Chords for Old 97's - Longer Than You've Been Alive (Live on KEXP)

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_ _ I like that string. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Bottles of whiskey, bottles of beer.
_ _ There's a bottle of medicine somewhere around here.
_ _ [Dm] _ We've been in nightclubs and we've been in bars.
_ _ [C] Honky-tonks and theaters from Memphis to Mars.
_ _ _ [G] Most of our shows were a triumph of [F] rock,
although some nights I might have been checking the clock.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm only human, though I'm super at times.
_ _ Rock chum top arises, I should not acclimate. _ _ _
Rock chums won't kill you if you're one of them does. _ _
[C] They'll say he died doing what he loves.
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We got our share of loving in our past,
[F] although we were all looking for someone who'd [C] last. _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, it must be hard to get partnered with me. _ _ _
Some narcissism, some OCD. _ _ _
[F] Love that comes easy is a fake or a fluke.
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Love is a marathon, sometimes you puke.
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Speaking of which, there has been alcohol.
[F] Oceans and oceans, but that isn't [G] all.
Mountains of weed, a handful of [F] pills.
None of the hard stuff, that stuff [G] kills.
We've been doing it longer than you've been [F] alive.
Twenty good years of about twenty [C]-five.
_ _ _ [F] Rock and roll's been very, very [C] good to me.
_ _ [G] The open road's the only place [C] I want to be.
_ _ [F] Rock and roll's been very, [C] very good to me.
_ _ [G] The open road's the only [C] place I want to be.
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I'm not crazy about songs that get self-referential. _ _
[F] Oh, [C] most of this stuff should be kept confidential. _ _
[F] Oh, but who even gives half a care anymore? _ _
[C] Well, you should know the truth, it's both a blast and a bore. _ _
[G] Rock stars will want such mythical [F] creatures.
I'm doing president's playmate that [C] preacher. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now you just do it because it's what you do. _ _
They put underwear instead of money in you. _ _ _
[F] And I've made a living out of shaking my ass. _
[C] And if you offer me an office, I'd have to pass.
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But our jobs are all jobs and sometimes they [F] suck.
I love what I do and I've had [C] pretty good luck. _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, the fans who all clap and scream and [Cm] scream at us. _
And I won't lie to you, that's a pretty sweet feeling. _ _
[F] And I might butt heads with the guys in my band. _
[C] But I never once went to work for the man. _ _
[G] Other than the men and the women like you, him and her.
[F] We're sharing this night, it'll soon be a blur.
[G] We've been doing this longer than you've been alive.
[F] So get on the bus, _ _ _ drive it, drive it, and drive. _ _
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[F] Rock and roll's been very, very [C] good to me. _
[G] The open [F] road's the only place I [C] want to be. _ _ _
[F] Rock and roll's been very, very [C] good to me.
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The open [F] road's the only place I [C] want to be.
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Rock and roll's been very, very [C] good to me. _
[G] The open [F] road's the only place I [C] want to be. _
[G] Said the open road's the only place I [C] want to be.
Yeah, _ yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Woo! _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
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[C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] Awesome.
Old 97's live here on 90.3 KEXP. _ _ _ _