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
A
E F#m

Verse 1
ALately
I'm Trying To Re, F#mBaby
Where ANothing's Wrong With Me
I'm Just A Little F#mCrazy

Chorus
DWhat If I'm Fine And I'm Doing Enough?
The C#mWorld's On My Side, And It's All Looking Up
Well, The GMore And More I Know The Less I F#mUnderstand, You Know?
I'm UnDlearning, And I'm Changing
And I'm C#mCrying, And I'm Aching
I'm An GEgg, And I'm Cracked Wide Open With EF#mmotion
But It's All Gonna BeA Fine F#m​

Outro
A F#m
A

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

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CAPO: 2

Intro
E Ooh Fuck, I'm So Hot Man
C#m  Okay, Okay

Verse 1
I EWalk Down The Street, Could Be Anywhere
C#m  Yeah
If I EHear That Song, Then I’m Right Back There
C#m  Yeah

Chorus
You See, You’re BThere In The Back Of My AMind
In The Back Of My ETop Drawer

Where I Keep All My Sentimental Things
And BI Don’t Like Looking BeAhind
'Cause You’re Not In My C#mLife No More

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of My EMind
MiC#mnd
You’re In The Back Of My EMind
MiC#mnd

Verse 2
Well, If ELove Is Forever, It Never Dies
C#m  No, No
You See, I ELoved You Once, Now I Love You TwC#mice

Yes, I Do

Chorus
Because You’re BThere In The Back Of My AMind
In The Back Of My ENotebook

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

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

Chorus
I See, You’re BThere In The Back Of My AMind
In The Back Of My EWhole-Ass

Human Being, Flawed Personality
And BI Don’t Like Looking BeAhind
'Cause You’re Not In My C#mLife No More

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of MyE Mind, Ah
MiC#mnd, Yeah
You’re In The Back Of My EMind, Yeah
MiC#mnd
You’re There In The Back Of My EMind

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

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CAPO: 1

Verse 1
BmLying Bare Foot On The DGrass
BmWaiting For The Clouds To DPass
GMan, I'm So Bored Of Being DSo Fucking Sad
Baby, CDamn, I Know That I'm Better ThanBm That
BmMaybe I Was Doing It DWrong
You Were Coming Up BmShort And I Was Playing It DLong
Now GEverything's Spinning, I DKnow I'm Not Winning
But It's CStill The Closest I've EverBm Come

Verse 2
GOhD, GLove Was Like A Spelling DTest
And GEverything Was IncorDrect
Well, AI Tried My Best, Came Out With An F

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

Instrumental
Bm D Bm D
G D C Bm

Verse 3
I Remember BmChucking All My Shit In A DBag
In The BmCar, Out Of The DFlat
And I GLooked At My Bloodshot DEyes In The Rear View CMirror
But There Was No Looking BmBack

Verse 4
HaBm, I Drove Down DTo My Mum And BmDad
I Kept My DPromise, You Kept The CCat
Now If I Cry I Can't BmTurn Off The Tap
In CFact, I Nearly Drowned In ABm Misery Bath
But I Can ALaugh Now I Know That I'm Not Dead

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

Refrain
Bm D Bm D
G D
Well, My CHeart Took A Beating, But It'sBm Beating Nonetheless

Instrumental
Bm D Bm D
G D C Bm

Verse 5
Bm  I Gotta Keep DMoving, I Guess
BmPray Away The Weight Hanging DThere On My Chest
The GOnly Thing That Anyone Can DDo Is Their Best C  Bm​
Bm  I Gotta Keep DMoving, I Guess
BmPray Away The Weight Hanging DThere On My Chest
The GOnly Thing That Anyone Can DDo Is Their Best C  Bm​

Outro
My AHeart 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 GHighest High D​
A Oh And My BmLowest Low
G  D  A  I Know We’re BmDone And It’s GOver Now D  A​
But You Won’t BmEver Really GGo D  A  Bm​

Verse 1
We WereG FriendsD, LoAvers, BmFamily G  D  A  Bm​
But We’re Turning IntoG StranDgers
ANow What BmCould’ve Been G  D  A  Bm​

Pre-Chorus
When I Think OfG All The Joy We DShared
All The ATears That I BmCry, It’s AgoGnising Man And I DMiss You Like AHell
And I Think OfG All The Lives I’ve DLived
All The ADeath That I’m BmDying, God, I’m GTrying My DBest To Be AWell

Chorus
But You Were My GHighest High D​
A Oh And My BmLowest Low G  D  A​
G  D  A  I Know We’re BmDone And It’s GOver Now D  A​
But You Won’t BmEver Really GGo D  A​
No, You Won’t BmEver Really GGo D  A  Bm​

Instrumental
G D A Bm

Verse 2
G Start, Middle, End, Start Again
G  D  A  But BmI Wanna Keep MyG HeartD OApen To BmBreak AgaGin D  A​
Now I'm BmThinking 'Bout

Pre-Chorus
G All The Songs We DSang
And The AScript We Were BmWriting, What GTime We Had And I DMiss It Like AHell
And I’m BmThinking 'BoutG All The Lives I’ve DLived
And The ADeath That I’m BmDying, God, I’m GTrying My DBest To Be AWell Bm​

Chorus
But You Were My GHighest High D​
A Oh And My BmLowest Low G  D  A​
G  D  A  I Know We’re BmDone And It’s GOver Now D  A​
But You Won’t BmEver Really GGo D  A​
No, You Won’t BmEver Really GGo D  A  Bm​

Instrumental
G D A Bm
G  D  A MmmBm​
G D A Bm

Bridge
GEverybody DKnows That I’ve Been ABroke, It’s Not A BmJoke
But Still I GLaugh It All DOff When I ATalk About You
Head GDown In A DDitch
Some Shit You’re ANever Gonna BmFix
But, God, That’s GAll I Ever DWanted To ADo
There’s A CPart Of Me That I’ll NeverEm Lose

Instrumental
G D A

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

Oh And My Lowest Low
G  D  A  I Know We’re BmDone And It’s GOver Now D  A​
But You Won’t BmEver Really GGo D  A​
No, You Won’t BmEver Really GGo D  A  Bm​

Outro
G D A
G D A Bm
G D A

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

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No Capo

Intro
D G D G

Verse 1
DEven When I’m Kissing You
I'm Kissing GEveryone I've Never Met
DEven When I’m Missing You
I'm Missing GEveryone I've Never Met

Chorus
'Cause I'm AAching
Always GAching
Aching For Everyone D  G  D  G​

Verse 2
DEven When I Look At You
I'm Seeing GEveryone I Can't Forget
DEverything I'm Going Through
Magic That GI Don't Really Feel This

Chorus
'Cause I'm AAching
Always GAching
Aching For EveryDone

Post-Chorus
OGoohhh
Aching For EveryDone G​

Verse 3
DEven When I'm Here With You
I Think Your GEverywhere I'll Never Go
DEven When I Know The Truth
How Could I GEver Really Really Know

Chorus
'Cause I'm AAching
Always BmAching
Aching For EveryDone
Aching For EveryGone
Aching For EveryDone G​

Outro
DOooohhhh
GOooohhhh
DOooohhhh G  D​

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

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No Capo

Intro
E
Bm F#m E

Verse 1
The ESway Of The Trees

The Scent In Every Flower
You're BmEveryF#mwhere
And I AMiss You All The ETime
And ETime Flies

So Savour Every Hour
BmThat's What You F#mSaid
BeAfore We Said GoodEbye

Chorus
E7/D     A/C#    But WAm/Chen I Close My E/BEyes
I Know F#/A#Nothing
BNothing Really EDies Bm   F#m    E   A  E​

Verse 2
A EWhispering Breeze

That Dances In Through The Window
BmShedding The F#mLeaves
And ACarrying The EBirds
EOne Day You're Here

The Nеxt You're Infinite Out With
The BmMoon And Thе F#mStars
And AAlways In My EHeart

Chorus
E7/D     A/C#    WAm/Chen I Close My E/BEyes
I Know F#/A#Nothing
BNothing Really EDies  Bm   F#m    E​

Outro
E   Bm F#m E

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

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No Capo

Verse 1
C#m  There's A Cloud In My Head
A Lump In My AThroat

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

That All Of My Problems

I Never Stop Them
A I Just Run ABway

Verse 2
C#m  Fear Is A Feeling
Denial Is A APlace

I Left The Country
I Needed To BreF#mak

Filled My Lungs With Smoke
Found Me A TeleAscope

You Know How I Need My... Space!

Chorus
G#m    AStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
B  C#m  In California WG#masting Away
A One Day I Have To Face It
B  C#mBut Not Today
G#m    AStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
B  C#m  I'm Sat On Board A FamG#miliar TArain

One Day I Have To Face It
F#m  But NG#mot TodAay  B   F#m    G#m    A  B​
G#mOoh F#/A#      B  C#m​

Instrumental
G#m F#/A# B C#m
A B C#m G#m

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

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

I Plead And I Pray
I Can ABlend It All And Send It All ABway

Verse 4
And It's C#mAll

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

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

It's Loud In This Place
I WanAted Freedom
But It's BOnly Escape Now I’m

Chorus
G#m    AStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
B  C#m  In California WG#masting Away
A One Day I Have To Face It
B  C#mBut Not Today
G#m    AStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
B  C#m  I'm Sat On Board A FamG#miliar TArain

One Day I Have To Face It
F#m  But NG#mot TodAay  B   F#m    G#m    A  B​
G#mOoh F#/A#      B  C#m​

Instrumental
G#m F#/A# B C#m

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

Yeah You Got You Life

So Live It

(You've Got Your Life)
You F#Know You Don't Have To Be HA#migh To Get By
There's A BHunger There So G#mFeed It C#​
You Don't D#mHave To Fight To DeC#feat It  B​
There's A D#mFeeling There's
A FeelingA#m!!  G#/C     C#   D#    A#m    G#/C     C#   D#​

Interlude
There's A FeelingA#m!!  G#/C     C#   D#    A#m    G#/C     C#   D#​
There's A FeelingF#m!!
G#m(Not ToAday)B   F#m    G#m    A  B​
There's A FeelingG#m!!  F#/A#      B  C#​
F#/A#(Not TodBay) C#    G#m    F#/A#      B  C#​

Outro
G#m A  B C#m G#m
G#m    AStuck In That Dream State
B(State..C#m. State...G#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
A F#m A F#m

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

Pre-Chorus
GI Know We're All Grown DUp Now
Dm  But Somehow

Chorus
A  F#m  You're Still My Baby
A  F#m  I Miss You Lately

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

Now

Pre-Chorus
GYou've Got Your IndeDpendence
Dm  It's A Lifetime ASentence

Bridge
F#m  You're Still My Baby
A  F#m  You're Still My Baby
A  F#m  You're Still My Baby  A  F#m​

Pre-Chorus
GI Know You Like No DOther
And, DmGod, I Love Ya

Chorus
A  F#m  You're Still My Baby
A  F#m  You're Still My Baby
A  F#m  You're Still My Baby
A  F#m  I Miss You Daily

Outro
A F#m A F#m

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
D

Verse 1
D A Beam Of Sun In My GMorning BmCoffee, Lovely
D I Get A Call From My GDad, He BmTells Me He Loves Me
D And I Know That's GBig For Him
Bm  It's Not What His Dad Did
D But We're All Doing The GBest We BmCan Do, Aren't We?

Chorus
There's A CChild InsideBm EverGyone
CSomebody'sBm Daughter OrA Somebody'sG Son
COne Day You'reBm Here, Then You'reG Gone
F#mTill TAhen IG'll SDpend MAy TGime Fully AlDive  G  Bm​

Instrumental
D G Bm

Verse 2
ID Take A Walk Through The GPark, The BmTrees Look Pretty
D I Think Of All The GPeople BmNot Here With Me
C  G  Bm   I Think Of Emma, Forever Ago
C  G  Bm   We're All Grieving, But Nobody Knows

Chorus
There's A CChild InsideBm EverGyone
CSomebody'sBm Daughter OrA Somebody'sG Son
COne Day You'reBm Here, Then You ReG Gone
F#mTill TAhen IG HDope IA DGie Fully AlDive  G  Bm​

Outrp
D G  Bm
D G  Bm
C G Bm
C G

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
D Bm Em A
F#m7 Bm Em7 A

Verse 1
You Said I DGot SomeBmthing Raw
Em  Just The AKind Of Shit You're F#m7Looking FBmor
You Em7Know I Been In A Bad AWay
ButD I'm BmIn Awe
Em  Pull The ACurtains Down And F#m7Close The DBmoor
Now Em7Look At The Grin On My AFace!

Chorus
See DAll Of My Good InBmtentions
Are EmHeading In Your DiArection
Did I F#m7Mention, OohBm7​
I Em7Like You ALike
Saturday DMornings, They Hit So BmDifferent
When You're EmWith Me In That PoAsition
F#m7Tunnel Vision, OoBmh
I Em7Like You ALike
You LikeD Drugs!Bm   Em   A   F#m7     Bm   Em7    A​

Verse 2
Have I Got A DProblemBm7?  Sure
Em7   But I'm The ACause And, Darling, F#m7You're The CBmure
Now EmEveryone Out Of My AWay
D Slow BmDown, Pause

When You Look At Me I Drop My Jaw

Now Look At The Grin On My Face!

Chorus
See DAll Of My Good InBmtentions
Are EmHeading In Your DiArection
Did I F#m7Mention, OohBm7​
I Em7Like You ALike
Saturday DMornings, They Hit So BmDifferent
When You're EmWith Me In That PoAsition
F#m7Tunnel Vision, OoBmh
I Em7Like You ALike
You LikeD Drugs!Bm   Em   A   F#m7     Bm   Em7    A​

Outro
You LikeF#m7 Drugs! Bm   Em   A​
D Bm Em A
F#m7 Bm Em7 A
D Bm Em A
F#m7 Bm Em7 A
D Bm Em A
F#m7 Bm Em7 A

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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
Em A D Bm
Em A D C

Verse 1
Em  I've Got AEyesD Only For BmYou, Babe
Em  ComproAmiseD Is All We Can CDo, Hey!
EmEverything AMatters So DMuch
I BmWish I EmCared A Little ALess Or Not Enough
D Ha, Wait, I Don't Mean That

Chorus
Em  But Don't You Worry 'Bout The AFuture, Baby
D It'll Fly Right BmPast
Em  Forever's Only Ever AGonna Be A Maybe
D We Can't Think About BmThat
Em  Yeah, I Lost My AFaith, I'm Jaded
D Till I Get That BmBack
C  Forever's Only EverBm Gonna Be A Maybe
A But I Can Love You
G Yeah, I Can Love You EmNowA  D  Bm​
So Can I Love YouEm  NoDw? A  C​

Verse 2
Yeah
EmFamiAlyD Scares Me To BmDeath, I'm Like
EmHoly, Am I AReally Gonna BеD Somebody's Daddy? Ha!
And EmWill They Be ACalling You DMom?
I BmHopе We EmHave A Little ADaughter And A Son
D Shit!
Bm  Ha, I Really Mean It

Chorus
Em  Don't You Worry 'Bout The AFuture, Baby
D It'll Fly Right BmPast
Em  Forever's Only Ever AGonna Be A Maybe
D We Can't Think About BmThat
Em  Yeah, I Lost My AFaith, I'm Jaded
D Till I Get That BmBack
Em  Forever's Only Ever AGonna Be A Maybe
D But I Can Love You
Yeah, I Can Love You EmNowA  D  Bm​

Yeah
So Can I Love YouEm NoAw?D  C​
So Can I Love YouEm NowA? D  Bm​

Hey!
Can I Love You?C  Bm   A​
G Can I LEmove You?A  D  Bm​
So Can I Love You EmNowA? D  Bm​
Can I Love YouEm NowA? D  C​

Outro
Em A D Bm
Em A D
Em A D Bm
Em A D Bm
Em A D Bm
C Bm A G

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
A C#m F#m
Bm F#7 E

Verse 1]
Life Had BeAgun, Living Was Em/G#Fun
Riding My F#mScooter
Eyes Open BmWide, Not Looking BeF#7hind
There's Only The EFuture
I'm Growing Up AFast, Ten Years Have Em/G#Passed
I'm At A F#mNew School
Learning Numbers And BmGrids, Trying To F#7Fit
Into The EMould But

Chorus
I Left The F#mBest Of MC#7e BehiDnd   Dm​
I'm UnDlearning C#7EverytDhing All Of The TAime Em/G#​
F#mYeah
All Of The TimeBm   F#7    E​

Verse 2
I Met A AGirl And A Few Em/G#More
Got My Heart F#mBroken
Cut A Few BmTies, And When Emma ADied, I Was Frozen
It's EJust Too Much Goddamn Еmotion
For One Boy To AKeep Behind All Thesе Em/G#Teeth
I've Got An F#mOcean
Trying To BmFlow, But I Was Wired To ALock It Inside
Like A EShowman, I'm DTired Of It

Chorus
F#mI Don't WC#7ant To HiDde   Dm​
I'm UnDlearning C#7EverytDhing All Of The TAime Em/G#​
YeahF#m​
All Of The BmTimF#7e   E​

Verse 3
Here I Am ANow, Friends In My Em/G#House
Food On The F#mTable
Yeah, I've Lost A BmLot, So Much I ForAgot
It Could've Been EFatal

Chorus
I Spent My F#mWhole Life TC#7rying To FiDnd Dm​
I'm Unlearning Everything All Of TheA TimeEm/G#​
F#mAll Of The Time  Bm   F#7    E​

Outro
'Cause It's Right There In Front Of My AEyeEm/G#s     F#m​
In Front Of My BmEyes F#m    E​
It's Right There In Front Of My AEyes Em/G#      F#m​
In Front Of My BmEyesF#7, YeEah
It's Right There In Front Of My AEyes Em/G#      F#m​
It's Right There In Front Of My BmEyes F#7    E​