Intro: E A

Verse 1:
E                                      A
A Greek Revival that has never seen war
E
A million eggshells on the bedroom floors
  Gbm
A dog that costs thousands, but you claim is a mutt
  Gbm
A guitar in the corner that doesn't get played much
E                                         A
You always wanted to live way off the grid
E
Then you met Rachel and the suburbs it is
    Gbm
And now there is a pram, in the hallways you pace
Gbm
Lulu in the wardrobe and a dream that still aches

Chorus:
      Asus2
I can see it, the life I could've lived
      B
But I didn't, the wife I could've been
       E                Gbm
If I'd listened a little closer
       Dbm
If I'd loved you a little less
          Asus2
Oh, I can hear it, the coffee machine
       B
In the kitchen, the life it could've been
       E            Gbm
If I'd given up the high road
        Dbm
Made my peace there, in your bed
    Asus2
Oh, I can see it, like a nightmare, like a vision
                        A     E      A E
The houses my old lovers will live in

Verse 2:
E                                     A
An old apartment only fit for one king
E
The signal's bad, that's why the phone never rings
  Gbm
A bookshelf full of women that you won't read if you're honest
  Gbm
A desk that's worth more than the words you wrote on it
E                                              A
You think it's feng shui, all that dying bamboo
E
You hate your neighbours, they don't care about you
   Gbm
No little tiny feet, just the fan as it whirrs
   Gbm
No white dress in a frame 'cause you cheated on her

Chorus:
      Asus2
I can see it, the life I could've lived
      B
But I didn't, the wife I could've been
       E                (Gbm  )
If I'd listened a little closer
       Dbm
If I'd loved you a little less
          Asus2
Oh, I can hear it, the coffee machine
       B
In the kitchen, the life it could've been
       E            Gbm
If I'd given up the high road
        Dbm
Made my peace there, in your bed
          Asus2
Oh, I can see it, like a nightmare, like a vision
                        A     E      A E
The houses my old lovers will live in

Bridge:
         A
When the only thing that it is is past
                                  E
Then the only thing you can do is laugh
     B
Oh, laugh
  A
I paint it out in pastels and I put me in the frame
                                           Dbm
But I'm too big for the easel so I ruin it again
    B
Oh, again

Chorus:
            Asus2
Oh, I can see it, the life I could've lived
        B
But I didn't, the wife I could've been
         E                  Gbm
If I'd listened a little closer
         Dbm
If I'd loved you a little less
            Asus2
Oh, I can hear it, the coffee machine
         B
In the kitchen, the life it could've been
         E             Gbm
If I'd given up the high road
            Asus2
Made my peace there, in your bed
            Asus2
Oh, I can see it, like a nightmare, like a vision
                                E
The houses my old lovers will live in
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