No capo (I think!) Standard Tuning
(Intro)
D G x4
(Verse 1)
D G
Lisa likes brandy and the way it hits her lips
D G
She's a rock 'n' roll survivor with pendulum hips
D G
She's got deep brown eyes
D G
That've seen it all
D G
Working at a nightclub that was called The Avenue
D G
The bar men used to call her "Little Lisa, Loney Tunes"
D G
She went on
D G
almost anyone
A G
From the hard time living 'til the Chelsea days
A G
From when her hair was sweet blonde 'til the day it turned gray
She said
(Chorus)
D G
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.
A G
You've got more than money and sense, my friend
D G A
You've got heart and you go in your own way
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.
What you don't have now will come back again
You've got heart and you go in your own way
(Verse 2)
Some people wear their history like a map on their face
And Joey was an artist just living out of case
But his best word was his letters home
His standard works of fiction about imaginary success
The chorus girls in neon were his closest things to friends
But to a writer, the truth is no big deal
From the hard time living to the sleepless nights
And the black and blue body from the weekend fights
He'd say
Chorus x1
(Bridge)
G D G A
On my last night on earth, I won't look to the sky
D G D A
Just breathe in the air and blink in the light
On my last night on earth, I'll pay a high price
To have no regrets and be done with my life
Chorus x2
(the first chorus after the bridge is not played)