Chords for Mark-Almond Band- What Am I Living For

Tempo:
137.8 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Bm

Am

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mark-Almond Band- What Am I Living For chords
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[Bm]
[C]
[C]
[G] Well, [Bm] I said to my best [C] friend,
you see [Bm] what a mess [C] I'm in.
[G] My daddy, [Bm] he taught me to drink [C] whiskey,
my [Am] mama, she died.
[D] [A] [G] [F#]
100%  ➙  138BPM
C
3211
G
2131
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Well, [Bm] I said to my best [C] friend,
_ _ _ _ I'll let you see _ _ [Bm] what a mess [C] I'm in. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] My daddy, [Bm] he taught me to drink [C] whiskey,
_ _ _ _ but my [Am] mama, _ she died. _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G] _ _ My [Bm] brother, he works [C] in a coal mine.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ He works so hard for his [C] pay. _ _ _ _ _
My [G] sister, _ she [Bm] believes in sweet Lord [C] Jesus,
_ _ _ _ and she's [Am] waiting for _ _ _ _ redemption [D] day.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
I said, [C] hey, _ _ _ [Bm] what am I living [Am] for? _ _ _ _ _
I said, [C] hey, _ _ [Bm] why am I living?
[Am] Why am I giving all my life
[F] to bring up my family, children, and wife?
_ [D] Tell me, my friend, hasn't that [G] been done before?
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F#] I remember my [C] first job,
_ _ _ _ [G] _
I was singing _ [Bm] with _ [C] a band.
_ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] When every payday [C] came around,
_ _ I took [Am] my money _ _ from _ the [D] man,
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ and [F#] he said, now spend it [C] wisely, boy.
_ I _
_ [G] was singing,
_ [Bm] and right now's the [C] time.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ [G] I was drunk on the [Bm] standard, _ _
[C] and I blew the band. _ _ _
How y [Am]'all find me, give me a runnin' run.
[D] _ _ I _ [Bm] _ _
[C] said, hey, what [Bm] am I living [Am] for?
_ _ _ I said, [C] hey, _ _ [Bm] why am I living?
[Am] Why am I giving all my life
[F] to bring up my family, children, and wife?
_ [D] Tell me, my friend, hasn't that been [G] done before?
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[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
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I said, [C] hey, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ what am [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] I living [Am] for?
Why am I giving all my life
[F] to bring up my family, children, and wife?
[D] Tell me, my friend, hasn't that been done [G] before?
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] Now I have me [C] sweet little _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ man,
_ [F#] _ until the sun [C] don't shine. _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ But I [F#] came home one [C] evening early, _ _ _ _
and I [Am] found her _ with a friend [D] of mine.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] Now it's not so much that [C] I need her,
_ _ _ [G]
but oh God, _ _ [F#] _ how to stay [C] away.
I _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ [G] packed my bags, [F#] _ _ _
[C] and I hit the road, _ _ _
and I've [Am] never seen her _ to this [D] day. _ _ _ _
I said, [C] hey, _ _ _ [G] what am I [Am] living for?
_ _ I _ said, [C] hey, _ _ _ [Bm] why am I living?
Why am I giving all my life
[F] to bring up my family, children, and [F] wife?
_ [D] Isn't my friend, it's all been [G] done before?
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[A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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