Lifetime

Intro: F   Am   G  (x2)

F             Am      G
Allie woke up eight am graduation day
F               Am                G
got into her car crashed along the way
F               Am           G
we arrived late, to the wake, stole the urn while they looked away
    F                           Am                    G
and drove to the beach, cause I knew you'd want it that way
Dm                                 Dm / Em
We were standing on the hood of the car
F                        G
singing out loud when the sun came up

       F              Am                   G
And  I know it wasn't right, but it felt so good
         F                Am                   G
And your mother didn't mind, like I thought she would
         F             Am           G
And that REM song was playing in my mind.
Dm               Dm  / Em
And three and a half minutes...
F        G
        felt like a lifetime
F   Am      G                     F Am G (PAUSE)
               felt like a lifetime
                  F     Am G
And you move like water
                    F Am G
I could drown in you
               F        Am G
And I fell so deep once
                   F        Am      G
Till you pulled me through                    you would tell me
Dm                          Dm / Em
No one is allowed to be so proud
     F                           G
They never reached in till they'd given up (?)

       F                  Am                G
And  I know it wasn't right, but it felt so good
         F                 Am                 G
And your mother didn't mind, like I thought she would
         F            Am            G
And that REM song was playing in my mind.
     Dm                Dm / Em
And three and a half minutes...
F        G
        felt like a lifetime

(LISTEN TO THE CD FOR THE TIMING, IT'S ALL FAST BAR CHORDS)
Em / Dm /Am / G / Dm / Am / F     G

F   G   Dm   Am   G  Am    F   G
Are you standing in the light,
              Em / Dm  /Am / G / Dm / Am / F G
combing your hair again
                F     G
and talking in ryhmes
F  G  Dm    Am  G   Am    F   G (HOLD)
are you standing in the light

F               Am                    G
When I got home heard the phone, your parents had arrived
      F                    Am                 G
Your dad set his jaw, your ma just smiled and sighed
     F                   Am              G
But they left soon, so I went to my room played that disc that you'd given me
F                Am                    G
Shut my eyes, I swear I could hear the sea


Dm                                Dm  / Em
We were standing on the hood of the car
F                        G
singing out loud when the sun came up

        F                Am                G
And  I know it wasn't right, but it felt so good
         F                Am                   G
And your mother didn't mind, like I thought she would
         F             Am           G
And that REM song was playing in my mind.
Dm                    Dm / Em    F
And three and a half minutes...
G
felt like a life time