"A Lifetime" by Better Than Ezra
From the album - ?
as performed at Tipitina's 3/03 and 3/04/00
Words and Music by Kevin Griffin (educated guess?)
Tabbed by Shari Todd (sflipper_bte@yahoo.com)
   
Note:  Like Hollow, the lyrics are just a guess and are probably changing, so...

This represents a feeble attempt by an amateur guitarist - if anyone has any 
better ideas or comments, please email me!

..Typical disclaimer, yadda yadda...

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

  F       G       Am       Em       A        E        Dm
EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
133211  320033  x02210   022000   x02220   022100   xx0231


VERSE 1:
F            Am      G
Ally woke up 8 a.m. graduation day
F               Am                 G
Got into a car, crashed along the way
F                   Am
And we arrived late to the wake
G
Stole the urn when they looked away
F                                Am                       G
And drove to the beach, cause I knew you'd want it that way


PRE-CHORUS:
    Dm                                      Em
And you were standing on the hood of the car
F                         G
Singing out loud when the sun came up


CHORUS:
F                                 Am       G
And I know I wasn't right, but it felt so good
         F                         Am           G
And your mother didn't mind like I thought she would
         F                          Am      G
And that R.E.M. song was playing in my mind
    Dm         Em F G
And 3-1/2 minutes felt like a lifetime.

F  Am  G
F  Am  G

VERSE 2:
                   F    Am   G
And you moved like water
                 F   Am   G
I would drown in you
              F         Am   G
And I fell so deep once
                  F      Am   G 
But you pulled me through


PRE-CHORUS:
                  Dm                             Em 
You would tell me no one is allowed to be so proud
     F                            G
They never reach out when they're giving up


CHORUS:
      F                    Am              G
And I know I wasn't right, but it felt so good
         F                         Am           G
And your mother didn't mind like I thought she would
         F               Am             G
And that R.E.M. song was playing in my mind
    Dm         Em F  G  
And 3-1/2 minutes felt like a lifetime.


BRIDGE:
E D E D D D E F G
E   D   E   D D  D E   F    G
Are you sailing in your lies
             E  D  E  D
Combing your hair again
D  D     E  F     G
Dropping in rhymes
    E   D   E  D D D   E    F    G 
And are you sailing in your lies


VERSE 3:
F                Am  
When I got home, heard the phone
G
Parents had arrived
F                                 Am                   G
And your dad sounded strong, your mom just smiled and sighed
    F                    Am      
But they left soon and I went to my room
G
Played that disc that you gave to me
      F                Am                       G
And I shut my eyes and swear I could hear them say


PRE-CHORUS:
    Dm                                     Em
And we were standing on the hood of the car
F                         G
Singing out loud when the sun came up


CHORUS:
      F                    Am              G
And I know I wasn't right, but it felt so good
         F                 Am                   G 
And your mother didn't mind like I thought she would
         F               Am             G
And that R.E.M. song was playing in my mind
Dm          Em F  G   Dm       Em  F G  
3-1/2 minutes........3-1/2 minutes felt like a lifetime