Originally in F, I play in G capo 3
Intro spoken
| Em | C | G | D |
| Uh huh, | life’s like this |
| Em | C | G | D |
| Uh huh, | uh huh, | that’s the | way it is |
| Em | C | G | D |
| Cause | life’s like this |
| Em | C | G | D |
| Uh huh, | uh huh, | that’s the | way it is |
Vox start on the 1
| G |
| Chill out, whatcha yellin’ for? |
| Em |
| Lay back, it’s all been done before |
| C | D |
| And if you could only | let it be, you would see |
| G |
| I like you the way you are |
| Em |
| When we’re drivin’ in your car |
| C | D |
| And you’re talkin’ to me | one-on-one, but you become |
| C |
| Somebody else ‘round everyone else |
| Em | |
| You’re | watchin’ your back like you can’t relax |
| C | |
| You’re | tryin’ to be cool |
| D | |
| You look like a fool to | me, tell me |
Get off of the vox on “complicated” pretty quickly
| Em | C | G |
| Why’d you have to go and make | things so compli | cated? |
| D | Em | C | G | |
| I | see the way you’re | actin’ like you’re somebody | else, gets me frus | trated |
| D | Em | C |
| Life’s like this, you, | you fall, and you cr | awl, and you break |
| G | D | |
| And you ta | ke what you get, and you | turn it into |
| Am7 | C |
| Honesty and promise me, I’m never gonna find you | fake it |
| G | |
| No no | no |
| G |
| G |
| You come over unannounced |
| Em |
| Dressed up like you’re somethin’ else |
| C | D |
| Where you are and where it’s | at, you see |
You’re makin’ me
| G |
| Laugh out when you strike your pose |
| Em |
| Take off all your preppy clothes |
| C | D |
| You know, you’re not foolin’ | anyone, when you become |
| C |
| Somebody else ‘round everyone else |
| Em | |
| You’re | watchin’ your back like you can’t relax |
| C | |
| You’re | tryin’ to be cool |
| D | |
| You look like a fool to | me, tell me |
| Em | C | G |
| Why’d you have to go and make | things so compli | cated? |
| D | Em | C | G | |
| I | see the way you’re | actin’ like you’re somebody | else, gets me frus | trated |
| D | Em | C |
| Life’s like this, you, | you fall, and you cr | awl, and you break |
| G | D | |
| And you ta | ke what you get, and you | turn it into |
| Am7 | C |
| Honesty and promise me, I’m never gonna find you | fake it |
| G | |
| No no | no |
| G |
| No no (no no) |
| Em |
| No no (no no) |
| C |
| No no (no no) |
| D |
| No no (no no, no) |
| G |
| Chill out, whatcha yellin’ for? |
| Em |
| Lay back It’s all been done before |
| C | D |
| And if you could only | let it be, you will see |
| C |
| Somebody else ‘round everyone else |
| Em | |
| You’re | watchin’ your back like you can’t relax |
| C | |
| You’re | tryin’ to be cool |
| D | |
| You look like a fool to | me, tell me |
| Em | C | G |
| Why’d you have to go and make | things so compli | cated? |
| D | Em | C | G | |
| I | see the way you’re | actin’ like you’re somebody | else, gets me frus | trated |
| D | Em | C |
| Life’s like this, you, | you fall, and you cr | awl, and you break |
| G | D | |
| And you ta | ke what you get, and you | turn it into |
| Am7 | C |
| Honesty and promise me, I’m never gonna find you | fake it |
No no
| Em | C | G |
| Why’d you have to go and make | things so compli | cated? |
| D | Em | C | G | |
| I | see the way you’re | actin’ like you’re somebody | else, gets me frus | trated |
| D | Em | C |
| Life’s like this, you, | you fall, and you cr | awl, and you break |
| G | D | |
| And you ta | ke what you get, and you | turn it into |
| Am7 | C |
| Honesty and promise me, I’m never gonna find you | fake it |
| G | |
| No no |