Life vs. the Lifeless Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]
[C][G][D][G]
[Bm]
[C][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]When was
the last time you felt so happy
[Bm]You had to give yourself a good pinch
[C]When did you ever fail one
of life's highs
Without [D]using stepladder or winch

[Verse 2]
[G]That's why the lifeless
crave the past
'Cause when [Bm]they're flogged,
stoned, lynched
They can [C]watch the living
fizzle out to naught
[D]Without even moving one inch

[Verse 3]
[C]That's what keeps you [D]alive
[G]The thought of undeserved [E]death
[C]That's why cynics deep-sea [D]dive
dive
Just to [G]watch someone
healthy lose [E]breath

[Verse 4]
[C]That's what really [D]makes you tick
When [G]the fearless are stopped
in their [E]tracks
[A]Optimism looks up counts the stars
Pess[D]imism looks down and

[Interlude 1]
counts cracks
[G][Bm]
[C][D]

[Verse 5]
[G]The Monday morning
moaners club
[Bm]That meet every week on park bench
[C]At least they've earned
their grumble stripes
When [D]they fought tooth and nail in the trench

[Verse 6]
If you [G]ever sat down in one
place too long
They'd need [Bm]a fork-lift truck
truck and a wrench
[C]Indecision drip feeds modesty
But [D]apathy fails even to quench

[Verse 7]
[C]That's what keeps you [D]alive
[G]The thought of undeserved [E]death
[C]That's why cynics deep-sea [D]dive
dive
Just [G]to watch someone
healthy lose [E]breath

[Verse 8]
[C]That's what really [D]makes you tick
When [G]the fearless are stopped
in [E]their tracks
[A]Optimism looks up counts the stars
Pess[D]imism looks down
and counts cracks

[Verse 9]
And even [C]when it's every
[G]man for himself
[C]You still like to stick with [G]the bunch
You'd [C]rather tag along at
the [G]back of the crowd
To [A]risk anything on a hunch
[D]

[Verse 10]
[C]That's what keeps you [D]alive
[G]The thought of undeserved [E]death
[C]That's why cynics deep-sea [D]dive
dive
Just to [G]watch someone
healthy lose [E]breath

[Verse 11]
[C]That's what really [D]makes you tick
When [G]the fearless are stopped
in their [E]tracks
[A]Optimism looks up counts the stars
Pess[D]imism looks down
and counts cracks
[C]That's what keeps you alive
[D]