xThe meaning of life / \ - slide : - let chord ring * - repeat 3 or four times intro/main riff |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-7-10-7-5-10---10-7-10-12---12/13\12--10-7*--10-5-| |-7-10-7-5-10---10-7-10-12---12/13\12--10-7*--10-5-| |-5--8-5-3--8----8-5--8-10---10/11\10---8-5*---8-3-| |--------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-7*--10-7-5-10*--10-7-10-12*--12/13\12-10-------------10-5-| |-7*--10-7-5-10*--10-7-10-12*--12/13\12-10--3:---2-2:--10-5-| |-5*---8-5-3--8*---8-5--8-10*--10/11\10--8--------------8-3-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |----------| |----------| |-7-7:---5-| repeat this 4 times |-7-7:---5-| |-5-5:---3-| |----------| pre-chorus |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-7xx--7-7-7xx--7-7-9-10xx--10-10-10xx--10-10-------------------| |-7xx--7-7-7xx--7-7-9-10xx--10-10-10xx--10-10-10xx--10-10-10xx--| |-5xx--5-5-5xx--5-5-7--8xx---8--8--8xx---8--8-10xx--10-10-10xx--| |----------------------------------------------8xx---8--8--8xx--| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-10-10-8xx--8-8-8-7-7-5*--| |-10-10-8xx--8-8-8-7-7-5*--| |--8--8-6xx--6-6-6-5-5-3*--| chorus |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-7*-7*---------------10*-10*----7*-7*----------------------------| |-7*-7*-8*-8*-10*-10*-10*-10*-10-7*-7*-8*-8*-10*-10*-7*-7-7-10-10-| |-5*-5*-8*-8*-10*-10*--8*--8*-10-5*-5*-8*-8*-10*-10*-7*-7-7-10-10-| |-------6*-6*--8*--8*----------8-------6*-6*--8*--8*-5*-5-5--8--8-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7*-7*---------------10*-10*-------------------------10--\7/10-\7/10-| |-7*-7*-8*-8*-10*-10*-10*-10*-10-8*-8*-8*-8*-10*-10*--10--\7/10-\7/10-| |-5*-5*-8*-8*-10*-10*--8*--8*-10-8*-8*-8*-8*-10*-10*---8--\5/-8-\5/-8-| |-------6*-6*--8*--8*----------8-6*-6*-6*-6*--8*--8*------------------| riff |-------------------------------| |-10xx--11-11-11-13xx--10-10-10-| |-10xx--11-11-11-13xx--10-10-10-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |-3:--3-5----5----5--| |-3:--3-5--5-5--5-5--| |-1:--1-3--5-3--5-3--| |----------3----3----| lyrics on the way trying to get where i'd like to stay i'm always feeling steered away by someone trying to tell me what to say and do i don't want it i gotta go find my own way i gotta go make my own mistakes sorry man for feeling feeling the way i do oh yeah, oh yeah open wide and they'll shove in their meaning of life oh yeah, oh yeah but not for me i'll do it on my own oh yeah, oh yeah open wide and swallow their meaning of life i can't make it work your way thanks but no thanks by the way i know your path has been tried and so it may seem like the way to go me, i'd rather be found trying something new and the bottom line in all of this seems to say there's no right and wrong way sorry if i don't feel like living the way you do
