#------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #---------------------------------------------------------------------# TABBY CAT MUSIC ARCHIVES ******************************************************************************** Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net Alice Franceschini Date: January 10, 2003 Album: Freedom Written by: Andy Griggs - Brett Jones Note: open means to strum the strings without holding a chord PRACTICE LIFE Andy Griggs with Martina McBride Intro chords: C F C F oh yeah yeah yeah C C She said she didn't love him and maybe she never really did C C She could move back to her momma's and they could split time with the kids F G F G She just noticed her first touch of grey She don't want to wait not one more day CHORUS: (G) F open C F F open C F This ain't no prac-tice life We only get one shot F C G F G f And our love ain't throw away-ay-ay It's all we've got-ot-ot Am G C And nobody goes around twice Cause this ain't no practice life C C There's sixty hours on his time card and it's only Thursday night C C His kids are growin' up without him and he's about to lose his wife F G So he puts down the papers and he picks up the phone F G And says Son tell your momma I'm a-comin' home To chorus F G So much to do with so little time F G That clock on the wall is gonna rob us all blind To chorus, chorus, to ending ENDING: F open C F open C This ain't no prac-tice life Hey it ain't no prac-tice life