Life Is Sweet Natalie Merchant Song is actually recorded in G#m on the album "Ophelia". It appears here in Am, feel free to capo any fret you wish. Am Em It's a pity it's a crying shame Am Em Who pulled you down again Am Em How painful it must be Am Em D To bruise so easily inside
Am Em Itâ^À^Ùs a pity itâ^À^Ùs a downright crime Am Em It happens all the time Am Em You want to stay little daddyâ^À^Ùs girl Am Em D G7 You want to hide from the vicious world outside C G Donâ^À^Ùt cry Am Em You know the tears will do no good F G So dry your eyes Am Em Oh, your daddy heâ^À^Ùs the iron man Am Em A battleship wrecked on dry land Am Em Your mamma sheâ^À^Ùs a bitter bride Am Em D Sheâ^À^Ùll never be satisfied you know G G7 And thatâ^À^Ùs not right C G But donâ^À^Ùt cry Am Em You know the tears will do no good F G So dry your eyes C G Oh, they told you life is hard Am Em Misery from the start F C D G7 Itâ^À^Ùs dull itâ^À^Ùs slow itâ^À^Ùs painful C G But, I tell you life is sweet Am Em In spite of the misery F C D Thereâ^À^Ùs so much more be grateful F C D Well, who do you believe? F C D Who will you listen to who will it be? F C D Because it's high time that you decide G In your own mind Am Em I've tried to comfort you Am Em D I've tried to tell you to be patient D7 That they are blind and they canâ^À^Ùt see Am Em Fortune gonna come one day Am Em They're all gonna fade away Am Em Your daddy the war machine Am Em D And your momma the long and suffering G C Prisoner of what she can not see SOLO: C G Am Em F C D G7 C G For they've told you life is hard Am Em Misery from the start F C D G7 Itâ^À^Ùs dull itâ^À^Ùs slow itâ^À^Ùs painful C G But, I tell you life is sweet Am Em In spite of the misery F C D Thereâ^À^Ùs so much more be grateful F C D So, who will you believe? F C D Who will you listen to who will it be? F C D Because it's high time that you decide G C Itâ^À^Ùs time to make up your own your own sweet little mind SOLO: C G Am Em F C D G7 C G Oh, they've told you life is long Am Em Be thankful when itâ^À^Ùs done F C D G7 Donâ^À^Ùt ask for more be grateful C G But, I tell you life is short Am Em Be thankful because F C D G7 Before you know it will be over C G Am Em 'Cause life is sweet F C D G7 Life is oh so very short C G Am Em Life is sweet F C D G7 And life is oh so very short C G Am Em Life is sweet Repeat and fade