Story of Your Life — Five for Fighting
Chords and lyrics for Story of Your Life by Five for Fighting (key of F).
Verse 1
[F]At 17 she left Long Island bound for [Bb9]Hollywood
Another story like the ones you've [Dm]heard be[Bb9]fore
[F]He left her broken like you figured, like you knew he [Bb9]would
She shut her heart after his ring rang off the [Dm]door [Bb9]
Chorus
It's the story of your [Bb9]life
You're tearing out the [Dm7]page
New [C]chapter under[Dm]way
The story of your [Bb9]life
You live it [F]everyday
You can [C]run, you run
But you won't get a[Dm]way
[Bb9]I don't know what's coming up
Where will you [Gm]go [Dm]now
[Bb9]It's the story of your [F]life
Verse 2
[F]She hit the ground
She built a fine [Bb9]career
Every weekend walked her dog beside the [Dm]sea [Bb9]
In the salt she met a man who knew at once but [Gm]wait [Bb9]
Is he the one we need him to [F]be [C]
Chorus
In the story of your [Bb9]life
You're moving down the [Dm7]page
As the words begin to [C]change [Dm]
The story of your [Bb9]life
You live it [F]everyday
You can [C]run, you run
But you won't get a[Dm]way
[Bb9]I don't know what's coming up
Where will you [Gm]go [Dm]now
[Bb9]It's the story of your [C]life [Dm]
Bridge
[Dm]Look around look around and the [F]world will find [Bb9]you [F] [F]
[Dm]Look around look around and the [F]world will find [Bb9]you [F] [F]
[Dm]Look around look around and the [F]world will find [Bb9]you [F] [F]
Verse 3
There's a reason that we live so far from [F]Hollywood [Bb9]
In the country looking hard to find a [Dm]home [Bb9]
We're nothing perfect all con[Gm]sidered
But we're so damn [Bb9]good
Chorus
It's the story of your [Bb9]life
You're moving down the [Dm7]page
And you know you're on your [C]way [Dm]
The story of your [Bb9]life
You live it [Dm7]everyday
You can [C]run, you run
But you won't get a[Dm]way
[Bb9]No one knows what's coming up
Where will you [Gm]go [F]now
[Bb9]It's the story
[Bb9]It's your story
[Bb9]It's the story of your [F]life