Chords for "In My Next Life"

Tempo:
137.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"In My Next Life" chords
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[F]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] Blood red sun beat down [F] and beige the red clay [Am]
ground
[G] Dust kicked up around his [C] jondy wheels No trace of rain in sight
[F] Again he'll lose the fight [G] And have to watch his crops die [C] in the field
[G]
They [C] stood there both in tears [F] His wife of many years
[C]
[G] Said John you know I hate to [C] lose our farm He looked up to the sky
[F] And looked into her [C] eyes [G] And told her as he held her in [C] his arms
[G]
In [C] my next life I wanna be [F] your hero [C]
[G] Something better than I turned out [C] to be
[G]
I [C] live this life behind the plow [F] and harrow But in [G] my next life I'll make you proud [C] of me
[F] [C]
[G]
The [C] muscles in his arms [F] Just like his run down [C] farm
[G] Soon withered up and slowly
[C] disappeared One hard working man
[F] Two hard working hands [G] Were given up after all these [C] years
[G]
[C] His aging eyes grew dim [F] The woman that would worship [Dm] him
[G] Sat crying in a chair beside [C] his bed Her hand caressed his brow
[F] She said it's all right now [G] And as he slowly slipped away he [C] said
[G]
In [C] my next life I wanna be [F] your hero Something [G] better than I turned out [C] to be
[G]
I [C] live this life behind the plow [F] and harrow But in [G] my next life I'll make you proud [C] of me
[A]
In [D] my next life I'm gonna be [G] your hero Something [A] better than I turned out [D] to be
[A]
I [D] live this life behind the plow [G] and harrow But in [A] my next life I'll make you proud [D] of me
[G]
[A]
[D]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] Blood red sun beat down _ [F] and beige the red clay [Am]
ground
[G] Dust kicked up around his [C] jondy wheels _ _ _ _ No trace of rain in sight _
_ [F] Again he'll lose the fight _ [G] And have to watch his crops die [C] in the field
_ _ [G] _ _ _
They [C] stood there both in tears [F] His wife of many years
[C] _
[G] Said John you know I hate to [C] lose our farm He _ _ _ looked up to the sky _
[F] And looked into her [C] eyes [G] And told her as he held her in [C] his arms
_ _ [G] _ _
In [C] my next life I wanna be [F] your hero _ _ _ [C] _
[G] Something _ better than I turned out [C] to be
_ _ [G] _ _
I [C] live this life behind the plow [F] and harrow _ _ But in [G] my next life I'll make you proud [C] of me _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The [C] muscles in his arms [F] Just like his run down [C] farm
[G] Soon withered up and slowly _
_ [C] disappeared _ _ _ _ _ _ One hard working man _
_ [F] Two hard working hands _ [G] Were given up after all these [C] years
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] His aging eyes grew dim _ _ [F] The woman that would worship [Dm] him _
[G] Sat crying in a chair beside [C] his bed _ _ _ _ Her hand caressed his brow _
[F] She said it's all right now [G] And as he slowly slipped away he [C] said
_ _ [G] _ _
In [C] my next life I wanna be [F] your hero _ _ _ Something [G] _ _ better than I turned out [C] to be
_ _ [G] _ _
I [C] live this life behind the plow [F] and harrow _ _ But in [G] my next life I'll make you proud [C] of me
_ _ [A] _ _
In [D] my next life I'm gonna be [G] your hero _ _ _ Something [A] _ _ better than I turned out [D] to be
_ _ [A] _ _
I [D] live this life behind the plow [G] and harrow _ _ But in [A] my next life I'll make you proud [D] of me _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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