Shelf Life

E B G A D

E|--0----------------3------------
B|--0----------------3------2-----
G|--1--------4-------0------2-----
D|--2--------4-------0------2-----
A|--2--------2-------2------0-----
E|--0----------------3------------

E|2--| 
B|3--| 
G|2--| 
D|0--| 
A|---| 
E|---| 

Intro- Guitar part 1

E B - fill 1
G A
E B - fill 1
G A

E B - fill 1
Words keep falling from my mouth,
G A
Trying just to slow them down.
E B - fill 1
Keep on spilling around,
G A
Saying, "Why do you hurt me?"
E B - fill 1
And if anger is my gift,
G A
The only gift I'm fit to bring,
E B - fill 1
Then put me on your shelf,
G A
See the winter in me.

CHORUS

B A
If it's the only gift I'm fit to 
give,
B
Then put me on your shelf,
Continues after the ad
A
I don't want to live.

Guitar part 1 with solo fill in.

E B
What's in that suitcase?
G A -fill 2
A picture and a name.
E B
Brought here from someplace,
G A - fill 3
Not brought here to stay.
E B - fill 1
She picks up the pieces,
G A
Puts down the phone.
E B - fill 1 G A
Yes baby's not speaking to her angel
 anymore, no.

CHORUS

B A
If it's the only gift I'm fit to 
give,
B
Then put me on your shelf,
A
I don't want to live.
B A
If it's the only gift I'm fit to 
give,
B
Then put me on your shelf,


A B C D
I don't want to live, this way, this
 way, my love,
A B C D
This way, this way, my love.

Solo

A B C D
A B C D

E B
All of my actions
G A ( short quick strums )
Of no consequence of you.
E B G A
My love and affection just doesn't 
know what to do...


E B G
How can I love anyone else,
A
When I can't trust my...
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FILL 1:
E|----------------| The ^ mea
B|----------------| picking, 
G|-0^2-0--0^2-0---| making it
D|----------------|          
A|----------------|          
E|----------------|          

E|n
B|f
G| 
D| 
A| 
E| 

E|s 
B|in
G|so
D|  
A|  
E|  

E|pull-ons ( hit the open stiring & 
B|ger the 2nd fret,                 
G|und. )                            
D|                                  
A|                                  
E|                                  

w/ out 
       
       
       
       
       

FILL 2:
E|--------------------------| Use 
B|--------------------------|     
G|-----------12^14--12~-----|     
D|------12^14---------------|     
A|-12^14--------------------|     
E|--------------------------|     

E|pull-ons. ~ means slide down 
B|                             
G|                             
D|                             
A|                             
E|                             

E|string. 
B|        
G|        
D|        
A|        
E|        

FILL 3:
E|-----------------------| Do a 
B|-----------------------|      
G|-----------------------|      
D|-----------------------|      
A|--12^14^12^14^12^14----|      
-----------------------|        

E|pull-on using 2 frets 
B|                      
G|                      
D|                      
A|                      
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