Key: E
Introduction: E7M C7M Bm7 A9
E7M C#m
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
F#m F#m/E A B
But heaven knows I' m miserable now
E7M C#m
I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
F#m F#m/E A B
And heaven knows I' m miserable now
E7M A B
In my life
E7M A/C# B
Why do I give valuable time
E E/D# E/C# E/B A/C# B/D#
To people who don' t care if I live or die ?
E7M C#m
Two lovers entwined pass me by
F#m F#m/E A B
And heaven knows I' m miserable now
E7M C#m
I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
F#m F#m/E A B
And heaven knows I' m miserable now
E7M C#m
In my life
F#m A B
Why do I give valuable time
E7M C#m F#m A B
To people who don' t care if I live or die?
E7M C#m
What she asked of me at the end of the day
F#m F#m/E A B
Caligula would have blushed
E7M C#m
"Oh, you' ve been in the house too long" she said
F#m F#m/E A B
And I na - turally fled
E7M A B
In my life
E7M A/C# B
Why do I smile
E E/D# E/C# E/B A/C# B/D#
At people who I' d much rather kick in the eye?
E7M C#m
I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour
F#m F#m/E A B
But heaven knows I' m miserable now
E7M C#m
"Oh, you' ve been in the house too long" she said
F#m F#m/E A B
And I na - turally fled
E7M C#m
In my life
F#m A B
Why do I give valuable time
E7M C#m F#m A B
To people who don' t care if I live or die?
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