You Learn to Live Without Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]You learn to take your
coffee black
You learn to drink your whiskey neat
You [Gsus2]learn to tak[G]e the shower col[Gsus2]d
And [G]sleep on [Gsus2]tired feet

[Verse 2]
You [G]learn to [D]order dinner in
[Asus4]You learn to send the laundry out
You [Gsus2]learn how[G] to amuse yourself
You [Gsus2]learn to [G]live without
[D]

[Verse 3]
You [Gsus2]tell yourself
you're rich at last
In money, and [D]in time
You [G]draw bath and [Gsus2]then unplug the phone
[Asus4][G][Asus4]
[A]You pou[G]r yoursel[Gsus2]f a pinot,
Clos Du Val, two thou[G]sand [Bm]three[A]
[Bm]You sit [C]a spell, a queen upon her [Asus4]throne
You go [A]to bed alone
[Gsus2][D]

[Verse 4]
[D]You learn to fall asleep alone
You learn to silence ticking clocks
You [Gsus2]learn to pull the
shades [G]at night
And double- check the lock[Gsus2]s

[Verse 5]
You [Asus4]learn to speak so [D]calmly when
Your [Asus4]heart would like to
scream and shout
[D]You lea[Gsus2]rn to stop,
and [G]breathe, and smile
You learn to live without
[D]

[Verse 6]
You [G]find the coat and tie you thought
you'd given to [Gsus2]Good will[D]
You [G]toss his fav'rite shoes onto
the [A]pile[Asus4][A][Asus4]
[A]You[G] see him in the faces of
the boys he left be[Bm]hind
And [C]die a bit with ev'ry
tiny [Asus4]smile
But [A]only for a while

[Interlude 1]
[D]

[Verse 7]
[D]You learn to count the quiet wins
An hour with no unprompted tears
And not to count the deadly days
As they fade [Dsus4]in to yea[D]rs[G]

[Verse 8]
You [Asus4]learn to stand alone at [D]las[Asus4]t
So [G]brave, and bold, and strong, and stout
You [A]learn some[D]how to like the [A]dark
[D]An [Dsus4]d even love th[D]e do[Dsus4]ubt
[D]You [Em]learn [Asus4]to hold[Em]
[Asus4]your life insi[Em]de yo[Asus4]u
And [D]never let it [Asus4]out[D]
You learn to live and die
[G]And then to [Asus4]live
You learn to live [Bm]without
You learn to [D]live [G]without
[Asus4][G][D][G][A]
You learn [G]to [A]liv[D]e w[D]ithout