Chord transcription by Mikayel Abazyan mikayelabazyan@yahoo.com
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For the chords accompanied by the letters in brackets, the letter replaces the regular
one, for example F#(c) means that chord sequence f#-a#-c# should become f#-a#-c.
Intro:
F#(c) F# E#(a#) E# Am Am
Bbm F# Bbm G#
C#m F# C#m F# A F#m (g#)
F#(c) F# F#(c) F# F#(c) F# F#(c) F#
There's no time for dull regrets, no-one underwrites your debts.
Bbm F# Bbm G#sus4
No satisfaction guaranteed, but this much I believe
C#m F# A B C#m
we make the lives we lead.
Best foot forward, face the day as the moment slips away
like a whisper on the wind; the tide turns as it breaks...
Given time we lead the lives we make.
G#
f g# f# f f# c# g#
The curve that we trace in time
F#
g# f# f f# c# c#
a shape of our own de-sign.
Bridge: (would be too cynical to provide it this way)
F#(c) F# F#(c) F# F#(c) F# F#(c) F#
Say it's over when it's done did you learn to touch someone?
Bbm F# Bbm G#
Long ago and far away, voices linger on...
Bbm F#
long ago, just yesterday,
Bbm G# Fm F#
caught in the clay of material need.
C#m F#6 C#m F#6 C#m F#6
Given time
C#m B C#m
we make the lives we lead.
C#m F#6 C#m F#6 C#m F#6 C#m B C#m
we make the lives we lead.
f d# f# f d# f#
Bbm F# Bbm(start from f) F#
Given time
A B G#(?)
we make the lives we leave.