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
C
G Am

Verse 1
CLately
I'm Trying To Re, AmBaby
Where CNothing's Wrong With Me
I'm Just A Little AmCrazy

Chorus
FWhat If I'm Fine And I'm Doing Enough?
The EmWorld's On My Side, And It's All Looking Up
Well, The A#More And More I Know The Less I UAmnderstand, You Know?
I'm UnFlearning, And I'm Changing
And I'm EmCrying, And I'm Aching
I'm An A#Egg, And I'm Cracked Wide Open With EmAmotion
But It's All Gonna BeC Fine Am​

Outro
C Am
C

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

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CAPO: 2

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

Verse 1
I GWalk Down The Street, Could Be Anywhere
Em  Yeah
If I GHear That Song, Then I’m Right Back There
Em  Yeah

Chorus
You See, You’re DThere In The Back Of My CMind
In The Back Of My GTop Drawer

Where I Keep All My Sentimental Things
And DI Don’t Like Looking BeChind
'Cause You’re Not In My EmLife No More

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of My GMind
MiEmnd
You’re In The Back Of My GMind
MiEmnd

Verse 2
Well, If GLove Is Forever, It Never Dies
Em  No, No
You See, I GLoved You Once, Now I Love You TwEmice

Yes, I Do

Chorus
Because You’re DThere In The Back Of My CMind
In The Back Of My GNotebook

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

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of My GMind, Yeah
MEmind
You’re In The Back Of My GMind, Yeah
MEmind

Chorus
I See, You’re DThere In The Back Of My CMind
In The Back Of My GWhole-Ass

Human Being, Flawed Personality
And DI Don’t Like Looking BeChind
'Cause You’re Not In My EmLife No More

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of MyG Mind, Ah
MiEmnd, Yeah
You’re In The Back Of My GMind, Yeah
MiEmnd
You’re There In The Back Of My GMind

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

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CAPO: 1

Verse 1
DmLying Bare Foot On The FGrass
DmWaiting For The Clouds To FPass
A#Man, I'm So Bored Of Being SFo Fucking Sad
Baby, D#Damn, I Know That I'm Better Than DmThat
DmMaybe I Was Doing It FWrong
You Were Coming Up DmShort And I Was Playing It FLong
Now A#Everything's Spinning, I KFnow I'm Not Winning
But It's D#Still The Closest I've Ever DmCome

Verse 2
A#Oh,F LA#ove Was Like A Spelling TeFst
And A#Everything Was IncorrFect
Well, CI Tried My Best, Came Out With An F

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

Instrumental
Dm F Dm F
A# F D# Dm

Verse 3
I Remember DmChucking All My Shit In A FBag
In The DmCar, Out Of The FFlat
And I A#Looked At My Bloodshot EFyes In The Rear View MD#irror
But There Was No Looking DmBack

Verse 4
HaDm, I Drove Down FTo My Mum And DmDad
I Kept My FPromise, You Kept The D#Cat
Now If I Cry I Can't DmTurn Off The Tap
In D#Fact, I Nearly Drowned In A DmMisery Bath
But I Can CLaugh Now I Know That I'm Not Dead

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

Refrain
Dm F Dm F
A# F
Well, My D#Heart Took A Beating, But It's DmBeating Nonetheless

Instrumental
Dm F Dm F
A# F D# Dm

Verse 5
Dm  I Gotta Keep FMoving, I Guess
DmPray Away The Weight Hanging FThere On My Chest
The A#Only Thing That Anyone Can DFo Is Their Best  D#   Dm​
Dm  I Gotta Keep FMoving, I Guess
DmPray Away The Weight Hanging FThere On My Chest
The A#Only Thing That Anyone Can DFo Is Their Best  D#   Dm​

Outro
My CHeart 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 A#Highest High  F​
C Oh And My DmLowest Low
A#   F  C I Know We’re DDmone And It’s OA#ver Now   F  C​
But You Won’t DmEver Really A#Go  F  C  Dm​

Verse 1
We WereA# Friends,F LovCers, FDmamily  A#   F  C  Dm​
But We’re Turning IntoA# StrangFers
CNow What DmCould’ve Been A#   F  C  Dm​

Pre-Chorus
When I Think OfA# All The Joy We SFhared
All The CTears That I DmCry, It’s AgoA#nising Man And I MFiss You Like HCell
And I Think OfA# All The Lives I’ve LFived
All The CDeath That I’m DmDying, God, I’m A#Trying My BFest To Be WCell

Chorus
But You Were My A#Highest High  F​
C Oh And My DmLowest Low A#   F  C​
A#   F  C I Know We’re DDmone And It’s OA#ver Now   F  C​
But You Won’t DmEver Really A#Go  F  C​
No, You Won’t DmEver Really A#Go  F  C  Dm​

Instrumental
A# F C Dm

Verse 2
A# Start, Middle, End, Start Again
A#   F  C But IDm Wanna Keep My A#Heart OFpeCn To BrDmeak AgainA#    F  C​
Now I'm DmThinking 'Bout

Pre-Chorus
A# All The Songs We SFang
And The CScript We Were DmWriting, What A#Time We Had And I MFiss It Like HCell
And I’m DmThinking 'BoutA# All The Lives I’ve LFived
And The CDeath That I’m DmDying, God, I’m A#Trying My BFest To Be WCell  Dm​

Chorus
But You Were My A#Highest High  F​
C Oh And My DmLowest Low A#   F  C​
A#   F  C I Know We’re DDmone And It’s OA#ver Now   F  C​
But You Won’t DmEver Really A#Go  F  C​
No, You Won’t DmEver Really A#Go  F  C  Dm​

Instrumental
A# F C Dm
A#   F  CMmm Dm​
A# F C Dm

Bridge
A#Everybody KFnows That I’ve Been BCroke, It’s Not A JDmoke
But Still I A#Laugh It All OFff When I TCalk About You
Head A#Down In A DFitch
Some Shit You’re CNever Gonna DmFix
But, God, That’s A#All I Ever WFanted To DCo
There’s A D#Part Of Me That I’ll Never GmLose

Instrumental
A# F C

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

Oh And My Lowest Low
A#   F  C I Know We’re DDmone And It’s OA#ver Now   F  C​
But You Won’t DmEver Really A#Go  F  C​
No, You Won’t DmEver Really A#Go  F  C  Dm​

Outro
A# F C
A# F C Dm
A# F C

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

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No Capo

Intro
F A# F A#

Verse 1
FEven When I’m Kissing You
I'm Kissing A#Everyone I've Never Met
FEven When I’m Missing You
I'm Missing A#Everyone I've Never Met

Chorus
'Cause I'm CAching
Always A#Aching
Aching For Everyone F  A#   F  A#​

Verse 2
FEven When I Look At You
I'm Seeing A#Everyone I Can't Forget
FEverything I'm Going Through
Magic That A#I Don't Really Feel This

Chorus
'Cause I'm CAching
Always A#Aching
Aching For EveryFone

Post-Chorus
OA#oohhh
Aching For EveryFone A#​

Verse 3
FEven When I'm Here With You
I Think Your A#Everywhere I'll Never Go
FEven When I Know The Truth
How Could I A#Ever Really Really Know

Chorus
'Cause I'm CAching
Always DmAching
Aching For EveryFone
Aching For EveryA#one
Aching For EveryFone A#​

Outro
FOooohhhh
A#Oooohhhh
FOooohhhh A#   F​

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

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No Capo

Intro
G
Dm Am G

Verse 1
The GSway Of The Trees

The Scent In Every Flower
You're DmEveryAmwhere
And I CMiss You All The GTime
And GTime Flies

So Savour Every Hour
DmThat's What You AmSaid
BeCfore We Said GoodGbye

Chorus
G7/F     C/E    But Cm/D#When I Close My G/DEyes
I Know A/C#Nothing
DNothing Really GDies Dm   Am   G   C  G​

Verse 2
A GWhispering Breeze

That Dances In Through The Window
DmShedding The AmLeaves
And CCarrying The GBirds
GOne Day You're Here

The Nеxt You're Infinite Out With
The DmMoon And Thе AmStars
And CAlways In My GHeart

Chorus
G7/F     C/E    Cm/D#When I Close My G/DEyes
I Know A/C#Nothing
DNothing Really GDies  Dm   Am   G​

Outro
G   Dm Am G

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

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No Capo

Verse 1
Em  There's A Cloud In My Head
A Lump In My CThroat

A Pain In My Body
That Wants Me To AmKnow

That All Of My Problems

I Never Stop Them
C I Just Run ADway

Verse 2
Em  Fear Is A Feeling
Denial Is A CPlace

I Left The Country
I Needed To BreAmak

Filled My Lungs With Smoke
Found Me A TeleCscope

You Know How I Need My... Space!

Chorus
Bm   C Stuck In My Dream State Somewhere
D  Em  In California BmWasting Away
C One Day I Have To Face It
D  EmBut Not Today
Bm   C Stuck In My Dream State Somewhere
D  Em  I'm Sat On Board A FaBmmiliarC Train

One Day I Have To Face It
Am  But BmNot TCodayD   Am   Bm   C  D​
BmOohA/C#     D  Em​

Instrumental
Bm A/C# D Em
C D Em Bm

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

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

I Plead And I Pray
I Can CBlend It All And Send It All ADway

Verse 4
And It's EmAll

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

Runnin' Up On My Own
I Wanted AmPeace But

It's Loud In This Place
I WanCted Freedom
But It's DOnly Escape Now I’m

Chorus
Bm   C Stuck In My Dream State Somewhere
D  Em  In California BmWasting Away
C One Day I Have To Face It
D  EmBut Not Today
Bm   C Stuck In My Dream State Somewhere
D  Em  I'm Sat On Board A FaBmmiliarC Train

One Day I Have To Face It
Am  But BmNot TCodayD   Am   Bm   C  D​
BmOohA/C#     D  Em​

Instrumental
Bm A/C# D Em

Bridge
ABoy You Don't Have To Be EDyin' All The Time (Dyin' All The Time)

Yeah You Got You Life

So Live It

(You've Got Your Life)
You AKnow You Don't Have To Be C#mHigh To Get By
There's A DHunger There So BmFeed ItE​
You Don't F#mHave To Fight To DeEfeat It D​
There's A F#mFeeling There's
A FeelingC#m!!  B/D#     E  F#    C#m    B/D#     E  F#​

Interlude
There's A FeelingC#m!!  B/D#     E  F#    C#m    B/D#     E  F#​
There's A FeelingAm!!
Bm(Not TCodayD)  Am   Bm   C  D​
There's A FeelingBm!! A/C#     D  E​
A/C#(Not ToDday)E   Bm   A/C#     D  E​

Outro
Bm C  D Em Bm
Bm   C Stuck In That Dream State
D(State..Em. State..Bm. State)

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

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CAPO: 4

Intro
C Am C Am

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

Pre-Chorus
A#I Know We're All Grown UFp Now
Fm  But Somehow

Chorus
C  Am  You're Still My Baby
C  Am  I Miss You Lately

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

Now

Pre-Chorus
A#You've Got Your IndepFendence
Fm  It's A Lifetime CSentence

Bridge
Am  You're Still My Baby
C  Am  You're Still My Baby
C  Am  You're Still My Baby C  Am​

Pre-Chorus
A#I Know You Like No OFther
And, FmGod, I Love Ya

Chorus
C  Am  You're Still My Baby
C  Am  You're Still My Baby
C  Am  You're Still My Baby
C  Am  I Miss You Daily

Outro
C Am C Am

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
F

Verse 1
F A Beam Of Sun In My A#Morning CDmoffee, Lovely
F I Get A Call From My A#Dad, He TDmells Me He Loves Me
F And I Know That's A#Big For Him
Dm  It's Not What His Dad Did
F But We're All Doing The A#Best We CDman Do, Aren't We?

Chorus
There's A D#Child Inside DmEveryA#one
D#Somebody's DmDaughter Or CSomebody's A#Son
D#One Day You're DmHere, Then You're A#Gone
AmTill CThen A#I'll SFpend MCy TA#ime Fully AliFve   A#   Dm​

Instrumental
F A# Dm

Verse 2
IF Take A Walk Through The A#Park, The TDmrees Look Pretty
F I Think Of All The A#People NDmot Here With Me
D#   A#   Dm I Think Of Emma, Forever Ago
D#   A#   Dm We're All Grieving, But Nobody Knows

Chorus
There's A D#Child Inside DmEveryA#one
D#Somebody's DmDaughter Or CSomebody's A#Son
D#One Day You're DmHere, Then You Re A#Gone
AmTill CThen A#I HFope IC DA#ie Fully AliFve   A#   Dm​

Outrp
F A#  Dm
F A#  Dm
D# A# Dm
D# A#

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
F Dm Gm C
Am7 Dm Gm7 C

Verse 1
You Said I FGot SomeDmthing Raw
Gm  Just The CKind Of Shit You're Am7Looking DmFor
You Gm7Know I Been In A Bad CWay
ButF I'm DmIn Awe
Gm  Pull The CCurtains Down And Am7Close The DmDoor
Now Gm7Look At The Grin On My CFace!

Chorus
See FAll Of My Good InDmtentions
Are GmHeading In Your DiCrection
Did I Am7Mention, OoDm7h
I Gm7Like You CLike
Saturday FMornings, They Hit So DmDifferent
When You're GmWith Me In That PoCsition
Am7Tunnel Vision, ODmoh
I Gm7Like You CLike
You LikeF Drugs!Dm   Gm   C   Am7    Dm   Gm7    C​

Verse 2
Have I Got A FProblemDm7?  Sure
Gm7   But I'm The CCause And, Darling, Am7You're The DmCure
Now GmEveryone Out Of My CWay
F Slow DmDown, Pause

When You Look At Me I Drop My Jaw

Now Look At The Grin On My Face!

Chorus
See FAll Of My Good InDmtentions
Are GmHeading In Your DiCrection
Did I Am7Mention, OoDm7h
I Gm7Like You CLike
Saturday FMornings, They Hit So DmDifferent
When You're GmWith Me In That PoCsition
Am7Tunnel Vision, ODmoh
I Gm7Like You CLike
You LikeF Drugs!Dm   Gm   C   Am7    Dm   Gm7    C​

Outro
You LikeAm7 Drugs!Dm   Gm   C​
F Dm Gm C
Am7 Dm Gm7 C
F Dm Gm C
Am7 Dm Gm7 C
F Dm Gm C
Am7 Dm Gm7 C

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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
Gm C F Dm
Gm C F D#

Verse 1
Gm  I've Got CEyesF Only For DmYou, Babe
Gm  ComproCmiseF Is All We Can D#Do, Hey!
GmEverything CMatters So FMuch
I DmWish I GmCared A Little CLess Or Not Enough
F Ha, Wait, I Don't Mean That

Chorus
Gm  But Don't You Worry 'Bout The CFuture, Baby
F It'll Fly Right DmPast
Gm  Forever's Only Ever CGonna Be A Maybe
F We Can't Think About DmThat
Gm  Yeah, I Lost My CFaith, I'm Jaded
F Till I Get That DmBack
D#  Forever's Only Ever DmGonna Be A Maybe
C But I Can Love You
A# Yeah, I Can Love You NGmow C  F  Dm​
So Can I Love YouGm  NoFw? C  D#​

Verse 2
Yeah
GmFamiClyF Scares Me To DmDeath, I'm Like
GmHoly, Am I CReally Gonna BеF Somebody's Daddy? Ha!
And GmWill They Be CCalling You FMom?
I DmHopе We GmHave A Little CDaughter And A Son
F Shit!
Dm  Ha, I Really Mean It

Chorus
Gm  Don't You Worry 'Bout The CFuture, Baby
F It'll Fly Right DmPast
Gm  Forever's Only Ever CGonna Be A Maybe
F We Can't Think About DmThat
Gm  Yeah, I Lost My CFaith, I'm Jaded
F Till I Get That DmBack
Gm  Forever's Only Ever CGonna Be A Maybe
F But I Can Love You
Yeah, I Can Love You GmNowC  F  Dm​

Yeah
So Can I Love YouGm NoCw?F  D#​
So Can I Love YouGm NowC? F  Dm​

Hey!
Can I Love You?D#   Dm   C​
A# Can I LoGmve You? C  F  Dm​
So Can I Love You GmNowC? F  Dm​
Can I Love YouGm NowC? F  D#​

Outro
Gm C F Dm
Gm C F
Gm C F Dm
Gm C F Dm
Gm C F Dm
D# Dm C A#

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
C Em Am
Dm A7 G

Verse 1]
Life Had BeCgun, Living Was Gm/BFun
Riding My AmScooter
Eyes Open DmWide, Not Looking BeA7hind
There's Only The GFuture
I'm Growing Up CFast, Ten Years Have Gm/BPassed
I'm At A AmNew School
Learning Numbers And DmGrids, Trying To A7Fit
Into The GMould But

Chorus
I Left The AmBest Of E7Me BeFhind Fm​
I'm UnFlearning E7EveryFthing All Of The CTimeGm/B​
AmYeah
All Of The TimeDm   A7   G​

Verse 2
I Met A CGirl And A Few Gm/BMore
Got My Heart AmBroken
Cut A Few DmTies, And When Emma CDied, I Was Frozen
It's GJust Too Much Goddamn Еmotion
For One Boy To CKeep Behind All Thesе Gm/BTeeth
I've Got An AmOcean
Trying To DmFlow, But I Was Wired To CLock It Inside
Like A GShowman, I'm FTired Of It

Chorus
AmI Don't E7Want To FHide Fm​
I'm UnFlearning E7EveryFthing All Of The CTimeGm/B​
YeahAm​
All Of The DmTimA7e  G​

Verse 3
Here I Am CNow, Friends In My Gm/BHouse
Food On The AmTable
Yeah, I've Lost A DmLot, So Much I ForCgot
It Could've Been GFatal

Chorus
I Spent My AmWhole Life E7Trying To FFinFmd
I'm Unlearning Everything All Of TheC TimeGm/B​
AmAll Of The Time Dm   A7   G​

Outro
'Cause It's Right There In Front Of My CEyeGm/Bs    Am​
In Front Of My DmEyes Am   G​
It's Right There In Front Of My CEyes Gm/B     Am​
In Front Of My DmEyesA7, YGeah
It's Right There In Front Of My CEyes Gm/B     Am​
It's Right There In Front Of My DmEyes A7   G​