One Life Jan Hauenstein

(C) (Em/B) (Am) (C) (Em/B) (Am) (F) (G)
(C) I can´t be (Em/B)bothered to (Am)help the poor,
(C) I can´t be (Em/B)bothered to (Am)fight the good war. I have but (F)one life.(G)
(C) I do not (Em/B)care when a (Am)baby cries,
(C) I do not (Em/B)care when my (Am)neighbor dies. I have but (F)one life.(G)
(F) I am not here to (C)help (C/B)the (Am)sick,
I´m (Dm)only here to (E7)get my kicks, I have but (Am)one life. (G)(hold)

(F)Only one life, and I´ll make (Am)sure that it´s good,
(G)Only one life, and I don´t (Am)care what I should
Do for (F)you, (E7) it´s alright if you´re (Am)blue. (F) (G)
(F)Only one life to smoke ex(Am)pensive cigars,
(G)Only one life to drive (Am)big fancy cars,
You can (F)walk (E7) your mongrel (Am)dog. (F) (G)
(F)Only one life to drink (C)single (C/B)malt (Am)Scotch,
If you´re (G)envious, then (C)just (G/B)don´t (Am)watch,
I think you (F)oughta (E7) stick to (Am)water. (G)

(C)Life´s a dirty (Em7/B)joke and (Am)love is a lie,
(C)Friendship (Em7/B)is what my (Am)money can buy,
Hear me (C)laugh like a (Em7/B)madman (Am)at the sky,
No, you´ll (F)never, never (G)ever see me (C)cry. (G)(hold)

I have (F)only one life, so break (Am)out the champagne,
(G)Only one life, send me a (Am)sixteen year old dame
Who is (F)hot (E7) for all the money I´ve (Am)got. (F) (G)
(F)Only one life, bring oysters (Am)and caviar,
(G)Only one life, my pet´s a (Am)sleek Jaguar,
I am (F)rich, (E7) you ugly (Am)bitch. (F) (G)
(F)Only one life, see me (C)break (C/B)all the (Am)rules,
(G)Only one life, hear me (C)laugh (G/B)at the (Am)fools
Who think they´re (F)happy, (E7) so (Am)sappy! (G)

(C)Life´s a dirty (Em7/B)joke, (Am)love is a lie,
(C)Friendship (Em7/B)is what my (Am)money can buy.
Hear me (C)laugh like a (Em7/B)madman (Am)at the sky,
No, you´ll (F)never, never (G)ever see me (C)cry.(C/B) (Am) (G) (F) (G)
- Instrumental, chords like the last two lines -

(C) I can´t be (Em/B)bothered to (Am)help the poor,
(C) I can´t be (Em/B)bothered to (Am)fight the good war. I have but (F)one life.(G)
(C) I do not (Em/B)care when a (Am)baby cries,
(C) I do not (Em/B)care when my (Am)mother dies. I have but (F)one life.(G)
(F) I am not here to (C)help (C/B)the (Am)sick,
I´m (Dm)only here to (E7)get my kicks, I have but (Am)one life. (F) (G)

(C) You´d best be(Em7/B)lieve me, (Am)chicos and chicks,
(C) We´re only (Em7/B)here to (Am)get our kicks, we have but (F)one life. (G)
(F)On(G)ly one (C)life,(C/B) (Am) (G)
(F)On(G)ly (G/B)one (C) life.(C/B) (Am) (Am7/E)
(F)Only (G)one (C) life. (Cj7)

© Jan Hauenstein, Words 12 & 14 April, Music 14 & 16 April 2018, Goettingen

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