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(lyrics taken from http://www.themountaingoats.net/lyrics/subpop_lyr.html#jam)

Start by strumming just the bottom few strings, then open up the chords as the song progresses.

Intro : E

E                      A                                E
life is too short to refrain from eating jam out of the jar.
E                      A                                E
life is too short to refrain from eating jam out of the jar.
E                               B                    A       E
and life is too short to wait around for you to come home tonight.
E
life is too short, 
    B           E
too short to do that.

E  A  E
E  A  E

E                              A                       E
life is too short to leave the windows open all winter long.
E                              A                       E
life is too short to leave the windows open all winter long.
E                       B            E                     A
i'm gonna lock 'em up tight and eat jam out of the jar all night.
E                                B
'cause life is too short to make toast,
                 E
or use spoons or napkins. 

E A E
E A E
E B A E
E B E  

E                              A                       E
life is too short to spend the rest of it down here in tampa.
E                              A                       E
life is too short to spend the rest of it down here in tampa.
E                                 B                   
yeah, life is too short to let it go to waste like this, 
      E                            A
but i never tasted jam before that tastes like this.
    E                       B                               E
and life is too short to refrain from eating jam out of the jar.


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