Key: C
Introduction:
C E Am A4
Everybodys gotta live
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And everybodys gonna die
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Everybodys gotta live
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I think you know the reason why
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Sometime the going gets so good
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But then again it gets pretty rough
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But when I have you in my arms baby
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You know I just cant, I just cant get enough, oh yeah
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Everybodys gotta live, yes they do
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And everybodys gonna die
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Everybody try to have a, a good time
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I think you know the reason why
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I saw a blind man standing on the corner yesterday baby
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He couldnt hardly tie his shoes
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But he had a harmonica and a guitar strapped around his neck
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And he sure could, sure could play the blues, oh yeah
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Everybodys gotta live
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And everybodys gonna die
C E Am A4
Everybody try to have a, a good time
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I think you know the reason why
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I feel like Ive seen just about a, million sunsets
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She said if youre with me Ill never go away
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Thats when I stopped and I took another look at my baby
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She said if youre with me Ill never go away, because
C E Am A4
Everybodys gotta live
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And everybodys gonna die
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Everybodys gotta live
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Before you know the reason why
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I had a dream the other night, baby
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I dreamt that I was alone
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But when I woke up I took a look around myself
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And I was surrounded by fifty million strong, oh yeah
C E Am A4
Everybodys gotta live
C E Am A4
And everybodys gonna die
C E Am A4
Everybodys gotta live
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Before you know the reason why, yeah
C E Am A4
Everybodys gotta live
C E Am A4
And everybodys gonna die
C E Am A4
Everybodys gotta live
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You gotta live, before you, know the reason why
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