The Offspring - The Meaning Of Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Meaning Of Life" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am                                  C
On the way trying to get where I'd like to say
                     G
I'm always feeling steered away
                      F
By someone trying to tell me
  E             Am
What to say and do
                                  C
I don't want it, I gotta go find my own way
                   G
I gotta go make my own mistakes
               F
Sorry man for feeling
 E                Am
Feeling the way I do

Chorus:
Am      F
On yeah, Oh yeah
G                       C             E          Am
Open wide and they'll shove in their meaning of life
        F
Oh yeah, Oh yeah
G                      C  E     Am
But not for me I'll do it on my own
        F
Oh yeah, Oh yeah
G               C            E          F
Open wide and swallow their meaning of life
   F                       G
I can't make it work your way
E              Am
Thanks but no thanks

By the way
I know your path has been tried and so
It may seem like the way to go
Me, I'd rather be found
Trying something new
And the bottom line
In all of this seems to say
There's no right and wrong way
Sorry if I don't feel like
Living the way you do

Chorus

Can't make it work your way
Thanks but no thanks

Chorus

Can't make it work your way
Thanks but no thanks


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Meaning Of Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Meaning Of Life" by The Offspring.

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