Life Happened – Tammy Cochran
Album: Life Happened
Writers: Patrick Jason Matthews/Kerry Kurt Phillips

Intro: A D A D

From the time she was thirteen, Julie Thompson had a dream
That someday she would see her name in lights
And after every high school play the grown-ups all would say
That Julie’s future sure is looking bright
Well I saw her selling videos at a store in Eastland Mall
I said why aren’t you in Hollywood taking casting calls
She handed me my change and started laughing

Chorus 1:
And said, life happened
Me and Bobby Chapman fell in love
Daddy passed away and the babies came
And drama school was just too much
Now there’s little league and mouths to feed
And I direct a kindergarten Christmas pageant
Life happened

Curtis had an old Chevelle, the cops knew that car well
He never lost a race on Windy Hollow road
By the time he turned eighteen he was the Georgia dirt track king
Proudly sponsored by the local Texaco
I bumped into him at Murphy’s bar and he ordered us a round
I said why aren’t you in Rockingham chasing Gordon down
He killed his drink and tore the corners off his napkin

Chorus 2:
And said, life happened
I was driving home from Athens late one night
A trucker fell asleep and swapped paint with me
Said I rolled that’vette at least five times
Now I thank my stars and I sell used cars
And I teach driver’s education at St. Catherine’s
Yeah life happened

I saw the rest of my old friends

At our reunion at the Holiday Inn
And it seemed like it was only yesterday
Standing in the gym in our cap and gown
Full of wonder, lust and glory bound
We set out to chase our dreams on wings of passion
But somewhere along the way we got distracted

Chorus 3:
Life happened
Our clothes went out of fashion with our songs
We started families and bought SUV’s
Became step dads and soccer moms
I finally realized we turned alright
And we spent the night just catching up and dancing
And life happened
Ends on “A”

Chords:
A x02220
B x24442(bar chord) or xx4442
Bm7 x24232(bar chord) or 797777(bar chord)
C#m x46654(bar chord) or xx6654
D xx0232
E 022100
Esus 022200
F#m7 242222(bar chord)

Intro F
What I should do Is play it cool
In front of you an I just might fool you for a minute or two
But what I can’t hide Is everything I feel inside
Cause the truth is baby my heart starts racing when I’m next to you And

CHORUS:
F n.c. F
Love won’t let me Not I go crazy when you come around
Go insane when we get a little closer now
I’d be inclined to chicken out But love wont let me
Love has a funny way of getting you into
Something that scares you but you can’t resist
Or let you leave without a kiss But love won’t let me

Go to chorus
So we took that step Now I’m over my head
Now I’m circling earth and I’m pretty sure I won’t be coming down for a while
But the trouble is Ever since that little kiss
I don’t care how late it gets don’t wanna let you outta these arms of mine cause

Now I-I-I- I-I only wanna spend my time Holding you tight every night
Baby every time I think about love-ove-ove-ove
I’ve loved you from the day we met The way you get me I’m so glad that
Go to chorus, to ending
ENDING:
No no (Love won’t let me)

—->(Capo 1st fret)

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#Intro – G – Cadd9 – G – Cadd9
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#(verse 1)
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Every time you hurt me, it’s the same old thing,
I wipe away my tears, sit down in front of the mirror,
And fix my face,
That’s when you say you’re sorry an’ get down on your knees,
I always give you one more chance to make it up to me,
Oh, baby, if I didn’t, what kind of woman would I be,

(chorus)

If I forgot about us, an’, just for once, thought about me,

What kind of woman would I be,
Out on my own, would I make a fresh start,
Find somebody knew, or would I fall apart[Dsus/D],
Some women move on, exceed their dreams,
While others spend their lives lonely,
If tonight, I were to pack my bags an’ leave,
(no chord) G – Cadd9 – G – Cadd9
What kind of woman would I be,

(vesre 2)

Would I turn out like Tina Murphy, you know, after she left Steve,
She went back to college, she’ll graduate this autumn,
I thought she’d never leave,
Would I be like my friend, Brenda, who hates livin’ alone,
She calls me every night, cryin’ on the ‘phone,
If I stopped cookin’ your supper, an’ grabbed my my kids,
What kind of woman would I be,

(chorus)

If I forgot about us, an’, just for once, thought about me,

What kind of woman would I be,
Out on my own, would I make a fresh start,
Find somebody knew, or would I fall apart[Dsus/D],
Some women move on, exceed their dreams,
While others spend their lives lonely,
If tonight, I were to pack my bags an’ leave,
What kind of woman would I[-] be,

If tonight, I were to pack my bags an’ leave,
( no chord ) G – Cadd9 – G – Cadd9
What kind of woman would I be,

Are you awake? Are you asleep?
It’s hard to tell with your back to me
Turn around and face me if you can
Are you afraid what I might see, if you should look at me
Now tell me, about her if you can[-][-]
Chorus:
If you can look me in the eye and say we’re over
If you can kiss my lips and feel no fire inside
If you can hold my body close and still say you love her most
Then you can walk out of my life If You Can[-][-][-]

Everyone makes mistakes, tell me she’s the one you made
And I’ll forgive and I’ll forget, If You Can
Who was right and who was wrong, doesn’t matter if the love is gone
Honey, I’ll keep holding on If You Can[-][-]
Repeat Chorus
You can walk out of my life If You Can[-][Am-]

Capo 1 for recorded key

Intro: D

I dont miss you like I used to, I pulled your pictures from the wall
I go just where and when I want to, Im better off now all in all
My heart aint breaking, its through aching, and Im moving o–-n

Chorus:
But I cry a little bit everyday
At least one teardrop falls
It doesnt matter rain or shine
I try to leave it all behind
I swear that Im alright
But in the middle of the night I cry

I used to hear your folks calling, youd never let me go to sleep
You always got your way now darling you wont get the best of me
Any longer, Im stronger, Im fr--ee

CHORUS

Instrumental: D G D G A

CHORUS

Note: if you want to make the intro and D progression more interesting go back and forth using variatons and hammer-ons like Dsus2 and Dsus4, listen to CD for timing.

Chords:
A x02220
D xx0232
G 320003
Bm x24432(bar chord) or xx4432

Optional:
Dsus2 xx0230
Dsus4 xx0233

“ANGELS IN WAITING”

Capo 4

Intro D A Em A

Verse 1

We camped out on the livingroom floor
In our old sleeping bags by a make believe fire
In a tent made of covers we’d talked for hours
My{G]two brother’s and me.
Keeping the faith, racing with destiny

Chorus

They were angels in waiting
Waiting for wings to fly from this world. Away from their pain.
Treasuring time til time came to leave
leaving behind sweet memories.
Angels in waiting angels in waiting for wings

Verse 2

They always knew they’d never grow old.
Sometimes the body is weaker than the soul.
In their darkest hour I made a promise I will always
keep.
I’ll give them life I’ll let them live through me.

Chorus

They were angels in waiting
Waiting for wings to fly from this world. Away from their pain.
Treasuring time til time came to leave
leaving behind sweet memories.
Angels in waiting angels in waiting for wings

Chorus

They were angels in waiting
Waiting for wings to fly from this world. Away from their pain.
Treasuring time til time came to leave
Leaving behind sweet memories.
Angels in waiting angels in waiting for wings
Angels in waiting angels (STOP) in waiting for meeeeeeeee