Life And Death Etc

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Martin Luke Brown
"Life And Death Etc"

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Released: September 18, 2026
Genre: Alternative

TRACK LISTING :
01.It's All Gonna Be Fine !
02.Back Of My Mind
03.Nonetheless
04.Highest High
05.Aching For Everyone
06.Nothing Really Matters
07.Dream State
08.Still My Baby
09.Fully Alive
10.Drugs
11.Can I Love You Now ?
12.Unlearning Everything

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Track 01 - It's All Gonna Be Fine !
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara

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CAPO: 2

Intro
G
D Em

Verse 1
GLately
I'm Trying To Re, EmBaby
Where GNothing's Wrong With Me
I'm Just A Little EmCrazy

Chorus
CWhat If I'm Fine And I'm Doing Enough?
The BmWorld's On My Side, And It's All Looking Up
Well, The FMore And More I Know The Less I EmUnderstand, You Know?
I'm UnClearning, And I'm Changing
And I'm BmCrying, And I'm Aching
I'm An FEgg, And I'm Cracked Wide Open With EEmmotion
But It's All Gonna BeG Fine Em​

Outro
G Em
G

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Track 02 - Back Of My Mind
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara

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CAPO: 2

Intro
D Ooh Fuck, I'm So Hot Man
Bm  Okay, Okay

Verse 1
I DWalk Down The Street, Could Be Anywhere
Bm  Yeah
If I DHear That Song, Then I’m Right Back There
Bm  Yeah

Chorus
You See, You’re AThere In The Back Of My GMind
In The Back Of My DTop Drawer

Where I Keep All My Sentimental Things
And AI Don’t Like Looking BeGhind
'Cause You’re Not In My BmLife No More

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of My DMind
MiBmnd
You’re In The Back Of My DMind
MiBmnd

Verse 2
Well, If DLove Is Forever, It Never Dies
Bm  No, No
You See, I DLoved You Once, Now I Love You TwBmice

Yes, I Do

Chorus
Because You’re AThere In The Back Of My GMind
In The Back Of My DNotebook

That I Wrote Back, When I Was Full Of Hope
And AI Don’t Like Looking BeGhind
'Cause You’re Not In My BmLife No More

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of My DMind, Yeah
MBmind
You’re In The Back Of My DMind, Yeah
MBmind

Chorus
I See, You’re AThere In The Back Of My GMind
In The Back Of My DWhole-Ass

Human Being, Flawed Personality
And AI Don’t Like Looking BeGhind
'Cause You’re Not In My BmLife No More

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of MyD Mind, Ah
MiBmnd, Yeah
You’re In The Back Of My DMind, Yeah
MiBmnd
You’re There In The Back Of My DMind

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Track 03 - Nonetheless
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara, Jack Leonard

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CAPO: 1

Verse 1
AmLying Bare Foot On The CGrass
AmWaiting For The Clouds To CPass
FMan, I'm So Bored Of Being CSo Fucking Sad
Baby, BbDamn, I Know That I'm Better Than AmThat
AmMaybe I Was Doing It CWrong
You Were Coming Up AmShort And I Was Playing It CLong
Now FEverything's Spinning, I CKnow I'm Not Winning
But It's BbStill The Closest I've Ever AmCome

Verse 2
FOhC, FLove Was Like A Spelling CTest
And FEverything Was IncorCrect
Well, GI Tried My Best, Came Out With An F

Yes, My Heart Took A Beating, But It's Beating Nonetheless

Instrumental
Am C Am C
F C Bb Am

Verse 3
I Remember AmChucking All My Shit In A CBag
In The AmCar, Out Of The CFlat
And I FLooked At My Bloodshot CEyes In The Rear View BbMirror
But There Was No Looking AmBack

Verse 4
HaAm, I Drove Down CTo My Mum And AmDad
I Kept My CPromise, You Kept The BbCat
Now If I Cry I Can't AmTurn Off The Tap
In BbFact, I Nearly Drowned In A AmMisery Bath
But I Can GLaugh Now I Know That I'm Not Dead

I Said My Heart Took A Beating, But It's Beating Nonetheless

Refrain
Am C Am C
F C
Well, My BbHeart Took A Beating, But It's AmBeating Nonetheless

Instrumental
Am C Am C
F C Bb Am

Verse 5
Am  I Gotta Keep CMoving, I Guess
AmPray Away The Weight Hanging CThere On My Chest
The FOnly Thing That Anyone Can CDo Is Their Best Bb   Am​
Am  I Gotta Keep CMoving, I Guess
AmPray Away The Weight Hanging CThere On My Chest
The FOnly Thing That Anyone Can CDo Is Their Best Bb   Am​

Outro
My GHeart Took A Beating, My Heart Took A Beating

My Heart Took A Beating, But It's Beating Nonetheless

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Track 04 - Highest High
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara

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CAPO: 1

Chorus
You Were My FHighest High C​
G Oh And My AmLowest Low
F  C  G  I Know We’re AmDone And It’s FOver Now C  G​
But You Won’t AmEver Really FGo C  G  Am​

Verse 1
We WereF FriendsC, LoGvers, AmFamily F  C  G  Am​
But We’re Turning IntoF StranCgers
GNow What AmCould’ve Been F  C  G  Am​

Pre-Chorus
When I Think OfF All The Joy We CShared
All The GTears That I AmCry, It’s AgoFnising Man And I CMiss You Like GHell
And I Think OfF All The Lives I’ve CLived
All The GDeath That I’m AmDying, God, I’m FTrying My CBest To Be GWell

Chorus
But You Were My FHighest High C​
G Oh And My AmLowest Low F  C  G​
F  C  G  I Know We’re AmDone And It’s FOver Now C  G​
But You Won’t AmEver Really FGo C  G​
No, You Won’t AmEver Really FGo C  G  Am​

Instrumental
F C G Am

Verse 2
F Start, Middle, End, Start Again
F  C  G  But AmI Wanna Keep MyF HeartC OGpen To AmBreak AgaFin C  G​
Now I'm AmThinking 'Bout

Pre-Chorus
F All The Songs We CSang
And The GScript We Were AmWriting, What FTime We Had And I CMiss It Like GHell
And I’m AmThinking 'BoutF All The Lives I’ve CLived
And The GDeath That I’m AmDying, God, I’m FTrying My CBest To Be GWell Am​

Chorus
But You Were My FHighest High C​
G Oh And My AmLowest Low F  C  G​
F  C  G  I Know We’re AmDone And It’s FOver Now C  G​
But You Won’t AmEver Really FGo C  G​
No, You Won’t AmEver Really FGo C  G  Am​

Instrumental
F C G Am
F  C  G MmmAm​
F C G Am

Bridge
FEverybody CKnows That I’ve Been GBroke, It’s Not A AmJoke
But Still I FLaugh It All COff When I GTalk About You
Head FDown In A CDitch
Some Shit You’re GNever Gonna AmFix
But, God, That’s FAll I Ever CWanted To GDo
There’s A BbPart Of Me That I’ll Never DmLose

Instrumental
F C G

Chorus
N.c.
'Cause You Were My Highest High

Oh And My Lowest Low
F  C  G  I Know We’re AmDone And It’s FOver Now C  G​
But You Won’t AmEver Really FGo C  G​
No, You Won’t AmEver Really FGo C  G  Am​

Outro
F C G
F C G Am
F C G

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Track 05 - Aching For Everyone
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara

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No Capo

Intro
C F C F

Verse 1
CEven When I’m Kissing You
I'm Kissing FEveryone I've Never Met
CEven When I’m Missing You
I'm Missing FEveryone I've Never Met

Chorus
'Cause I'm GAching
Always FAching
Aching For Everyone C  F  C  F​

Verse 2
CEven When I Look At You
I'm Seeing FEveryone I Can't Forget
CEverything I'm Going Through
Magic That FI Don't Really Feel This

Chorus
'Cause I'm GAching
Always FAching
Aching For EveryCone

Post-Chorus
OFoohhh
Aching For EveryCone F​

Verse 3
CEven When I'm Here With You
I Think Your FEverywhere I'll Never Go
CEven When I Know The Truth
How Could I FEver Really Really Know

Chorus
'Cause I'm GAching
Always AmAching
Aching For EveryCone
Aching For EveryFone
Aching For EveryCone F​

Outro
COooohhhh
FOooohhhh
COooohhhh F  C​

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Track 06 - Nothing Really Dies
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara

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No Capo

Intro
D
Am Em D

Verse 1
The DSway Of The Trees

The Scent In Every Flower
You're AmEveryEmwhere
And I GMiss You All The DTime
And DTime Flies

So Savour Every Hour
AmThat's What You EmSaid
BeGfore We Said GoodDbye

Chorus
D7/C     G/B    But Gm/BbWhen I Close My D/AEyes
I Know E/G#Nothing
ANothing Really DDies Am   Em   D   G  D​

Verse 2
A DWhispering Breeze

That Dances In Through The Window
AmShedding The EmLeaves
And GCarrying The DBirds
DOne Day You're Here

The Nеxt You're Infinite Out With
The AmMoon And Thе EmStars
And GAlways In My DHeart

Chorus
D7/C     G/B    Gm/BbWhen I Close My D/AEyes
I Know E/G#Nothing
ANothing Really DDies  Am   Em   D​

Outro
D   Am Em D

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Track 07 - Dream State
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Jim Alexander

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No Capo

Verse 1
Bm  There's A Cloud In My Head
A Lump In My GThroat

A Pain In My Body
That Wants Me To EmKnow

That All Of My Problems

I Never Stop Them
G I Just Run AAway

Verse 2
Bm  Fear Is A Feeling
Denial Is A GPlace

I Left The Country
I Needed To BreEmak

Filled My Lungs With Smoke
Found Me A TeleGscope

You Know How I Need My... Space!

Chorus
F#m    GStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
A  Bm  In California F#mWasting Away
G One Day I Have To Face It
A  BmBut Not Today
F#m    GStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
A  Bm  I'm Sat On Board A FaF#mmiliar GTrain

One Day I Have To Face It
Em  But F#mNot ToGday A   Em   F#m    G  A​
F#mOoh E/G#     A  Bm​

Instrumental
F#m E/G# A Bm
G A Bm F#m

Verse 3
N.c.
Chem Trails
They’ve Been Fogging Up My GVision

I’ve Been Livin' In Another Plain
With My ChaEmmeleon Face

I Plead And I Pray
I Can GBlend It All And Send It All AAway

Verse 4
And It's BmAll

Go Go Go!
I Can't Keep Up This GPace

Runnin' Up On My Own
I Wanted EmPeace But

It's Loud In This Place
I WanGted Freedom
But It's AOnly Escape Now I’m

Chorus
F#m    GStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
A  Bm  In California F#mWasting Away
G One Day I Have To Face It
A  BmBut Not Today
F#m    GStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
A  Bm  I'm Sat On Board A FaF#mmiliar GTrain

One Day I Have To Face It
Em  But F#mNot ToGday A   Em   F#m    G  A​
F#mOoh E/G#     A  Bm​

Instrumental
F#m E/G# A Bm

Bridge
EBoy You Don't Have To Be BDyin' All The Time (Dyin' All The Time)

Yeah You Got You Life

So Live It

(You've Got Your Life)
You EKnow You Don't Have To Be G#mHigh To Get By
There's A AHunger There So F#mFeed It B​
You Don't C#mHave To Fight To DeBfeat It A​
There's A C#mFeeling There's
A FeelingG#m!!  F#/Bb      B  C#    G#m    F#/Bb      B  C#​

Interlude
There's A FeelingG#m!!  F#/Bb      B  C#    G#m    F#/Bb      B  C#​
There's A FeelingEm!!
F#m(Not ToGday)A   Em   F#m    G  A​
There's A FeelingF#m!!  E/G#     A  B​
E/G#(Not ToAday)B   F#m    E/G#     A  B​

Outro
F#m G  A Bm F#m
F#m    GStuck In That Dream State
A(State..Bm. State..F#m. State)

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Track 08 - Still My Baby
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara

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CAPO: 4

Intro
G Em G Em

Verse 1
GGood Morning, Same Sorrow, It's A New Day
Em  I Wanna Start Over With A Clean Slate
G How'd I Get So Used To The Heartache
Em  The Heartache

Pre-Chorus
FI Know We're All Grown CUp Now
Cm  But Somehow

Chorus
G  Em  You're Still My Baby
G  Em  I Miss You Lately

Verse 2
GYes, I Made My Mistakes, There Were Plenty
Em  I Figured You'd Forgive, Not Forget Me
G It's Not A Glass, But A House Half Empty
Em  Since You Left Me

Now

Pre-Chorus
FYou've Got Your IndeCpendence
Cm  It's A Lifetime GSentence

Bridge
Em  You're Still My Baby
G  Em  You're Still My Baby
G  Em  You're Still My Baby G  Em​

Pre-Chorus
FI Know You Like No COther
And, CmGod, I Love Ya

Chorus
G  Em  You're Still My Baby
G  Em  You're Still My Baby
G  Em  You're Still My Baby
G  Em  I Miss You Daily

Outro
G Em G Em

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Track 09 - Fully Alive
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara

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CAPO: 1

Intro
C

Verse 1
C A Beam Of Sun In My FMorning AmCoffee, Lovely
C I Get A Call From My FDad, He AmTells Me He Loves Me
C And I Know That's FBig For Him
Am  It's Not What His Dad Did
C But We're All Doing The FBest We AmCan Do, Aren't We?

Chorus
There's A BbChild Inside AmEveryFone
BbSomebody's AmDaughter Or GSomebody's FSon
BbOne Day You're AmHere, Then You're FGone
EmTill GThen FI'll CSpend GMy FTime Fully AClive F  Am​

Instrumental
C F Am

Verse 2
IC Take A Walk Through The FPark, The AmTrees Look Pretty
C I Think Of All The FPeople AmNot Here With Me
Bb   F  Am  I Think Of Emma, Forever Ago
Bb   F  Am  We're All Grieving, But Nobody Knows

Chorus
There's A BbChild Inside AmEveryFone
BbSomebody's AmDaughter Or GSomebody's FSon
BbOne Day You're AmHere, Then You Re FGone
EmTill GThen FI CHope GI FDie Fully AClive F  Am​

Outrp
C F  Am
C F  Am
Bb F Am
Bb F

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Track 10 - Drugs
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara

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CAPO: 1

Intro
C Am Dm G
Em7 Am Dm7 G

Verse 1
You Said I CGot SomeAmthing Raw
Dm  Just The GKind Of Shit You're Em7Looking AmFor
You Dm7Know I Been In A Bad GWay
ButC I'm AmIn Awe
Dm  Pull The GCurtains Down And Em7Close The AmDoor
Now Dm7Look At The Grin On My GFace!

Chorus
See CAll Of My Good InAmtentions
Are DmHeading In Your DiGrection
Did I Em7Mention, OoAm7h
I Dm7Like You GLike
Saturday CMornings, They Hit So AmDifferent
When You're DmWith Me In That PoGsition
Em7Tunnel Vision, OAmoh
I Dm7Like You GLike
You LikeC Drugs!Am   Dm   G   Em7    Am   Dm7    G​

Verse 2
Have I Got A CProblemAm7?  Sure
Dm7   But I'm The GCause And, Darling, Em7You're The AmCure
Now DmEveryone Out Of My GWay
C Slow AmDown, Pause

When You Look At Me I Drop My Jaw

Now Look At The Grin On My Face!

Chorus
See CAll Of My Good InAmtentions
Are DmHeading In Your DiGrection
Did I Em7Mention, OoAm7h
I Dm7Like You GLike
Saturday CMornings, They Hit So AmDifferent
When You're DmWith Me In That PoGsition
Em7Tunnel Vision, OAmoh
I Dm7Like You GLike
You LikeC Drugs!Am   Dm   G   Em7    Am   Dm7    G​

Outro
You LikeEm7 Drugs!Am   Dm   G​
C Am Dm G
Em7 Am Dm7 G
C Am Dm G
Em7 Am Dm7 G
C Am Dm G
Em7 Am Dm7 G

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Track 11 - Can I Love You Now ?
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara

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CAPO: 1

Intro
Dm G C Am
Dm G C Bb

Verse 1
Dm  I've Got GEyesC Only For AmYou, Babe
Dm  ComproGmiseC Is All We Can BbDo, Hey!
DmEverything GMatters So CMuch
I AmWish I DmCared A Little GLess Or Not Enough
C Ha, Wait, I Don't Mean That

Chorus
Dm  But Don't You Worry 'Bout The GFuture, Baby
C It'll Fly Right AmPast
Dm  Forever's Only Ever GGonna Be A Maybe
C We Can't Think About AmThat
Dm  Yeah, I Lost My GFaith, I'm Jaded
C Till I Get That AmBack
Bb  Forever's Only Ever AmGonna Be A Maybe
G But I Can Love You
F Yeah, I Can Love You DmNowG  C  Am​
So Can I Love YouDm  NoCw? G  Bb​

Verse 2
Yeah
DmFamiGlyC Scares Me To AmDeath, I'm Like
DmHoly, Am I GReally Gonna BеC Somebody's Daddy? Ha!
And DmWill They Be GCalling You CMom?
I AmHopе We DmHave A Little GDaughter And A Son
C Shit!
Am  Ha, I Really Mean It

Chorus
Dm  Don't You Worry 'Bout The GFuture, Baby
C It'll Fly Right AmPast
Dm  Forever's Only Ever GGonna Be A Maybe
C We Can't Think About AmThat
Dm  Yeah, I Lost My GFaith, I'm Jaded
C Till I Get That AmBack
Dm  Forever's Only Ever GGonna Be A Maybe
C But I Can Love You
Yeah, I Can Love You DmNowG  C  Am​

Yeah
So Can I Love YouDm NoGw?C  Bb​
So Can I Love YouDm NowG? C  Am​

Hey!
Can I Love You?Bb   Am   G​
F Can I LDmove You?G  C  Am​
So Can I Love You DmNowG? C  Am​
Can I Love YouDm NowG? C  Bb​

Outro
Dm G C Am
Dm G C
Dm G C Am
Dm G C Am
Dm G C Am
Bb Am G F

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Track 12 - Unlearning Everything
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara

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CAPO: 1

Intro
G Bm Em
Am E7 D

Verse 1]
Life Had BeGgun, Living Was Dm/F#Fun
Riding My EmScooter
Eyes Open AmWide, Not Looking BeE7hind
There's Only The DFuture
I'm Growing Up GFast, Ten Years Have Dm/F#Passed
I'm At A EmNew School
Learning Numbers And AmGrids, Trying To E7Fit
Into The DMould But

Chorus
I Left The EmBest Of B7Me BeChind Cm​
I'm UnClearning B7EveryCthing All Of The GTimeDm/F#​
EmYeah
All Of The TimeAm   E7   D​

Verse 2
I Met A GGirl And A Few Dm/F#More
Got My Heart EmBroken
Cut A Few AmTies, And When Emma GDied, I Was Frozen
It's DJust Too Much Goddamn Еmotion
For One Boy To GKeep Behind All Thesе Dm/F#Teeth
I've Got An EmOcean
Trying To AmFlow, But I Was Wired To GLock It Inside
Like A DShowman, I'm CTired Of It

Chorus
EmI Don't B7Want To CHide Cm​
I'm UnClearning B7EveryCthing All Of The GTimeDm/F#​
YeahEm​
All Of The AmTimE7e  D​

Verse 3
Here I Am GNow, Friends In My Dm/F#House
Food On The EmTable
Yeah, I've Lost A AmLot, So Much I ForGgot
It Could've Been DFatal

Chorus
I Spent My EmWhole Life B7Trying To CFinCmd
I'm Unlearning Everything All Of TheG TimeDm/F#​
EmAll Of The Time Am   E7   D​

Outro
'Cause It's Right There In Front Of My GEyeDm/F#s     Em​
In Front Of My AmEyes Em   D​
It's Right There In Front Of My GEyes Dm/F#      Em​
In Front Of My AmEyesE7, YDeah
It's Right There In Front Of My GEyes Dm/F#      Em​
It's Right There In Front Of My AmEyes E7   D​