Capo 2
[C] She was on[G] fire and [Am]wild and Am[F]erican
[C] She burns it [G]out proba[Am]bly just because[F] she can
And if I h[C]ad a doll[G]ar for [Am]every thing I s[F]hould've said
I'd p[C]rolly still be bus[G]ted, I would [Am]throw it all[F] away again
The [C]lightening bugs light[G] up [Am]all across the [F]southern sky
[C]Some guys get it[G] all and the[Am]y don't even n[F]eed to try
I [C]watched you [G]roll away but you[Am] didn't even[F] say goodbye
And now [C]I hate the n[G]ight, I'm gu[Am]essin' that's the r[F]eason why
[C]And this, this is my [G]life On the 4th of [Am]July
It isn't muc[F]h, but at le[G]ast it's mine
[(C] [G] [Am] [F)]
[C] Got in my [G]van, [Am]ended up in [F]Boston
[C]Thought about my [G]friends and how[Am] easily I [F]lost them
I'd[C] do it all ag[G]ain, I'll leave[Am] everyone e[F]xhausted
[C]Some folks get a [G]break,[Am] me I never [F]got one
[C] I thought of[G] you at [Am]night when I would [F]drink too much
If you th[C]ought about me[G] too, you'd[Am] never tried to [F]get in touch
[C] Went back to [G]school and I[Am] ran into some [F]guys I knew
[C]We started up this [G]band but we [Am]couldn't seem to [F]get it through
[C] We got some[G] gigs, [Am]evetually we l[F]ost that too
Di[G]d you ever think that if you're not happy it's because of you
[C]And this, this is my [G]life On the 4th of [Am]July
It isn't muc[F]h, but at le[G]ast it's mine
[(C] [G] [Am] [F)]
[C] I got a[G] job [Am]selling ads for[F] magazines
At nigh[C]t when I would[G] play, I'd [Am]think about her[F] constantly
[C]Everything I [G]loved it s[Am]omehow got a[F]way from me
And suicide[C], [G] I t[Am]alked about it o[F]penly
[C] I finally[G] quit, or [Am]maybe I got f[F]ired, I don't know
[C]It doesn't matt[G]er just as [Am]long as it happened thou[F]gh
[C]Added up the [G]fears and the [Am]doubts I've been [F]living with
[G]Songs of lightening bugs, school, work, and all that shit
[C]And this, this is my [G]life On the 4th of [Am]July
It isn't muc[F]h, but at le[G]ast it's mine
[(C] [G] [Am] [F)]
[C] I lost a [G]girl some[Am]time and a[F] couple friends
[C] Small talk at [G]parties I neve[Am]r could stomach [F]it
[C]I'm old enough to [G]say that I[Am] remember when[F]
But I[C] dont have the [G]time for your n[Am]astalgia or your [F]crisitisms
[C] You live and [G]learn, me[Am], well I le[F]arned to let go
[C] Parents and [G]bosses and [Am]people who do[F]n't want you to grow
[C]I think that [G]anything you [Am]want to y[F]ou can do
[G]And no one is going to tell me just who the hell I should sing to
[C]And this, this is my [G]life On the 4th of [Am]July
It isn't muc[F]h, but at le[G]ast it's mine (x2)
[C] She was on[G] fire and [Am]wild and Am[F]erican
[C] She burns it [G]out proba[Am]bly just because[F] she can
And if I h[C]ad a doll[G]ar for [Am]every thing I s[F]hould've said
I'd p[C]rolly still be bus[G]ted, I would [Am]throw it all[F] away again
The [C]lightening bugs light[G] up [Am]all across the [F]southern sky
[C]Some guys get it[G] all and the[Am]y don't even n[F]eed to try
I [C]watched you [G]roll away but you[Am] didn't even[F] say goodbye
And now [C]I hate the n[G]ight, I'm gu[Am]essin' that's the r[F]eason why
[C]And this, this is my [G]life On the 4th of [Am]July
It isn't muc[F]h, but at le[G]ast it's mine
[(C] [G] [Am] [F)]
[C] Got in my [G]van, [Am]ended up in [F]Boston
[C]Thought about my [G]friends and how[Am] easily I [F]lost them
I'd[C] do it all ag[G]ain, I'll leave[Am] everyone e[F]xhausted
[C]Some folks get a [G]break,[Am] me I never [F]got one
[C] I thought of[G] you at [Am]night when I would [F]drink too much
If you th[C]ought about me[G] too, you'd[Am] never tried to [F]get in touch
[C] Went back to [G]school and I[Am] ran into some [F]guys I knew
[C]We started up this [G]band but we [Am]couldn't seem to [F]get it through
[C] We got some[G] gigs, [Am]evetually we l[F]ost that too
Di[G]d you ever think that if you're not happy it's because of you
[C]And this, this is my [G]life On the 4th of [Am]July
It isn't muc[F]h, but at le[G]ast it's mine
[(C] [G] [Am] [F)]
[C] I got a[G] job [Am]selling ads for[F] magazines
At nigh[C]t when I would[G] play, I'd [Am]think about her[F] constantly
[C]Everything I [G]loved it s[Am]omehow got a[F]way from me
And suicide[C], [G] I t[Am]alked about it o[F]penly
[C] I finally[G] quit, or [Am]maybe I got f[F]ired, I don't know
[C]It doesn't matt[G]er just as [Am]long as it happened thou[F]gh
[C]Added up the [G]fears and the [Am]doubts I've been [F]living with
[G]Songs of lightening bugs, school, work, and all that shit
[C]And this, this is my [G]life On the 4th of [Am]July
It isn't muc[F]h, but at le[G]ast it's mine
[(C] [G] [Am] [F)]
[C] I lost a [G]girl some[Am]time and a[F] couple friends
[C] Small talk at [G]parties I neve[Am]r could stomach [F]it
[C]I'm old enough to [G]say that I[Am] remember when[F]
But I[C] dont have the [G]time for your n[Am]astalgia or your [F]crisitisms
[C] You live and [G]learn, me[Am], well I le[F]arned to let go
[C] Parents and [G]bosses and [Am]people who do[F]n't want you to grow
[C]I think that [G]anything you [Am]want to y[F]ou can do
[G]And no one is going to tell me just who the hell I should sing to
[C]And this, this is my [G]life On the 4th of [Am]July
It isn't muc[F]h, but at le[G]ast it's mine (x2)
