
And the line between right and wrong was so fine
DD/F#
Well I thought the highway loved me
GD
But she beat me like a drum
DA7GD
My day will come, if it takes a lifetime
Bridge
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Verse 3
DA7
Man is a product of all the people that he ever loved
DD/ED/F#G
And it don't make a difference how it ended up
DA7
If I loved you once my friend, oh, I can do it all again
GD7
If it takes a lifetime
Chorus
GD
We got too far from our raisin' and we fought 'til we went numb
DA7
You were running up a mountain in your own mind
DD/F#
And I thought that I was running to
GD
But I was running from
DA7GD
Oh, our day will come, if it takes a lifetime
DA7G
Our day will come, if it takes a lifetime
D G (x3)
DAD