Dying to Live, by Edgar Winter, 1971 Chords

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You [F#m] know I've heard [Em] it said there's beauty [D] in distortion
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[F] By [F#m] some [A] people who withdraw [D] to find their [C#]
[F] head
[F#m] Well they [A] say that there is humor [D#] in misfortune
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[C#] No [Bm] I wonder [E] if they'll laugh [A] when I am dead
[B] Why [D] am I fighting [A] to live if I'm just living to fight?
[E] Why am I trying to [F#m] see when [E] there ain't [D] nothing [E] in sight?
Why [C#m] am I trying to [Bm] give when no one gives me [C#] a try?
Why [F#m] am I dying [E] to live if [D] I'm just living [C#m] to die?
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_ [D] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] Yeah, yeah, yeah, [F#m] yeah
You know [A] some people say that [D] values are [C#] subjective
[F#m] But they're just [A] speaking words [D] that someone [C#] else has [Fm] said
[F#m] And so they [A] live and fight and [D#] kill with no objective
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[C#] Sometimes [B] it's hard to [E] tell the living [A] from the dead
[Bm] Why [D] am I fighting [A] to live if [Bm] I'm just living to [A] fight?
[E] Why am I trying to [F#m] see when [D] there ain't nothing [E] in sight?
[A] Why am I trying to [D] give when no one gives me [C#] a try?
Why [F#m] am I dying [D] to live if [E] I'm just [A] living to die?
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[F#m] You know I used to read [A] my words [D] to [C#] confusion
And [F#m] so I hope [A] you'll understand [D] me when [C#] I'm through
[F#m] You know I used to [A] live my life [D#] as an illusion
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[C#] [B] But reality [E] will make my [A] dream come true
[Bm] So [D] I'll keep fighting [A] to live till [Bm] there's no reason to [A] fight
And [E] I'll keep trying to [F#m] see until [D] the end is in [E] sight
You [A] know I'm trying to [Bm] give so come on [C#] give me a try
You know [F#] I'm [E] dying to live until [D] I'm ready [C#m] to die
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