Natalie Merchant - Life is sweet

^AmIt's a pity it's a ^Emcrying shame ^AmWho pulled you ^Emdown again ^AmHow painful ^Emit must be ^AmTo bruise so ^Emeasily ^Dinside

^AmIt's a pity it's a ^Emdownright crime ^AmIt happens ^Emall the time ^AmYou want to stay little ^Emdaddy's girl ^AmYou want to hide from the ^Emvicious world ^Doutside ^G7

^CDon't cry ^G You know the ^Amtears will do no ^Emgood So dry your ^Feyes ^G

Oh, your ^Amdaddy he's the ^Emiron man ^AmA battleship wrecked ^Emon dry land ^AmYour mamma she's a ^Embitter bride ^AmShe'll never be ^Emsatisfied you ^Dknow And that's ^Gnot right^G7

But ^Cdon't cry ^G You know the ^Amtears will do no ^Emgood So dry your ^Feyes ^G

Oh, ^Cthey told you ^Glife is hard ^AmMisery ^Emfrom the start It's ^Fdull it's ^Cslow it's ^Dpainful^G7 But, ^CI tell you ^Glife is sweet ^AmIn spite of the ^Emmisery There's ^Fso much ^Cmore be ^Dgrateful Well, ^Fwho ^Cdo you be^Dlieve' ^FWho will you listen ^Cto who will it ^Dbe' Because it's ^Fhigh ^Ctime that you de^Dcide In your ^Gown mind

^AmI've tried to ^Emcomfort you ^AmI've tried to ^Emtell you to be ^Dpatient That ^D7they are blind and they can't see

^AmFortune gonna ^Emcome one day ^AmThey're all gonna ^Emfade away ^AmYour daddy the ^Emwar machine ^AmAnd your momma the ^Emlong and ^Dsuffering ^GPrisoner of what she can not ^Csee

For ^Cthey've told you ^Glife is hard ^AmMisery ^Emfrom the start It's ^Fdull it's ^Cslow it's ^Dpainful^G7 But, ^CI tell you ^Glife is sweet ^AmIn spite of the ^Emmisery There's ^Fso much ^Cmore be ^Dgrateful

So, ^Fwho ^Cwill you be^Dlieve' ^FWho will you listen ^Cto who will it ^Dbe' Because it's ^Fhigh ^Ctime that you de^Dcide It's time to ^Gmake up your own your own sweet little ^Cmind

Oh,^C they've told you ^Glife is long ^AmBe thankful ^Emwhen it's done Don't ^Fask for ^Cmore be ^Dgrateful^G7

But, ^CI tell you ^Glife is short ^AmBe thankful ^Embecause ^FBefore you ^Cknow it will be ^Dover^G7 'Cause life ^Cis sweet^{G Am Em} Life ^Fis oh ^Cso very ^Dshort^G7 Life ^Cis sweet^{G Am Em} And life ^Fis oh ^Cso very ^Dshort^G7 Life ^Cis sweet^{G Am Em}