Intro: D, A, Bm, G
Verse 1:
D
Im leaving tonight
Down the same dirt road
A
A million times
Bm
Ive driven just to get home
G
And I aint ever looking back
For nothing
D
Headed for the coast
Looking for the high life
A
Everybody knows
Bm
Its nothing but a good time
G
And I sold everything I had
For something
Em G
I cant seem to find
D A
So this is the life they talked about
Bm
And this is the I cant live without
G
When the real world crashes down
D
Oh if they could see me now
A
When all the dreams are all your own
Bm
Turn to nightmares all alone
G
It hits you right between the eyes
D A
This is the life
Bm
This is the life
G
ohohoh
Verse 2:
D
These four walls feel more like a prison
A
Instead of pure highs
Bm
I couldnt wait to live in
G
So I just drink myself to sleep
Again
D
I cant escape my mind
This aint like a movie
A
Its getting hard to hide
Bm
More its doin to me
G
I dont know how long I can keep
From going
Em G
Crazy all the time
D A
So this is the life they talked about
Bm
So this is the I cant live without
G
When the real world crashes down
D
Oh if they could see me now
A
When all the dreams are all your own
Bm
Turn to nightmares all alone
G
It hits you right between the eyes
D A Bm G
This is the life
Bridge:
Bm
Nothings ever what it seems
A
Maybe that grass aint so green
Bm G
Nothings ever out of reach
When youre seventeen
D A
This is the life they talked about
Bm
This is the I cant live without
G
When the real world crashes down
D
Oh if they could see me now
A
When all the dreams are all your own
Bm
Turn to nightmares all alone
G
It hits you right between the eyes
D
This is the life
A
Ohhoh
Bm
This is the life
G
yeah