Train - This Is Not Your Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "This Is Not Your Life" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn This Is Not Your Life Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Train

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "This Is Not Your Life" smoothly on your guitar.

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

G           F#sus4  F#
I don't understand you
Fsus4              F
The way you disappear
G            F#sus4  F#
You don't understand me
Fsus4              F
The way I keep us here

Chorus:
G                 F
This is not your life
Am                 Bsus4  B
I know how to do it on my own
G                 F
This is not your life

We were only children
But you knew the game
And you were busy feeling
That someone had to take the blame

But I know how you're really
When no one's around
We were only children
Looking to be found

Chorus:
This is not your life
I know how to do it on my own
This is not your life
This is not your life
I know how to do it on my own
This is not your life

Dm              G/B
Even after the fall
       C     A#        Dm
No one ever seemed to care
                          G/B
And now you come back to call
         C      A#     Gm
And you want me to be here

Chorus:
I know how to do it on my own
This is not your life
I know how to do it on my own
This is not your life
And I know how to do it on my own
And this is not your life
I know how to do it on my own
And this is not your life


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

B

Guitar chord B

Bsus4

Guitar chord Bsus4

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#sus4

Guitar chord F#sus4

Fsus4

Guitar chord Fsus4

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "This Is Not Your Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This Is Not Your Life" by Train.

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