Dying To Live
Cat Stevens
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Key:
G Gadd4 Gsus4Csus2 C Csus2 GG Gadd4 GAm Am7 Am GG [Verse 1] G/B Em G7 CMaj7 B7 You know I've heard it said there's beauty in distortion Em G7 CMaj7 B7 By some people who've withdrawn to find their headsEm G7 Now they say that there is humorEm6 Cm in misfortuneC D You know I wonder if they'll laughG when they are dead [Chorus]C G Why am I fighting to live if I'mAm7 G just living to fight?C Em Why am I trying to see when thereAm7 D ain't nothing in sight?G G7 Why am I trying to give when noC B7 Em one gives me a try?C G Why am I dying to live if I'm justAm G living to die? [Bridge]G Gadd4 Gsus4Csus2 C Csus2 GG Gadd4 GAm Am7 Am GContinues after the adG [Verse 2] G/B Em G7 CMaj7 B7 You know some people say that values are subjective Em G7 CMaj7 B7 But they're just speaking words that someone else has saidEm G7 And so they live and fight andEm6 Cm kill with no objectiveC Sometimes it's hard to tell theD G living from the dead [Chorus]C G Why am I fighting to live if I'mAm7 G just living to fight?C Em Why am I trying to see when thereAm7 D ain't nothing in sight?G G7 Why am I trying to give when noC B7 Em one gives me a try?C G Why am I dying to live if I'm justAm G living to die? [Bridge]G Gadd4 Gsus4Csus2 C GG Gadd4 GAm Am7 Am GG [Verse 3] G/B Em G7 CMaj7 B7 You know I used to weave my words into confusion Em G7 CMaj7 B7 And so I hope you'll understand me when I'm throughEm G7 You know I used to live my life asEm6 Cm an illusionC D But reality will make my dreamG come true [Last Chorus]C G So I'll keep fighting to live tillAm7 G there's no reason to fightC Em And I'll keep trying to see untilAm7 D the end is in sightG G7 You know I'm trying to give soC B7 Em c'mon give me a tryC G You know I'm dying to live untilAm G I'm ready to die [Other]G Gadd4 Gsus4Csus2 C Csus2 GG Gadd4 G Am Am7 Am G Until I'm readyG Gadd4 Gsus4Csus2 C Csus2 GG Gadd4 G Am Am7 Am G Until God takes me