Islands - Life In Jail Chords & Tabs

Tabbed by Scott Melendez

Intro I

A                               D       Bm
You sure you want to spend your life in jail?
A                        D       Bm
How you gonna spend your life in jail?


D/F#          A
I was on my way
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Verse I
D, Bm, G, A x2

D                 Bm          G          A
First break the skin, next open the wound.
        D               Bm          G           A
Now force your fingers in, and here's what you do:
D               Bm       G          A
Climb inside the vein and have some heart
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Intro II

 A                            D      Bm
You said "I want to spend my life in jail"
    A                        D       Bm
Why do you want to spend your life in jail?

D/F#           A
"I've lost my way"
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Verse II (same as Verse I)

"Pour concrete on me delicately, baby
so I can live my sedimental life sedentarily," all life
"I could just sit here for hours and watch TV," worthlessly
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Intro III (same as previous)
So that's why you choose to spend your life in jail?
Who would choose to spend their life in jail?

You've lost your way
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Interlude I-(upbeat)
This part is hard to do as one person If you want to just play with the song strum back 
forth between:

D and A
               or

Guitar I

D----------------------------------------2-----------------------5-4-2---|
A---5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-2--5-5-5-2--5-5-5-5-------------------------------5-|x?
E--------------------------------------------5-5--12/5-5-5-5-5-5---------|

Guitar II comes in about halfway through
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/islands/life_in_jail_crd.html ]
D---------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------4-5-7-----4-5-7--|
E-2-3-4-5-5-2-3-4-5--12/5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|

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Verse III(same as before)

 D                      Bm       G
"blow my money on my favorite company
A
they can blow holes in my ozone
D
so pour that propane on my clothes
        Bm                G
I like it when my skin glows
A
besides there's nothing to live for"
            D              Bm     G                A
unless you live a little more like you're going to die
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Interlude II/Bridge (upbeat)

D, A x 1

D
so what the fuck are you going to do?
they robbed your life from you
                              A (pause)
tell them you want to get it back
     A
if you do, I've got your back
D
yes it's something worth defending
so throw caution to the wind
                 A(pause)
and other platitudes
      A
that were written just for you
D
take a shit in their swimming pool
let them chase you if you do
A
finally something is happening to you
D
put an axe through the TV
blow up your radio,
A
though you can't see them now
you'll hear birds singing in your soul
D
sneak your way past the gates in a hard heart shape
A
if you're gonna be a shark you better learn to stay awake
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Outro

Walk Up: D/F#, G, G#,A, A#, Bm

D           Bm         A        G
Ba, Ba, Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba,Ba.....X3

D          Bm          A         G
Why you wanna spend your life in jail?

End on D

....I think that's about it! This is my favorite song off Arm's Way. Has a great build up! Enjoy!