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Author/Artist: The Rockfords
Title: This Life
Album: The Rockfords
Transcribed by: Evan Cowan
Email: ecowan@uclink4.berkeley.edu
Tune down a half step
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Intro, with some weird effect
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I've been working hard for seven days a week
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And I've got my heart that's about all I keep you see
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-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|--------
I know what I can really do
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I'm gonna keep my head and see things through
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-|-7-7-6-7-7-6-7-6-7-7-6-7-7-7-6\--|-3---------------------|------------------
Turn this life into something real
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This life turn it into gold, this life turn it into
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Something I can hold onto yeah
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This life turn it into gold, this life turn it into
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Something I can hold onto hold onto hold onto
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Yeah
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Everyone has an alibi yeah reasons why they never took a chance
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I can't remember mine you see I let go of that dance
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I know what I can really do
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I'm gonna keep my head and see things through
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Turn this life into something real
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This life turn it into gold, this life turn it into
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Something I can hold onto yeah
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This life turn it into gold, this life turn it into
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Something I can hold onto hold onto hold onto
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Drums/Bass
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G1
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G1
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G2 *trem pick, gradual bend
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G1
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G1
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G2 *wide vibrato *^artificial harmonic
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G2
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G1 I'm gonna keep my head and see things through
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G2
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G1 Turn this life into something real
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G2
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This life turn it into gold, this life turn it into
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Something I can hold onto yeah
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This life turn it into gold, this life turn it into
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Something I can hold onto hold onto hold onto hold on
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