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[Verse 1]
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You say it was like this,
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I was torn between two worlds.
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One full of promise,
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And the truth I knew would hurt.
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You say I'm no angel,
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Trying to put the past behind.
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So now I try to find

[Pre-chorus]
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A place to leave all,
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Memories in my mind. 

[Chorus]
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We try...    our lives away,
       C              E
Then stumble to the grave.
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We cry...     and still they say,
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The past wont go away.
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The story of my life. 

[Verse 2]
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See I was just thinking,
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Now my life is on the road. 
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The straight and the narrow, 
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On the route that I've been shown. 
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You know its not easy, 
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To try to change your ways. 
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So now I try to find, 

[Pre-chorus]
F           Dm 
A place to leave all,
F               Dm 
Memories in my mind. 

[Chorus]
     Am  F  C     E      Am  F  
We try...    our lives away,
       C              E
Then stumble to the grave.
     Am  F  C       E         F
We cry...     and still they say,
                   Dm  
The past wont go away.
                 Am     E
The story of my life. 

[Interlude]
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[Pre-chorus]
F           Dm 
A place to leave all,
F               Dm 
Memories in my mind.  

[Chorus]
     Am  F  C     E      Am  F  
We try...    our lives away,
       C              E
Then stumble to the grave.
     Am  F  C       E         F
We cry...     and still they say,
                   Dm  
The past wont go away.
             
The story of my, 
  Am  F  C     E      Am  F  
Try...    our lives away,
       C              E
Then stumble to the grave.
     Am  F  C       E         F
We cry...     and still they say,
                   Dm  
The past wont go away.
                 Am     
The story of my life.