D A7 D [Verse 1]D A7 I been working here, Monday, it'll be a yearD D/F# G And I can't recall a day when I didn't wanna disappearD A7 But I keep on showing up, hell-bent on growing upG D A7 D If it takes a lifetimeD A7 I'm learning how to be alone, fall asleep with the TV onD D/F# G And I fight the urge to live inside my telephoneD A7 I keep my spirits high, find happiness by and byG D A7 D If it takes a lifetime [Chorus]G D I got too far from my raisin', I forgot where I come fromD A7 And the line between right and wrong was so fineD D/F# Well I thought the highway loved meG D But she beat me like a drumContinues after the adD A7 G D My day will come, if it takes a lifetime D G (x3)D A7 D [Verse 2]D A7 I don't keep liquor here, never cared for wine or beerD D/F# G And working for the county keeps me pissin' clearD A7 The nights are dry as dust, but I'm letting my eyes adjustG D A7 D If it takes a lifetime [Chorus]G D I got too far from my raisin', I forgot where I come fromD A7 And the line between right and wrong was so fineD D/F# Well I thought the highway loved meG D But she beat me like a drumD A7 G D My day will come, if it takes a lifetime [Bridge]Em BmEm G Asus4 A7 [Verse 3]D A7 Man is a product of all the people that he ever lovedD D/E D/F# G And it don't make a difference how it ended upD A7 If I loved you once my friend, oh, I can do it all againG D A7 D If it takes a lifetime [Chorus]G D We got too far from our raisin' and we fought 'til we went numbD A7 You were running up a mountain in your own mindD D/F# And I thought that I was running toG D But I was running fromD A7 G D Oh, our day will come, if it takes a lifetimeD A7 G Our day will come, if it takes a lifetime
If It Takes A Lifetime
Jason Isbell
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