My Life — Iris DeMent
Chords and lyrics for My Life by Iris DeMent (key of G).
Verse 1
by Iris Dement
[G]My [Bm]life,[C] it don't count for [G]nothing.
[G]When I look at this[Bm] world,[C] I feel so [G]small.
[G]My [Bm]life, [C]it's only a [G]season:
[G]A passing [Bm]September that [C]no one will [G]recall.
[G]But I [Bm]gave[C] joy to my [G]mother.
[G]And I [Bm]made[C] my lover [D]smile.
[G]And I can give [B7]comfort to my [Em]friends [G/B]when they're [C]hurting.
[C]And I can [G]make [Bm]it seem [C]better[D] for a [G]while.
[G]My [Bm]life,[C] it's half the way [G]travelled,
[G]And still I have [Bm]not found my [C]way out of this [G]night.
[G]An' my [Bm]life,[C] it's tangled in [G]wishes,
[G]And so many [Bm]things that just [C]never turned out [G]right.
[G]But I [Bm]gave [C]joy to my [G]mother.
[G]And I [Bm]made[C] my lover [D]smile.
[G]And I can give [B7]comfort to my [Em]friends [G/B]when they're [C]hurting.
[C]And I can [G]make [Bm]it seem [C]better[D]
I can [G]make [Bm]it seem [C]better,[D]
I can [G]make [Bm]it seem [C]better[D] for a [G]while.
[G]Oh, [C]oh oh.
[D]Oh [G]oh.
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