Life: The Movie

(Written by Chris Eckman; Wolffsongs/BMG Uta Musikverlage; Appears on the Walkabouts album "Ended Up a Stranger")

(Chords sent in by Ewan Burke.)


Dm        Am
Why do we whisper? 
                       Em
It's true, true lovers whisper 
             Cmaj7
or don't say anything 
   Em      Cmaj7
at all

Dm                       Am
the greatest story never told
               Em
both of us are feelin' old
             Cmaj7
been feelin' everything
            Em         Cmaj7
and nothin' much 

Am
Oh, look beyond past the cities edge 
          Em
where the horizon dips
                                       G
and all the strip mall hookers show promotion clips
                F                   Em
and "Life - the Movie", portrays us working stiffs

   Am
as wastrels on

watch ourselves again
        Em
on some wasted trip

givin' up on love
             G
just for the fuck of it
                F
oh "Life -  the Movie",
        Em             Cmaj7
so easy to forget

Dm
angels and aliens, are restless
             Am
ain't gonna' stay
                 Em
they're countin' down the days
                Cmaj7
till they leave us alone
               Em            Cmaj7
can't see them anyway

Dm
electric colors, cut a swath
             Am
but leave no trace
          Em
why do we advertise,
             Cmaj7
that we have lost the race?
           Em                   Cmaj7
if we were proud, we'd hide

    Am
but since we've lost 

watch ourselves again 
               Em
let's call the whole thing off 

"Life: the Movie" ends 
         G
when the villain says
             F
that he will apprehend
               Em             Cmaj7
but then rides off instead

       Am
let us drown in peace 

"Life - the Movie" showin' 
                 Em
six and one-half days a week 

"Life - the Movie" endin'
          G
when they kick us hard 
        F
to make sure we're dead
             Em            Cmaj7
and not just dreamin'

[pause on Am for 4 bars]

Am
the truth of our lies 
    Fmaj7
the thrill of our wrongs 
              G
are these the last things on earth 
     Em                    Cmaj7
that still turn us on? 

Am
and in a crash
Fmaj7
we'll see the flash
      G
don't forget to breathe
      Em                 Cmaj7
don't forget to laugh 

Am
look beyond watch ourselves again
            G
"Life - the Movie's" on 

in every single town
            F
"Life - the Movie" plays 

til we finally beg 
       Em             G
let us bleed all day 

Am
the last hurrah 

a forecast of our times 
G
I refuse to fall 

you'll choose to just go blind 
                 F
when "Life - the Movie" plays 
G                        Em
I'll turn away, I'll put out my eyes