The Day I Tried to Live — Soundgarden
Chords and lyrics for The Day I Tried to Live by Soundgarden (key of C).
Verse 1
I [Em7]woke the [Dsus]same as [Cadd9]any other [G6]day
[Dsus]Except a [Em7]voice was in [Dsus]my [Cadd9][G6]head[Dsus]
It said [Em7]seize the [Dsus]day,
[Cadd9]Pull the trigger, [G6]drop the [Dsus]blade
And [Em7]watch the rolling [Dsus][Cadd9]heads[Dsus][G6]
Pre-Chorus
The [Em7]day I tried to [Dsus]live
I [Em7]stole a thousand [G6]beggar's [Dsus]change
And [Em7]gave it to the [Dsus][Cadd9]rich[Dsus][G6]
The [Em7]day I tried to [Dsus]win
I [Em7]dangled from the [G6]power [Dsus]lines
And [Em7]let the martyrs [Dsus][Cadd9]stretch[G6]
Chorus
[Dsus] Singing
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around might do it
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around might make it
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around might do it
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around
The [G6]day I [Dsus]tried to [Em7]live
[Em7] [Dsus] [Cadd9] [G6] [Dsus]
Verse 2
[Em7]Words you [Dsus]say [Cadd9]never seem
To [G6]live up [Dsus]to the [Em7]ones
Inside [Dsus]your [Cadd9]head[Dsus][G6]
The [Em7]lives we [Dsus]make
[Cadd9]Never seem to [G6]ever [Dsus]get us [Em7]anywhere
But [Dsus][Cadd9]dead[Dsus][G6]
Pre-Chorus
The [Em7]day I tried to [Dsus]live
I [Em7]wallowed in the [G6]blood and [Dsus]mud with
[Em7]All the other [Dsus][Cadd9]pigs[G6]
Chorus
[Dsus] Singing
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around might do it
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around might make it
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around might do it
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around
The [G6]day I [Dsus]tried to [Em7]live
Verse 3
I [Em7]woke the [Dsus]same as [Em7]any other [Dsus]day you know
I [G6]should have stayed in [Dsus][Em7]bed[Dsus][G6]
Pre-Chorus
The [Em7]day I tried to [Dsus]live
I [Em7]wallowed in the [G6]blood and [Dsus]mud with
[Em7]All the other [Dsus]pigs
And I [Em7]learned that I was a [Dsus]liar
Chorus
[Dsus] Singing
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around might do it
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around might make it
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around might do it
[Em7]One more time [Cadd9]around
The [G6]day I [Dsus]tried to [Em7][Dsus]live[G6][Cadd9]
Outro
[Dsus]Just like [Em7][Dsus]you[G6][Cadd9]
[Dsus]Just like [Em7][Dsus]you[G6][Cadd9]
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