[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G Am C G
Hey, sad and blue, what are you gonna do?
G Am C D
Blow yourself away, or tie up your own left shoe?
G Am
And walk out the door, ready to roar
C G
Check your guns at the door
G Am
There's a man that you should see
C D Am
A Generation X Bukowski who knows about life
[Chorus]
Em Am Em D
The life imitating art
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[Verse 2]
G Am C G
Well, I saw him today hanging out at the old Railway
G Am C D
Chasing ghosts and drinking armour, a price he's always had to pay
G Am C G
And we all felt pretty stunned, watching him hitch out on Highway One
G Am C D
A guitar against his elbow, knowing more than they'll ever know
[Chorus]
Am Em Am Em D
Know about life, the life imitating art
Am Em Am Em D
Ah, you hear about life, life imitating art
[Bridge]
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Oh-oh, pills and crowns and nervous breakdowns
Bb Am C D Bm Em
Oh-oh, Why so few will crawl with you
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Oh-oh, I can't remember who first said this but,
Bb Am D
"Ignorance is bliss!"
[Verse 3]
G Am C G
When I go on patrol, drinking Tequila Gold
G Am C D
Broken hearts and burning bridges, a lumber-jacket for the cold
G Am
And a kiss from you, hand in glove
C G
Do you feel like making love?
G Am C D
There's a blanket out in the garage, a ghetto-blaster full of stars
[Chorus]
Am Em Am Em D
And I'm glad we've got nowhere to go
Am Em Am Em D
We can listen all night to the rain against my window
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And think about life, the life imitating art
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And drink to the life, the life imitating art
[Bridge]
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Oh-oh, All you needed was a little defence
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Oh-oh, A Polygram of common sense
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Oh-oh, Vincent Van Gogh with a gun at his temple
Bb Am D
Oh yeah, that's what that meant
Yea, what that meant
[Verse 4]
G Am
The twisted punch-line says
C G
They'll understand you when you're dead
G Am C D
You say that you're not angry, just "savagely disappointed"
G Am C G
And I just want you to know, when you feel like letting go
G Am C D
There's a thousand souls like me taking shelter in your coat
[Chorus]
Am Em Am Em D
To hear about life, the life imitating art
Am Em Am Em D
Ah, to hear about life, the life imitating art
Am Em Am Em D
Should be collecting royalties for the life, the life imitating art
Am Em Am Em D
You're part of the royalty of life, the life imitating art
