D5
[Verse 1]
D5 A Bm F#m
I've lived in this town for 13 years I've been around
G D A
You see that window in that tower that was mine
D A Bm F#m
Under that fluorescent light, well I made cold calls through the night
G D A
To houses deep in suburbs I will never go
[Verse 2]
D A Bm F#m
Then in Chinatown I'd get something and hang around
G D A
How does that busker know each day from the next?
D A Bm F#m
See that man who just brushed past me, well I know him but don't ask me
G D A
About him I wonder is he still with his wife
[Chorus]
G D
What is a life?
A
What is a life?
G
What is a life?
D A
What is a life?
[Verse 3]
D A Bm
The ferries pull up in the evening warmth
F#m G D A
I used to give out papers here as they rushed on their way home
D A
The streets are full of plaques
Bm F#m G D A
Just where that park is used to be a den of wailers, Jesus Christ
[Chorus]
G D
What is a life?
A
What is a life?
G
What is a life?
D A
What is a life?
G
What is a life?
D A
What is a life?
G
What is a life?
D A
What is a life?
[Instrumental]
G D A (4x)
[Verse 4]
D A Bm F#m
Of all the jobs I've had, well I can't say they've turned out bad
G D A
It's just funny when you think that guy was you
D A Bm
A waiter on his break, he smokes a cigarette
F#m G D A
And takes a long look at a repaired paring knife
