Shelf Life

E B G A D

E|--0----------------3------------2--| 
B|--0----------------3------2-----3--| 
G|--1--------4-------0------2-----2--| 
D|--2--------4-------0------2-----0--| 
A|--2--------2-------2------0--------| 
E|--0----------------3---------------| 

Intro- Guitar part 1

E B - fill 1
G A
E B - fill 1
G A

E B - fill 1
Words keep falling from my mouth,
G A
Trying just to slow them down.
E B - fill 1
Keep on spilling around,
G A
Saying, "Why do you hurt me?"
E B - fill 1
And if anger is my gift,
G A
The only gift I'm fit to bring,
E B - fill 1
Then put me on your shelf,
G A
See the winter in me.

CHORUS

B A
If it's the only gift I'm fit to give,
B
Then put me on your shelf,
A
I don't want to live.

Guitar part 1 with solo fill in.

E B
What's in that suitcase?
G A -fill 2
A picture and a name.
E B
Brought here from someplace,
G A - fill 3
Not brought here to stay.
E B - fill 1
She picks up the pieces,
G A
Puts down the phone.
E B - fill 1 G A
Yes baby's not speaking to her angel anymore, no.

CHORUS

B A
If it's the only gift I'm fit to give,
B
Then put me on your shelf,
A
I don't want to live.
B A
If it's the only gift I'm fit to give,
B
Then put me on your shelf,


A B C D
I don't want to live, this way, this way, my love,
A B C D
This way, this way, my love.

Solo

A B C D
A B C D

E B
All of my actions
G A ( short quick strums )
Of no consequence of you.
E B G A
My love and affection just doesn't know what to do...


E B G
How can I love anyone else,
A
When I can't trust my...
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FILL 1:
E|----------------| The ^ means pull-ons ( hit the open stiring & w/ out 
B|----------------| picking, finger the 2nd fret,                        
G|-0^2-0--0^2-0---| making it sound. )                                   
D|----------------|                                                      
A|----------------|                                                      
E|----------------|                                                      

FILL 2:
E|--------------------------| Use pull-ons. ~ means slide down string. 
B|--------------------------|                                          
G|-----------12^14--12~-----|                                          
D|------12^14---------------|                                          
A|-12^14--------------------|                                          
E|--------------------------|                                          

FILL 3:
E|-----------------------| Do a pull-on using 2 frets 
B|-----------------------|                            
G|-----------------------|                            
D|-----------------------|                            
A|--12^14^12^14^12^14----|                            
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