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
E
B C#m

Verse 1
ELately
I'm Trying To Re, C#mBaby
Where ENothing's Wrong With Me
I'm Just A Little C#mCrazy

Chorus
AWhat If I'm Fine And I'm Doing Enough?
The G#mWorld's On My Side, And It's All Looking Up
Well, The DMore And More I Know The Less I C#mUnderstand, You Know?
I'm UnAlearning, And I'm Changing
And I'm G#mCrying, And I'm Aching
I'm An DEgg, And I'm Cracked Wide Open With EC#mmotion
But It's All Gonna BeE Fine C#m​

Outro
E C#m
E

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

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CAPO: 2

Intro
B Ooh Fuck, I'm So Hot Man
G#m  Okay, Okay

Verse 1
I BWalk Down The Street, Could Be Anywhere
G#m  Yeah
If I BHear That Song, Then I’m Right Back There
G#m  Yeah

Chorus
You See, You’re F#There In The Back Of My MEind
In The Back Of My BTop Drawer

Where I Keep All My Sentimental Things
And F#I Don’t Like Looking BehEind
'Cause You’re Not In My G#mLife No More

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of My BMind
MiG#mnd
You’re In The Back Of My BMind
MiG#mnd

Verse 2
Well, If BLove Is Forever, It Never Dies
G#m  No, No
You See, I BLoved You Once, Now I Love You TwG#mice

Yes, I Do

Chorus
Because You’re F#There In The Back Of My MEind
In The Back Of My BNotebook

That I Wrote Back, When I Was Full Of Hope
And F#I Don’t Like Looking BehEind
'Cause You’re Not In My G#mLife No More

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of My BMind, Yeah
MG#mind
You’re In The Back Of My BMind, Yeah
MG#mind

Chorus
I See, You’re F#There In The Back Of My MEind
In The Back Of My BWhole-Ass

Human Being, Flawed Personality
And F#I Don’t Like Looking BehEind
'Cause You’re Not In My G#mLife No More

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of MyB Mind, Ah
MiG#mnd, Yeah
You’re In The Back Of My BMind, Yeah
MiG#mnd
You’re There In The Back Of My BMind

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

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CAPO: 1

Verse 1
F#mLying Bare Foot On The GArass
F#mWaiting For The Clouds To PAass
DMan, I'm So Bored Of Being ASo Fucking Sad
Baby, GDamn, I Know That I'm Better ThanF#m That
F#mMaybe I Was Doing It WArong
You Were Coming Up F#mShort And I Was Playing It LAong
Now DEverything's Spinning, I AKnow I'm Not Winning
But It's GStill The Closest I've EverF#m Come

Verse 2
DOhA, DLove Was Like A Spelling ATest
And DEverything Was IncorArect
Well, EI Tried My Best, Came Out With An F

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

Instrumental
F#m A F#m A
D A G F#m

Verse 3
I Remember F#mChucking All My Shit In A BAag
In The F#mCar, Out Of The FAlat
And I DLooked At My Bloodshot AEyes In The Rear View GMirror
But There Was No Looking F#mBack

Verse 4
HaF#m, I Drove Down TAo My Mum And DF#mad
I Kept My APromise, You Kept The GCat
Now If I Cry I Can't F#mTurn Off The Tap
In GFact, I Nearly Drowned In AF#m Misery Bath
But I Can ELaugh Now I Know That I'm Not Dead

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

Refrain
F#m A F#m A
D A
Well, My GHeart Took A Beating, But It'sF#m Beating Nonetheless

Instrumental
F#m A F#m A
D A G F#m

Verse 5
F#m  I Gotta Keep MAoving, I Guess
F#mPray Away The Weight Hanging TAhere On My Chest
The DOnly Thing That Anyone Can ADo Is Their Best G  F#m​
F#m  I Gotta Keep MAoving, I Guess
F#mPray Away The Weight Hanging TAhere On My Chest
The DOnly Thing That Anyone Can ADo Is Their Best G  F#m​

Outro
My EHeart 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 DHighest High A​
E Oh And My F#mLowest Low
D  A  E  I Know We’re F#mDone And It’s ODver Now  A  E​
But You Won’t F#mEver Really GDo  A  E  F#m​

Verse 1
We WereD FriendsA, LoEvers, F#mFamily  D  A  E  F#m​
But We’re Turning IntoD StranAgers
ENow What F#mCould’ve Been  D  A  E  F#m​

Pre-Chorus
When I Think OfD All The Joy We AShared
All The ETears That I F#mCry, It’s AgonDising Man And I MAiss You Like HEell
And I Think OfD All The Lives I’ve ALived
All The EDeath That I’m F#mDying, God, I’m TDrying My BAest To Be WEell

Chorus
But You Were My DHighest High A​
E Oh And My F#mLowest Low  D  A  E​
D  A  E  I Know We’re F#mDone And It’s ODver Now  A  E​
But You Won’t F#mEver Really GDo  A  E​
No, You Won’t F#mEver Really GDo  A  E  F#m​

Instrumental
D A E F#m

Verse 2
D Start, Middle, End, Start Again
D  A  E  But F#mI Wanna Keep My DHeart AOpEen To BF#mreak AgainD   A  E​
Now I'm F#mThinking 'Bout

Pre-Chorus
D All The Songs We ASang
And The EScript We Were F#mWriting, What TDime We Had And I MAiss It Like HEell
And I’m F#mThinking 'Bout DAll The Lives I’ve LAived
And The EDeath That I’m F#mDying, God, I’m TDrying My BAest To Be WEell  F#m​

Chorus
But You Were My DHighest High A​
E Oh And My F#mLowest Low  D  A  E​
D  A  E  I Know We’re F#mDone And It’s ODver Now  A  E​
But You Won’t F#mEver Really GDo  A  E​
No, You Won’t F#mEver Really GDo  A  E  F#m​

Instrumental
D A E F#m
D  A  E MmmF#m​
D A E F#m

Bridge
DEverybody AKnows That I’ve Been EBroke, It’s Not A F#mJoke
But Still I DLaugh It All AOff When I ETalk About You
Head DDown In A ADitch
Some Shit You’re ENever Gonna F#mFix
But, God, That’s DAll I Ever AWanted To EDo
There’s A GPart Of Me That I’ll NeverBm Lose

Instrumental
D A E

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

Oh And My Lowest Low
D  A  E  I Know We’re F#mDone And It’s ODver Now  A  E​
But You Won’t F#mEver Really GDo  A  E​
No, You Won’t F#mEver Really GDo  A  E  F#m​

Outro
D A E
D A E F#m
D A E

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

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No Capo

Intro
A D A D

Verse 1
AEven When I’m Kissing You
I'm Kissing DEveryone I've Never Met
AEven When I’m Missing You
I'm Missing DEveryone I've Never Met

Chorus
'Cause I'm EAching
Always DAching
Aching For Everyone A  D  A  D​

Verse 2
AEven When I Look At You
I'm Seeing DEveryone I Can't Forget
AEverything I'm Going Through
Magic That DI Don't Really Feel This

Chorus
'Cause I'm EAching
Always DAching
Aching For EveryAone

Post-Chorus
ODoohhh
Aching For EveryAone D​

Verse 3
AEven When I'm Here With You
I Think Your DEverywhere I'll Never Go
AEven When I Know The Truth
How Could I DEver Really Really Know

Chorus
'Cause I'm EAching
Always F#mAching
Aching For EveryAone
Aching For EveryDone
Aching For EveryAone D​

Outro
AOooohhhh
DOooohhhh
AOooohhhh D  A​

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

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No Capo

Intro
B
F#m C#m B

Verse 1
The BSway Of The Trees

The Scent In Every Flower
You're F#mEverywC#mhere
And I EMiss You All The BTime
And BTime Flies

So Savour Every Hour
F#mThat's What You SC#maid
BeEfore We Said GoodBbye

Chorus
B7/A     E/G#    But WEm/Ghen I Close My B/F#Eyes
I Know C#/FNothing
F#Nothing Really DBies  F#m    C#m    B   E  B​

Verse 2
A BWhispering Breeze

That Dances In Through The Window
F#mShedding The LC#meaves
And ECarrying The BBirds
BOne Day You're Here

The Nеxt You're Infinite Out With
The F#mMoon And Thе SC#mtars
And EAlways In My BHeart

Chorus
B7/A     E/G#    WEm/Ghen I Close My B/F#Eyes
I Know C#/FNothing
F#Nothing Really DBies   F#m    C#m    B​

Outro
B   F#m C#m B

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

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No Capo

Verse 1
G#m  There's A Cloud In My Head
A Lump In My EThroat

A Pain In My Body
That Wants Me To C#mKnow

That All Of My Problems

I Never Stop Them
E I Just Run AF#way

Verse 2
G#m  Fear Is A Feeling
Denial Is A EPlace

I Left The Country
I Needed To BreC#mak

Filled My Lungs With Smoke
Found Me A TeleEscope

You Know How I Need My... Space!

Chorus
D#m    EStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
F#   G#m In California WaD#msting Away
E One Day I Have To Face It
F#  BG#mut Not Today
D#m    EStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
F#   G#m I'm Sat On Board A FamiD#mliar TrEain

One Day I Have To Face It
C#m  But ND#mot TodEay  F#    C#m    D#m    E  F#​
D#mOoh C#/F     F#   G#m​

Instrumental
D#m C#/F F# G#m
E F# G#m D#m

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

I’ve Been Livin' In Another Plain
With My ChaC#mmeleon Face

I Plead And I Pray
I Can EBlend It All And Send It All AF#way

Verse 4
And It's G#mAll

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

Runnin' Up On My Own
I Wanted C#mPeace But

It's Loud In This Place
I WanEted Freedom
But It's F#Only Escape Now I’m

Chorus
D#m    EStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
F#   G#m In California WaD#msting Away
E One Day I Have To Face It
F#  BG#mut Not Today
D#m    EStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
F#   G#m I'm Sat On Board A FamiD#mliar TrEain

One Day I Have To Face It
C#m  But ND#mot TodEay  F#    C#m    D#m    E  F#​
D#mOoh C#/F     F#   G#m​

Instrumental
D#m C#/F F# G#m

Bridge
C#Boy You Don't Have To Be DG#yin' All The Time (Dyin' All The Time)

Yeah You Got You Life

So Live It

(You've Got Your Life)
You C#Know You Don't Have To Be HFmigh To Get By
There's A F#Hunger There So FD#meed It  G#​
You Don't A#mHave To Fight To DeG#feat It  F#​
There's A A#mFeeling There's
A FeelingFm!! D#/G     G#   A#    Fm   D#/G     G#   A#​

Interlude
There's A FeelingFm!! D#/G     G#   A#    Fm   D#/G     G#   A#​
There's A FeelingC#m!!
D#m(Not ToEday)F#    C#m    D#m    E  F#​
There's A FeelingD#m!!  C#/F     F#   G#​
C#/F(Not ToF#day) G#    D#m    C#/F     F#   G#​

Outro
D#m E  F# G#m D#m
D#m    EStuck In That Dream State
F#(State...G#m State... D#mState)

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

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CAPO: 4

Intro
E C#m E C#m

Verse 1
EGood Morning, Same Sorrow, It's A New Day
C#m  I Wanna Start Over With A Clean Slate
E How'd I Get So Used To The Heartache
C#m  The Heartache

Pre-Chorus
DI Know We're All Grown AUp Now
Am  But Somehow

Chorus
E  C#m  You're Still My Baby
E  C#m  I Miss You Lately

Verse 2
EYes, I Made My Mistakes, There Were Plenty
C#m  I Figured You'd Forgive, Not Forget Me
E It's Not A Glass, But A House Half Empty
C#m  Since You Left Me

Now

Pre-Chorus
DYou've Got Your IndeApendence
Am  It's A Lifetime ESentence

Bridge
C#m  You're Still My Baby
E  C#m  You're Still My Baby
E  C#m  You're Still My Baby  E  C#m​

Pre-Chorus
DI Know You Like No AOther
And, AmGod, I Love Ya

Chorus
E  C#m  You're Still My Baby
E  C#m  You're Still My Baby
E  C#m  You're Still My Baby
E  C#m  I Miss You Daily

Outro
E C#m E C#m

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
A

Verse 1
A A Beam Of Sun In My DMorning F#mCoffee, Lovely
A I Get A Call From My DDad, He F#mTells Me He Loves Me
A And I Know That's DBig For Him
F#m  It's Not What His Dad Did
A But We're All Doing The DBest We F#mCan Do, Aren't We?

Chorus
There's A GChild InsideF#m EveryDone
GSomebody'sF#m Daughter Or ESomebody's DSon
GOne Day You'reF#m Here, Then You're DGone
C#mTill TEhen ID'll SApend MEy TDime Fully AlAive  D  F#m​

Instrumental
A D F#m

Verse 2
IA Take A Walk Through The DPark, The F#mTrees Look Pretty
A I Think Of All The DPeople F#mNot Here With Me
G  D  F#m   I Think Of Emma, Forever Ago
G  D  F#m   We're All Grieving, But Nobody Knows

Chorus
There's A GChild InsideF#m EveryDone
GSomebody'sF#m Daughter Or ESomebody's DSon
GOne Day You'reF#m Here, Then You Re DGone
C#mTill TEhen ID HAope IE DDie Fully AlAive  D  F#m​

Outrp
A D  F#m
A D  F#m
G D F#m
G D

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
A F#m Bm E
C#m7 F#m Bm7 E

Verse 1
You Said I AGot SomeF#mthing Raw
Bm  Just The EKind Of Shit You're C#m7Looking FF#mor
You Bm7Know I Been In A Bad EWay
ButA I'm F#mIn Awe
Bm  Pull The ECurtains Down And C#m7Close The DF#moor
Now Bm7Look At The Grin On My EFace!

Chorus
See AAll Of My Good InF#mtentions
Are BmHeading In Your DiErection
Did I C#m7Mention, OohF#m7​
I Bm7Like You ELike
Saturday AMornings, They Hit So F#mDifferent
When You're BmWith Me In That PoEsition
C#m7Tunnel Vision, OoF#mh
I Bm7Like You ELike
You LikeA Drugs!F#m    Bm   E   C#m7     F#m    Bm7    E​

Verse 2
Have I Got A AProblemF#m7?  Sure
Bm7   But I'm The ECause And, Darling, C#m7You're The CF#mure
Now BmEveryone Out Of My EWay
A Slow F#mDown, Pause

When You Look At Me I Drop My Jaw

Now Look At The Grin On My Face!

Chorus
See AAll Of My Good InF#mtentions
Are BmHeading In Your DiErection
Did I C#m7Mention, OohF#m7​
I Bm7Like You ELike
Saturday AMornings, They Hit So F#mDifferent
When You're BmWith Me In That PoEsition
C#m7Tunnel Vision, OoF#mh
I Bm7Like You ELike
You LikeA Drugs!F#m    Bm   E   C#m7     F#m    Bm7    E​

Outro
You LikeC#m7 Drugs! F#m    Bm   E​
A F#m Bm E
C#m7 F#m Bm7 E
A F#m Bm E
C#m7 F#m Bm7 E
A F#m Bm E
C#m7 F#m Bm7 E

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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
Bm E A F#m
Bm E A G

Verse 1
Bm  I've Got EEyesA Only For F#mYou, Babe
Bm  ComproEmiseA Is All We Can GDo, Hey!
BmEverything EMatters So AMuch
I F#mWish I CBmared A Little LEess Or Not Enough
A Ha, Wait, I Don't Mean That

Chorus
Bm  But Don't You Worry 'Bout The EFuture, Baby
A It'll Fly Right F#mPast
Bm  Forever's Only Ever EGonna Be A Maybe
A We Can't Think About F#mThat
Bm  Yeah, I Lost My EFaith, I'm Jaded
A Till I Get That F#mBack
G  Forever's Only EverF#m Gonna Be A Maybe
E But I Can Love You
D Yeah, I Can Love You BmNowE  A  F#m​
So Can I Love YouBm  NoAw? E  G​

Verse 2
Yeah
BmFamiElyA Scares Me To F#mDeath, I'm Like
BmHoly, Am I EReally Gonna BеA Somebody's Daddy? Ha!
And BmWill They Be ECalling You AMom?
I F#mHopе We HBmave A Little DEaughter And A Son
A Shit!
F#m  Ha, I Really Mean It

Chorus
Bm  Don't You Worry 'Bout The EFuture, Baby
A It'll Fly Right F#mPast
Bm  Forever's Only Ever EGonna Be A Maybe
A We Can't Think About F#mThat
Bm  Yeah, I Lost My EFaith, I'm Jaded
A Till I Get That F#mBack
Bm  Forever's Only Ever EGonna Be A Maybe
A But I Can Love You
Yeah, I Can Love You BmNowE  A  F#m​

Yeah
So Can I Love YouBm NoEw?A  G​
So Can I Love YouBm NowE? A  F#m​

Hey!
Can I Love You?G  F#m    E​
D Can I LBmove You?E  A  F#m​
So Can I Love You BmNowE? A  F#m​
Can I Love YouBm NowE? A  G​

Outro
Bm E A F#m
Bm E A
Bm E A F#m
Bm E A F#m
Bm E A F#m
G F#m E D

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
E G#m C#m
F#m C#7 B

Verse 1]
Life Had BeEgun, Living Was Bm/D#Fun
Riding My C#mScooter
Eyes Open F#mWide, Not Looking BehC#7ind
There's Only The BFuture
I'm Growing Up EFast, Ten Years Have Bm/D#Passed
I'm At A C#mNew School
Learning Numbers And F#mGrids, Trying To FC#7it
Into The BMould But

Chorus
I Left The C#mBest Of MG#7e BehiAnd   Am​
I'm UnAlearning G#7EverytAhing All Of The TEime Bm/D#​
C#mYeah
All Of The TimeF#m    C#7    B​

Verse 2
I Met A EGirl And A Few Bm/D#More
Got My Heart C#mBroken
Cut A Few F#mTies, And When Emma DEied, I Was Frozen
It's BJust Too Much Goddamn Еmotion
For One Boy To EKeep Behind All Thesе Bm/D#Teeth
I've Got An C#mOcean
Trying To F#mFlow, But I Was Wired To LEock It Inside
Like A BShowman, I'm ATired Of It

Chorus
C#mI Don't WG#7ant To HiAde   Am​
I'm UnAlearning G#7EverytAhing All Of The TEime Bm/D#​
YeahC#m​
All Of The F#mTimeC#7    B​

Verse 3
Here I Am ENow, Friends In My Bm/D#House
Food On The C#mTable
Yeah, I've Lost A F#mLot, So Much I ForgEot
It Could've Been BFatal

Chorus
I Spent My C#mWhole Life TG#7rying To FiAnd Am​
I'm Unlearning Everything All Of TheE TimeBm/D#​
C#mAll Of The Time  F#m    C#7    B​

Outro
'Cause It's Right There In Front Of My EEyeBm/D#s     C#m​
In Front Of My F#mEyes  C#m    B​
It's Right There In Front Of My EEyes Bm/D#      C#m​
In Front Of My F#mEyes,C#7 YeaBh
It's Right There In Front Of My EEyes Bm/D#      C#m​
It's Right There In Front Of My F#mEyes  C#7    B​