It's My Life
The Animals

(Atkins / D'Errico)

 Intro:

         12-string [2X, doubled with bass second time]

             v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v    
         --|-----------------|-----------------|
         --|-----------------|-----------------|
         --|-----------------|-----------------|
         3-|-5-----3-5-----3-|-5-3-----------3-|
         --|-----------------|-----5-3-5-------|
         --|-----------------|-----------------|

         12-string [2X; continue through verse]:

         [Dm]     [G]       [Dm]    [G]
           v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v    
         |-----------------|-----------------|--
         |-----------------|-----------------|--
         |---------3---5---|-6---6---5-3-----|--
         |-----5-5---------|-------------5-3-|-5
         |-----------------|-----------------|--
         |-----------------|-----------------|--

         bass:

           v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v    
         |-----------------|-----------------|--
         |---------5---7---|---------5---7---|--
         |-5---5-5---------|-5---5-5---------|--
         |-----------------|-----------------|--

 Verse 1:

                 Dm        G           Dm       G
         It's a hard world   to get a break in
                  Dm         G            Dm     G
         All the good things   have been taken

              Dm           C    Bb           C
               v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v    
             |-----------------|-----------------|--
             |-----------------|-----------------|--
             |-----------------|-----------------|--
             |---------3---5---|-5---5---5-3-----|--
             |-5---5-----------|--------------5--|--
             |-----------------|-----------------|--
         (But girl...)

             Dm                      C    Bb       
         But girl there are ways to make certain things pay
                C    Dm                         C    Bb
         Though I'm dressed in these rags I'll wear sable
               C
         Some day
           D        
         Hear what I...

           G                 F
           v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v    
         |-----------------|-----------------|
         |-----------------|-----------------|
         |-------4-5---4---|-------2-3---2---|
         |-5---------------|-3---------------|
         |-----------------|-----------------|
         |-----------------|-----------------|
         (say)

             G     F                     G
         ...say      I'm gonna ride the serpent
         F                   G
         No more time spent sweatin' rent
         F [3 bars]
         Hear my command I'm breakin' loose
                      G
         It ain't no use
          F [2 bars]
         Holdin' me down
          G [3 bars]
         Stick around
         But baby (but baby)
         Remember (remember)

 Chorus:

         C        Dm           F          G
         It's my life and I'll do what I want
         C        Dm             F          G
         It's my mind and I'll think what I want
         F             G
         Show me I'm wrong
         F             G
         Hurt you sometime
               F                          G    F  G
         But someday I'll treat you real fine

 Verse 2:

         There'll be women and their fortunes
         Who just love to mother orphans
         Are you gonna cry, when I'm squeezin' 'em dry
         Takin' all I can get, no regrets
         When I...
         Openly lie
         And leave only money
         Believe me honey, that money
         Can you believe, I ain't no saint
         Who complains
         So girl cut out
         Any doubt
         But baby (but baby)
         Remember (remember)

 [repeat chorus]

 Coda:

           C       Dm           F          G
         (It's my life and I'll do what I want) Don't push me
         (It's my mind and I'll think what I want) It's my life
         (It's my life and I'll do what I want) And I can do what I want
         (It's my mind and I'll think what I want) You can't tell me
         (It's my life and I'll do what I want) [fade]


source: Andrew Rogers

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