Story Of My Life American Idol Performance

Bm  D  Dsus4  D

[Verse 1]

Bm                                                      D  Dsus4  D
Written in these walls are the stories that I can't explain
Bm                                                       D  Dsus4  D
I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days
Bm                                   G                                  D  Dsus4  D
She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones
Bm                                G                                D  Dsus4  D
Seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone

[Pre-Chorus]

            G     A    D
And I'll be gone, gone tonight

                      G       A    D
The ground beneath my feet is open wide

                    G       A      D
The way that I been holding on too tight
                  A        A7*
With nothing in between

[Chorus]

    D
The story of my life

I take her home
  G
I drive all night to keep her warm
    Bm   G          D
And time... is frozen (the story of, the story of)
    D
The story of my life

I give her hope
  G
I spend her love
                    Bm    G
Until she's broke inside
                D
The story of my life

[Verse 2]

Bm                                                     D  Dsus4  D
Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change
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Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cage
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I know that in the morning now I see us in the light upon a hill
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Although I am broken, my heart is untamed, still

[Pre-Chorus]

            G     A    D
And I'll be gone, gone tonight

                    G       A       D
The fire beneath my feet is burning bright

                    G       A      D
The way that I been holding on so tight
                  A        A7*
With nothing in between

[Chorus]

    D
The story of my life

I take her home
  G
I drive all night to keep her warm
    Bm   G          D
And time... is frozen (the story of, the story of)
    D
The story of my life

I give her hope
  G
I spend her love
                    Bm    G
Until she's broke inside
                D
The story of my life

[Bridge]

           Bm                            A
And I been waiting for this time to come around
         Bm                                    A      A7*
But baby running after you is like chasing the clouds

[Final Chorus]

    D*
The story of my life
  D*
I take her home
  G*                 G*
I drive all night to keep her warm
    Bm*          G*
And time... is frozen
    D
The story of my life

I give her hope
  G
I spend her love
                    Bm    G
Until she's broke inside
                D
The story of my life

[Outro]

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The story of my life
                D        G
The story of my life [my life]
                D*
The story of my life