My Life Chords by The Game, Lil Wayne

Tempo:
147.9 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

Abm

Gb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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My Life chords
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[Abm]
[Ab]
[Abm]
I'm grinding til [Eb] I'm tired, [Ebm] so you [E] ain't grinding til [B] you're tired.
[Gb] So [Abm] I'm grinding with my [Ebm] eyes wide, looking [E] to find a way [B] through the day, [Gb] a life [Abm] for the night.
Dear Lord, [Ebm] you took so many of [E] my people, I'm just [B] wondering why [Gb] you haven't taken [Abm] my life.
[Ebm] Like what the [E] hell am I doing right?
[B] [Gb] [Abm] Take me away from the hood, [B] like a [Ebm] state penitentiary.
[E] Take me away from the hood, [B] in a [Gb] casket or a Bentley.
[Abm] Take me away, [Eb] like I overdosed on [E] cocaine.
Or take me away, [B] like a bullet from [Gb] Kurt [Abm] Cobain's suicide.
I'm from [Eb] a windy city, like you or [E] die.
From a block [B] close to where [Gb] Biggie was [Abm] crucified.
That was [Eb] Brooklyn's Jesus shot for no fucking [E] reason.
And you wonder why [B] Kanye [Gb] wears Jesus [Abm] pieces, cause that's Jesus people.
[Ebm] And gang needs [E] the equal, hating on so [Abm] much [B] passion that Christ need a [Abm] sequel.
Yeah.
[Eb] Like Rockefeller need a [E] sequel.
Like I needed my [B] father, but [Gb] he needed a [Abm] needle.
I need some [Ebm] meditation, so I can lead my [E] people.
They asking why, [B] why did John [Bbm] Lennon lead the [Ab] Beatles?
And why [Eb] every hood nigga feed on [E] evil?
Answer my question [B] for this bullet leader's deserter.
[Abm] And I'm grinding til [Eb] I'm tired, cause they say you [E] ain't grinding til [B] you're tired.
[Gb] So [Abm] I'm grinding with my [Eb] eyes wide.
Looking [E] to find a way through [B] the day, [Gb] a life for [Abm] the night.
Dear Lord, [Eb] you took so many of [E] my people.
I'm just [B] wondering why [Gb] you haven't taken [Abm] my life.
[Eb] Like what the [E] hell am I to go about [B] it?
[Gb] [Abm]
We are not the [Ebm] same.
I am a [E] Martian.
So approach [B] my phantom [Gb] doors with [Abm] caution.
You see them [Ebm] 24s spinning?
I earned [E] them.
And I ain't no preacher, [B] but here's my [Gb] eric sermon.
[Abm] So eat this black [Eb] music and tell me how it tastes [E] now.
Fuck Jesse Jackson, cause it ain't about race [Abm] now.
Sometimes I think [Eb] about my life with my face [E] down.
Then I see my sons [B] and put on that [Gb] Kanye [Abm] smile.
[Eb] Damn, I know it's mama [E] proud.
Since you helped me sell my [Abm] dream, we can [B] share my mama [Abm] now.
And like [Eb] MJB, no more drama [E] now.
Living the good life, me [B] and Common on common [Abm] ground.
I spit crack [Eb] and niggas could drive it out of [E] town.
Gotta crisp all [B] my state, I'm [Gb] never out of [Abm] bounds.
My life used to [Eb] be empty like a Glock without a [E] round.
Now my life full [B] like a chopper [Bbm] with a family [Abm] round.
I'm grinding until [Eb] I'm tired.
Cause this is who [E] ain't grinding until [B] you tired.
[Gb] So [Abm] I'm grinding with my [Eb] eyes wide.
Looking [E] to find a way through [B] the day, [Gb] a life for [Ab] the night.
Dear Lord, [Eb] you took so many of my [E]
people.
I'm just [B] wondering why you [Gb] haven't taken [Ab] my life.
[Eb] Like who the [E] hell am I to help you?
[B] [Gb] [Abm] Walk through the gates of hell, see my Impala [Ebm] parked in [E] front with the high beams on.
[B] Me and the devil [Gb] sharing chronic [Abm] blunts, listening to the chronic [Eb] album.
Playing backwards, [E]
shooting at pictures of [B] Don Omens for [Gb] target practice.
[Abm] My mind fucked [Eb] up, so I cover it with a Raider [E] hood.
I'm from the city that made [B] you [Gb] motherfuckers afraid of [Dbm] show.
[Eb] Made my grandmother pray for [E] good, it never made her happy.
[B] But I bet that [Gb] new Mercedes [Abm] could.
Ain't no bar, but niggas [Ebm] can't escape the [E] hood.
It took so many of my [B] niggas that I should hate the [Abm] hood.
But it's real [Eb] niggas like me that make the [E] hood.
Riding slow [B] in that Phantom [Gb] just the way I [Abm] should.
With the top [Ebm] back and my socks [E] hat.
I'm paying for the [B] nigga Alpo [Bbm] couldn't stop [Abm] that.
Even [Eb] if they brought the nigga Pac [E] back, I still [B] keep this motherfucker.
And [Abm] I'm grinding until [Eb] I'm tired.
The days of the week [E]
grinding until you [B] tired.
[Gb] So [Abm] I'm grinding with my [Eb] eyes wide.
Looking [E] to find my way through [B] the day.
[Gb] A life for [Ab] the night.
Dear Lord, [Eb] you took so many of my [E]
people.
I'm just wondering [B] why you [Gb] haven't taken [Abm] my life.
[Eb] Going to [E] tell my mother don't cry.
[B] [Gb] [Abm] My life, [B] [Ebm] [E] my life, my life, [B] [Gb] my [Abm]
life, [Ebm] [E] my life, my life.
[B] [Gb] [Abm] [Ebm] [E]
[B] [Gb] [Abm]
[Ebm] [E]
[B] [Gb] [Abm]
[Ebm] [E]
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To start learning The Game, Lil Wayne - My Life chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Abm, Eb, E, B, Gb, Abm, Ebm, E, B and Abm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 73 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 148. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Minor.

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I'm grinding til [Eb] I'm tired, [Ebm] so you [E] ain't grinding til [B] you're tired.
[Gb] So [Abm] I'm grinding with my [Ebm] eyes wide, looking [E] to find a way [B] through the day, [Gb] a life [Abm] for the night.
Dear Lord, [Ebm] you took so many of [E] my people, I'm just [B] wondering why [Gb] you haven't taken [Abm] my life.
_ [Ebm] _ Like what the [E] hell am I doing right?
[B] _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] Take me away from the hood, [B] like a [Ebm] state penitentiary.
[E] Take me away from the hood, [B] in a [Gb] casket or a Bentley.
[Abm] Take me away, [Eb] like I overdosed on [E] cocaine.
Or take me away, [B] like a bullet from [Gb] Kurt [Abm] Cobain's suicide.
I'm from [Eb] a windy city, like you or [E] die.
From a block [B] close to where [Gb] Biggie was [Abm] crucified.
That was [Eb] Brooklyn's Jesus shot for no fucking [E] reason.
And you wonder why [B] Kanye [Gb] wears Jesus [Abm] pieces, cause that's Jesus people.
[Ebm] And gang needs [E] the equal, hating on so [Abm] much [B] passion that Christ need a [Abm] sequel.
Yeah.
_ [Eb] Like Rockefeller need a [E] sequel.
Like I needed my [B] father, but [Gb] he needed a [Abm] needle.
I need some [Ebm] meditation, so I can lead my [E] people.
They asking why, [B] why did John [Bbm] Lennon lead the [Ab] Beatles?
_ And why [Eb] every hood nigga feed on [E] evil?
Answer my question [B] for this bullet leader's deserter.
[Abm] And I'm grinding til [Eb] I'm tired, cause they say you [E] ain't grinding til [B] you're tired.
[Gb] So [Abm] I'm grinding with my [Eb] eyes wide.
Looking [E] to find a way through [B] the day, [Gb] a life for [Abm] the night.
Dear Lord, [Eb] you took so many of [E] my people.
I'm just [B] wondering why [Gb] you haven't taken [Abm] my _ _ life.
[Eb] Like what the [E] hell am I to go about [B] it?
_ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _
We are not the [Ebm] same.
I am a [E] Martian.
So approach [B] my phantom [Gb] doors with [Abm] caution.
You see them [Ebm] 24s spinning?
I earned [E] them.
And I ain't no preacher, [B] but here's my [Gb] eric sermon.
[Abm] So eat this black [Eb] music and tell me how it tastes [E] now.
Fuck Jesse Jackson, cause it ain't about race [Abm] now.
Sometimes I think [Eb] about my life with my face [E] down.
Then I see my sons [B] and put on that [Gb] Kanye [Abm] smile.
_ _ _ [Eb] Damn, I know it's mama [E] proud.
Since you helped me sell my [Abm] dream, we can [B] share my mama [Abm] now.
And like [Eb] MJB, no more drama [E] now.
Living the good life, me [B] and Common on common [Abm] ground.
I spit crack [Eb] and niggas could drive it out of [E] town.
Gotta crisp all [B] my state, I'm [Gb] never out of [Abm] bounds.
My life used to [Eb] be empty like a Glock without a [E] round.
Now my life full [B] like a chopper [Bbm] with a family [Abm] round.
I'm grinding until [Eb] I'm tired.
Cause this is who [E] ain't grinding until [B] you tired.
[Gb] So [Abm] I'm grinding with my [Eb] eyes wide.
Looking [E] to find a way through [B] the day, [Gb] a life for [Ab] the night.
Dear Lord, [Eb] you took so many of my [E]
people.
I'm just [B] wondering why you [Gb] haven't taken [Ab] my _ life.
[Eb] _ Like who the [E] hell am I to help you?
_ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] Walk through the gates of hell, see my Impala [Ebm] parked in [E] front with the high beams on.
[B] Me and the devil [Gb] sharing chronic [Abm] blunts, listening to the chronic [Eb] album.
Playing backwards, [E]
shooting at pictures of [B] Don Omens for [Gb] target practice.
[Abm] My mind fucked [Eb] up, so I cover it with a Raider [E] hood.
I'm from the city that made [B] you [Gb] motherfuckers afraid of [Dbm] show.
_ _ [Eb] Made my grandmother pray for [E] good, it never made her happy.
[B] But I bet that [Gb] new Mercedes [Abm] could.
Ain't no bar, but niggas [Ebm] can't escape the [E] hood.
It took so many of my [B] niggas that I should hate the [Abm] hood.
But it's real [Eb] niggas like me that make the [E] hood.
Riding slow [B] in that Phantom [Gb] just the way I [Abm] should.
With the top [Ebm] back and my socks [E] hat.
I'm paying for the [B] nigga Alpo [Bbm] couldn't stop [Abm] that.
_ Even [Eb] if they brought the nigga Pac [E] back, I still [B] keep this motherfucker.
And [Abm] I'm grinding until [Eb] I'm tired.
The days of the week [E] _
grinding until you [B] tired.
[Gb] So [Abm] I'm grinding with my [Eb] eyes wide.
Looking [E] to find my way through [B] the day.
[Gb] A life for [Ab] the night.
Dear Lord, [Eb] you took so many of my [E]
people.
I'm just wondering [B] why you [Gb] haven't taken [Abm] my _ life.
[Eb] _ Going to [E] tell my mother don't cry.
[B] _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] My life, _ _ [B] _ [Ebm] _ _ [E] my life, my life, _ _ [B] _ [Gb] my _ [Abm]
life, _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [E] my life, my life.
[B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _
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This song finds its place within the LAX album.

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