A Mission In Life Chords by Stan Ridgway

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[E] See, [C#m] turn out [D] the lights, [A] it's time [E] to close [A] up, we're [D] through _ _
Gotta _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] clear [D] it out, [A] so [E] let's drink up, it's [A] [D] past two _
Girl, _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] don't [D] push them out, [A] they [E] can walk out [A] on [D] their own _
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[E] How many [A] times I [D] gotta tell you, [A] Bob, you [E] gotta drink up [A] and go [D] home _
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[F#m] _ don't run a business just to [C#] talk to you all day _
_ _ [E] _ Clear [C#m] out the [D] back room, Sue, [E] stack [A] up the [D] [Bm] chairs
[E] Who [A] broke this [D] glass?
[E] No one [A]
[D] really cared _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] Go [C#m] take [D] the trash out [E] and vacuum [A]
[D] the stairs
_ [E] What [A] do [D] I _ [E] pay [A]
[D] you for?
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_ _ [F#m] And don't forget to sweep the glass off the floor
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Once I [A] had plans [G] to fix up this [A] place _
[Bm] A room where [A] you could go to [G] and meet people [A] with taste
[Bm] They'd talk and [A] they'd laugh and [E] forget [A] the rat race _
_ _ _ [E] And I'd be [F#m] just [E] like [A] one of [D] those guys _
_ _ [A] [E] With _ [F#m] a [E] mustache [A] [D] and face _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ Hey, [F#m] help me [E] lift [A] up [E] this case
[D] Hey, [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
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[E] _ [A] I'm [Dm] really sorry [A] I blew [E] up and I've [A] had [D] no sleep _
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[E] been [A] up all [D] night with my wife [A] and brother [E]-in-law, [A] you know, [D] peace _ _
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[E] _ [C#m] times this [G#] world can seem [A] just [E] like a cold [A] [D] icy ball _
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[E] don't let [A] that [D] discourage you, [A]
[E] you're young, [A] take that [D] call _ _
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[F#m] _ if it's my wife, _ just try and stall _
_ _ _ [Bm] I was [A] just wondering [G] _ how you [A] get home
[Bm] Do you [A] have a boyfriend [G] or do you [A] live alone?
_ [Bm] I'm going [A] your way [F#m] if you're _ _ [E] [D] going mine
[E] No, I [D] feel fine, but before you [E] go
Let me just pass on one thing _
[F#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] You've got a mission [A] [E] in life
[F#m] To [E] hold [A] out [D] your hand
To help the [A] other [E] guy out
[F#m] Help [E] your [A] fellow [D] man
That's why I [A] own [E] this bar
[F#m] They're [E] thirsty [A] _ [D] outside
I give them oceans [A] [E] to drink
Then they [F#m] [E] drown [A] in the [D] tide
You've got a mission [A] in [E] life
[F#m] To [E] hold [A] out your [D] hand
To help the [A] other [E] guy out
[F#m] Help [E] your [A] fellow [D] man
That's why I own [E] this bar
[F#m] They're [E] thirsty [A] _ [D] outside
I give them oceans [A] [E] to drink
Then they [F#m] drown [A] [D] in the tide _ _ _
[A] _ [E] They [F#m] just [E] drown [A] [D] in the tide _ _ _
[A] [E] They _ just drown [A] in [D] the tide _ _
[A] They [E] _ just [E] [A] drown [D] in the tide
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[E] They _ [F#m] just [E] drown [A] in [E] the tide
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