9 Lives

Em (022000)
Am (x02210) (Can be played 577555 in chorus but optional)
B7 (7678xx)

Intro

Em Am Em
Em B7 Em

Em                                    Am                Em
May the Lord have mercy on me since I kicked him in the teeth
Em             B7                       Em
I said bye bye sinning days - fare thee well
Em                                             Am
Could have stopped at number two but there was so much left to do
Em                   B7                   Em
Does cheating on her send you straight to hell
Em                                  Am                Em
Phone wakes me up at three, a naked body lies next to me
Em                  B7           Em
Who slipped her the mickey - bye bye

Run-up of E--0-2-3
Chorus:
Am                  Em          B7          Em
Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day
Am                   Em          B7
Don’t know any other way - La la la

Em                               Am             Em
As for life number four - wasted in the arms of whores
Em          B7                   Em
Farewell to innocence, fare thee well
Em                                            Am                Em
Smoked my fifth life into black clouds, not a stitch left to be proud of
Em         B7                          Em
Bye bye to these five lives, fare thee well

Em
Six little lives, six dirty lives,
Am                  Em
talking rubbish and scrapping through the night
Em       B7                  Em
Farewell innocence fare thee well

Run-up of E--0-2-3
Chorus:
Am                  Em          B7          Em
Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day
Am                   Em          B7
Don’t know any other way - La la la

Em                                          Am                    Em
Seventh life making friends with God but he just wouldn’t call me back
Em        B7                  Em
Bye bye redemption, fare thee well
Em                                    Am                 Em
Eight lives count down the days, that colossal fall from grace
Em            B7          Em
Back to Pentonville to be alone
Em                           Am             Em
One lonely life on its knees cursing all he sees
Em                   B7          Em
And praying down the barrel of a gun

Run-up of E--0-2-3
Chorus:
Am                  Em          B7          Em
Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day
Am                   Em          B7
Don’t know any other way - La la la
Am                  Em          B7          Em
Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day
Am                   Em          B7     B7
Don’t know any other way - La la la