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
D
A Bm

Verse 1
DLately
I'm Trying To Re, BmBaby
Where DNothing's Wrong With Me
I'm Just A Little BmCrazy

Chorus
GWhat If I'm Fine And I'm Doing Enough?
The F#mWorld's On My Side, And It's All Looking Up
Well, The CMore And More I Know The Less I BmUnderstand, You Know?
I'm UnGlearning, And I'm Changing
And I'm F#mCrying, And I'm Aching
I'm An CEgg, And I'm Cracked Wide Open With EBmmotion
But It's All Gonna BeD Fine Bm​

Outro
D Bm
D

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

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CAPO: 2

Intro
A Ooh Fuck, I'm So Hot Man
F#m  Okay, Okay

Verse 1
I AWalk Down The Street, Could Be Anywhere
F#m  Yeah
If I AHear That Song, Then I’m Right Back There
F#m  Yeah

Chorus
You See, You’re EThere In The Back Of My DMind
In The Back Of My ATop Drawer

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

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of My AMind
MiF#mnd
You’re In The Back Of My AMind
MiF#mnd

Verse 2
Well, If ALove Is Forever, It Never Dies
F#m  No, No
You See, I ALoved You Once, Now I Love You TwF#mice

Yes, I Do

Chorus
Because You’re EThere In The Back Of My DMind
In The Back Of My ANotebook

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

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

Chorus
I See, You’re EThere In The Back Of My DMind
In The Back Of My AWhole-Ass

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

Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of MyA Mind, Ah
MiF#mnd, Yeah
You’re In The Back Of My AMind, Yeah
MiF#mnd
You’re There In The Back Of My AMind

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

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CAPO: 1

Verse 1
EmLying Bare Foot On The GGrass
EmWaiting For The Clouds To GPass
CMan, I'm So Bored Of Being GSo Fucking Sad
Baby, FDamn, I Know That I'm Better ThanEm That
EmMaybe I Was Doing It GWrong
You Were Coming Up EmShort And I Was Playing It GLong
Now CEverything's Spinning, I GKnow I'm Not Winning
But It's FStill The Closest I've EverEm Come

Verse 2
COhG, CLove Was Like A Spelling GTest
And CEverything Was IncorGrect
Well, DI Tried My Best, Came Out With An F

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

Instrumental
Em G Em G
C G F Em

Verse 3
I Remember EmChucking All My Shit In A GBag
In The EmCar, Out Of The GFlat
And I CLooked At My Bloodshot GEyes In The Rear View FMirror
But There Was No Looking EmBack

Verse 4
HaEm, I Drove Down GTo My Mum And EmDad
I Kept My GPromise, You Kept The FCat
Now If I Cry I Can't EmTurn Off The Tap
In FFact, I Nearly Drowned In AEm Misery Bath
But I Can DLaugh Now I Know That I'm Not Dead

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

Refrain
Em G Em G
C G
Well, My FHeart Took A Beating, But It'sEm Beating Nonetheless

Instrumental
Em G Em G
C G F Em

Verse 5
Em  I Gotta Keep GMoving, I Guess
EmPray Away The Weight Hanging GThere On My Chest
The COnly Thing That Anyone Can GDo Is Their Best F  Em​
Em  I Gotta Keep GMoving, I Guess
EmPray Away The Weight Hanging GThere On My Chest
The COnly Thing That Anyone Can GDo Is Their Best F  Em​

Outro
My DHeart 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 CHighest High G​
D Oh And My EmLowest Low
C  G  D  I Know We’re EmDone And It’s COver Now G  D​
But You Won’t EmEver Really CGo G  D  Em​

Verse 1
We WereC FriendsG, LoDvers, EmFamily C  G  D  Em​
But We’re Turning IntoC StranGgers
DNow What EmCould’ve Been C  G  D  Em​

Pre-Chorus
When I Think OfC All The Joy We GShared
All The DTears That I EmCry, It’s AgoCnising Man And I GMiss You Like DHell
And I Think OfC All The Lives I’ve GLived
All The DDeath That I’m EmDying, God, I’m CTrying My GBest To Be DWell

Chorus
But You Were My CHighest High G​
D Oh And My EmLowest Low C  G  D​
C  G  D  I Know We’re EmDone And It’s COver Now G  D​
But You Won’t EmEver Really CGo G  D​
No, You Won’t EmEver Really CGo G  D  Em​

Instrumental
C G D Em

Verse 2
C Start, Middle, End, Start Again
C  G  D  But EmI Wanna Keep MyC HeartG ODpen To EmBreak AgaCin G  D​
Now I'm EmThinking 'Bout

Pre-Chorus
C All The Songs We GSang
And The DScript We Were EmWriting, What CTime We Had And I GMiss It Like DHell
And I’m EmThinking 'BoutC All The Lives I’ve GLived
And The DDeath That I’m EmDying, God, I’m CTrying My GBest To Be DWell Em​

Chorus
But You Were My CHighest High G​
D Oh And My EmLowest Low C  G  D​
C  G  D  I Know We’re EmDone And It’s COver Now G  D​
But You Won’t EmEver Really CGo G  D​
No, You Won’t EmEver Really CGo G  D  Em​

Instrumental
C G D Em
C  G  D MmmEm​
C G D Em

Bridge
CEverybody GKnows That I’ve Been DBroke, It’s Not A EmJoke
But Still I CLaugh It All GOff When I DTalk About You
Head CDown In A GDitch
Some Shit You’re DNever Gonna EmFix
But, God, That’s CAll I Ever GWanted To DDo
There’s A FPart Of Me That I’ll NeverAm Lose

Instrumental
C G D

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

Oh And My Lowest Low
C  G  D  I Know We’re EmDone And It’s COver Now G  D​
But You Won’t EmEver Really CGo G  D​
No, You Won’t EmEver Really CGo G  D  Em​

Outro
C G D
C G D Em
C G D

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

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No Capo

Intro
G C G C

Verse 1
GEven When I’m Kissing You
I'm Kissing CEveryone I've Never Met
GEven When I’m Missing You
I'm Missing CEveryone I've Never Met

Chorus
'Cause I'm DAching
Always CAching
Aching For Everyone G  C  G  C​

Verse 2
GEven When I Look At You
I'm Seeing CEveryone I Can't Forget
GEverything I'm Going Through
Magic That CI Don't Really Feel This

Chorus
'Cause I'm DAching
Always CAching
Aching For EveryGone

Post-Chorus
OCoohhh
Aching For EveryGone C​

Verse 3
GEven When I'm Here With You
I Think Your CEverywhere I'll Never Go
GEven When I Know The Truth
How Could I CEver Really Really Know

Chorus
'Cause I'm DAching
Always EmAching
Aching For EveryGone
Aching For EveryCone
Aching For EveryGone C​

Outro
GOooohhhh
COooohhhh
GOooohhhh C  G​

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

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No Capo

Intro
A
Em Bm A

Verse 1
The ASway Of The Trees

The Scent In Every Flower
You're EmEveryBmwhere
And I DMiss You All The ATime
And ATime Flies

So Savour Every Hour
EmThat's What You BmSaid
BeDfore We Said GoodAbye

Chorus
A7/G     D/F#    But WDm/Fhen I Close My A/EEyes
I Know B/D#Nothing
ENothing Really ADies Em   Bm   A   D  A​

Verse 2
A AWhispering Breeze

That Dances In Through The Window
EmShedding The BmLeaves
And DCarrying The ABirds
AOne Day You're Here

The Nеxt You're Infinite Out With
The EmMoon And Thе BmStars
And DAlways In My AHeart

Chorus
A7/G     D/F#    WDm/Fhen I Close My A/EEyes
I Know B/D#Nothing
ENothing Really ADies  Em   Bm   A​

Outro
A   Em Bm A

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

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No Capo

Verse 1
F#m  There's A Cloud In My Head
A Lump In My DThroat

A Pain In My Body
That Wants Me To BmKnow

That All Of My Problems

I Never Stop Them
D I Just Run AEway

Verse 2
F#m  Fear Is A Feeling
Denial Is A DPlace

I Left The Country
I Needed To BreBmak

Filled My Lungs With Smoke
Found Me A TeleDscope

You Know How I Need My... Space!

Chorus
C#m    DStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
E  F#m  In California WC#masting Away
D One Day I Have To Face It
E  F#mBut Not Today
C#m    DStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
E  F#m  I'm Sat On Board A FamC#miliar TDrain

One Day I Have To Face It
Bm  But C#mNot ToDday E   Bm   C#m    D  E​
C#mOoh B/D#     E  F#m​

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

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

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

I Plead And I Pray
I Can DBlend It All And Send It All AEway

Verse 4
And It's F#mAll

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

Runnin' Up On My Own
I Wanted BmPeace But

It's Loud In This Place
I WanDted Freedom
But It's EOnly Escape Now I’m

Chorus
C#m    DStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
E  F#m  In California WC#masting Away
D One Day I Have To Face It
E  F#mBut Not Today
C#m    DStuck In My Dream State Somewhere
E  F#m  I'm Sat On Board A FamC#miliar TDrain

One Day I Have To Face It
Bm  But C#mNot ToDday E   Bm   C#m    D  E​
C#mOoh B/D#     E  F#m​

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

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

Yeah You Got You Life

So Live It

(You've Got Your Life)
You BKnow You Don't Have To Be D#mHigh To Get By
There's A EHunger There So C#mFeed It F#​
You Don't G#mHave To Fight To DeF#feat It  E​
There's A G#mFeeling There's
A FeelingD#m!!  C#/F     F#   G#    D#m    C#/F     F#   G#​

Interlude
There's A FeelingD#m!!  C#/F     F#   G#    D#m    C#/F     F#   G#​
There's A FeelingBm!!
C#m(Not ToDday)E   Bm   C#m    D  E​
There's A FeelingC#m!!  B/D#     E  F#​
B/D#(Not ToEday)F#    C#m    B/D#     E  F#​

Outro
C#m D  E F#m C#m
C#m    DStuck In That Dream State
E(State..F#m. State...C#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
D Bm D Bm

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

Pre-Chorus
CI Know We're All Grown GUp Now
Gm  But Somehow

Chorus
D  Bm  You're Still My Baby
D  Bm  I Miss You Lately

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

Now

Pre-Chorus
CYou've Got Your IndeGpendence
Gm  It's A Lifetime DSentence

Bridge
Bm  You're Still My Baby
D  Bm  You're Still My Baby
D  Bm  You're Still My Baby D  Bm​

Pre-Chorus
CI Know You Like No GOther
And, GmGod, I Love Ya

Chorus
D  Bm  You're Still My Baby
D  Bm  You're Still My Baby
D  Bm  You're Still My Baby
D  Bm  I Miss You Daily

Outro
D Bm D Bm

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
G

Verse 1
G A Beam Of Sun In My CMorning EmCoffee, Lovely
G I Get A Call From My CDad, He EmTells Me He Loves Me
G And I Know That's CBig For Him
Em  It's Not What His Dad Did
G But We're All Doing The CBest We EmCan Do, Aren't We?

Chorus
There's A FChild InsideEm EverCyone
FSomebody'sEm Daughter OrD Somebody'sC Son
FOne Day You'reEm Here, Then You'reC Gone
BmTill DThen CI'll GSpend DMy CTime Fully AGlive C  Em​

Instrumental
G C Em

Verse 2
IG Take A Walk Through The CPark, The EmTrees Look Pretty
G I Think Of All The CPeople EmNot Here With Me
F  C  Em   I Think Of Emma, Forever Ago
F  C  Em   We're All Grieving, But Nobody Knows

Chorus
There's A FChild InsideEm EverCyone
FSomebody'sEm Daughter OrD Somebody'sC Son
FOne Day You'reEm Here, Then You ReC Gone
BmTill DThen CI GHope DI CDie Fully AGlive C  Em​

Outrp
G C  Em
G C  Em
F C Em
F C

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
G Em Am D
Bm7 Em Am7 D

Verse 1
You Said I GGot SomeEmthing Raw
Am  Just The DKind Of Shit You're Bm7Looking EmFor
You Am7Know I Been In A Bad DWay
ButG I'm EmIn Awe
Am  Pull The DCurtains Down And Bm7Close The EmDoor
Now Am7Look At The Grin On My DFace!

Chorus
See GAll Of My Good InEmtentions
Are AmHeading In Your DiDrection
Did I Bm7Mention, OoEm7h
I Am7Like You DLike
Saturday GMornings, They Hit So EmDifferent
When You're AmWith Me In That PoDsition
Bm7Tunnel Vision, OEmoh
I Am7Like You DLike
You LikeG Drugs!Em   Am   D   Bm7    Em   Am7    D​

Verse 2
Have I Got A GProblemEm7?  Sure
Am7   But I'm The DCause And, Darling, Bm7You're The EmCure
Now AmEveryone Out Of My DWay
G Slow EmDown, Pause

When You Look At Me I Drop My Jaw

Now Look At The Grin On My Face!

Chorus
See GAll Of My Good InEmtentions
Are AmHeading In Your DiDrection
Did I Bm7Mention, OoEm7h
I Am7Like You DLike
Saturday GMornings, They Hit So EmDifferent
When You're AmWith Me In That PoDsition
Bm7Tunnel Vision, OEmoh
I Am7Like You DLike
You LikeG Drugs!Em   Am   D   Bm7    Em   Am7    D​

Outro
You LikeBm7 Drugs!Em   Am   D​
G Em Am D
Bm7 Em Am7 D
G Em Am D
Bm7 Em Am7 D
G Em Am D
Bm7 Em Am7 D

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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
Am D G Em
Am D G F

Verse 1
Am  I've Got DEyesG Only For EmYou, Babe
Am  ComproDmiseG Is All We Can FDo, Hey!
AmEverything DMatters So GMuch
I EmWish I AmCared A Little DLess Or Not Enough
G Ha, Wait, I Don't Mean That

Chorus
Am  But Don't You Worry 'Bout The DFuture, Baby
G It'll Fly Right EmPast
Am  Forever's Only Ever DGonna Be A Maybe
G We Can't Think About EmThat
Am  Yeah, I Lost My DFaith, I'm Jaded
G Till I Get That EmBack
F  Forever's Only EverEm Gonna Be A Maybe
D But I Can Love You
C Yeah, I Can Love You AmNowD  G  Em​
So Can I Love YouAm  NoGw? D  F​

Verse 2
Yeah
AmFamiDlyG Scares Me To EmDeath, I'm Like
AmHoly, Am I DReally Gonna BеG Somebody's Daddy? Ha!
And AmWill They Be DCalling You GMom?
I EmHopе We AmHave A Little DDaughter And A Son
G Shit!
Em  Ha, I Really Mean It

Chorus
Am  Don't You Worry 'Bout The DFuture, Baby
G It'll Fly Right EmPast
Am  Forever's Only Ever DGonna Be A Maybe
G We Can't Think About EmThat
Am  Yeah, I Lost My DFaith, I'm Jaded
G Till I Get That EmBack
Am  Forever's Only Ever DGonna Be A Maybe
G But I Can Love You
Yeah, I Can Love You AmNowD  G  Em​

Yeah
So Can I Love YouAm NoDw?G  F​
So Can I Love YouAm NowD? G  Em​

Hey!
Can I Love You?F  Em   D​
C Can I LAmove You?D  G  Em​
So Can I Love You AmNowD? G  Em​
Can I Love YouAm NowD? G  F​

Outro
Am D G Em
Am D G
Am D G Em
Am D G Em
Am D G Em
F Em D C

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

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CAPO: 1

Intro
D F#m Bm
Em B7 A

Verse 1]
Life Had BeDgun, Living Was Am/C#Fun
Riding My BmScooter
Eyes Open EmWide, Not Looking BeB7hind
There's Only The AFuture
I'm Growing Up DFast, Ten Years Have Am/C#Passed
I'm At A BmNew School
Learning Numbers And EmGrids, Trying To B7Fit
Into The AMould But

Chorus
I Left The BmBest Of F#7Me BehGind  Gm​
I'm UnGlearning F#7EverytGhing All Of The TDime Am/C#​
BmYeah
All Of The TimeEm   B7   A​

Verse 2
I Met A DGirl And A Few Am/C#More
Got My Heart BmBroken
Cut A Few EmTies, And When Emma DDied, I Was Frozen
It's AJust Too Much Goddamn Еmotion
For One Boy To DKeep Behind All Thesе Am/C#Teeth
I've Got An BmOcean
Trying To EmFlow, But I Was Wired To DLock It Inside
Like A AShowman, I'm GTired Of It

Chorus
BmI Don't F#7Want To HGide  Gm​
I'm UnGlearning F#7EverytGhing All Of The TDime Am/C#​
YeahBm​
All Of The EmTimB7e  A​

Verse 3
Here I Am DNow, Friends In My Am/C#House
Food On The BmTable
Yeah, I've Lost A EmLot, So Much I ForDgot
It Could've Been AFatal

Chorus
I Spent My BmWhole Life F#7Trying To FGindGm​
I'm Unlearning Everything All Of TheD TimeAm/C#​
BmAll Of The Time Em   B7   A​

Outro
'Cause It's Right There In Front Of My DEyeAm/C#s     Bm​
In Front Of My EmEyes Bm   A​
It's Right There In Front Of My DEyes Am/C#      Bm​
In Front Of My EmEyesB7, YAeah
It's Right There In Front Of My DEyes Am/C#      Bm​
It's Right There In Front Of My EmEyes B7   A​