This Is The Life Chords

by Amy Macdonald
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Author padman [a] 92.
3 contributors total, last edit on Feb 13, 2025
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Chords

Bm
G
D
F#m

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This is the life – Amy Macdonald
 
Capo 2nd Fret
 
 
[Intro]
 
Bm  G  D  F#m
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
       Bm
Oh the wind whistles down  
    G
The cold dark street tonight
        D                       F#m
And the people they were dancing to the music vibe
        Bm
And the boys chase the girls
 
With the curls in their hair
        G
And the shy tormented youth sit way over there
        D
And the songs they get louder
                       F#m
Each one better than before
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                       Bm
And you’re singing the songs
 
Thinking this is the life
                       G
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
 
Where you gonna go
D
Where you gonna go
                        F#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
                         Bm
And you’re singing the songs
 
Thinking this is the life
                        G
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
 
Where you gonna go
D
Where you gonna go
                        F#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Bm  G  D  F#m
 
 
[Verse]
 
Bm
So you’re heading down the road
 
In your taxi for four
           G
And you’re waiting outside Jimmy’s front door
    D                                 F#m
But nobody’s in and nobody’s home ‘til four
          Bm
So you’re sitting there with nothing to do 
         G
Talking about Robert Riger and his motley crew
    D                                                    F#m
And where you’re gonna go and where you’re gonna sleep tonight
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                       Bm
And you’re singing the songs
 
Thinking this is the life
                       G
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
 
Where you gonna go
D
Where you gonna go
                        F#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
                       Bm
And you’re singing the songs
 
Thinking this is the life
                       G
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
 
Where you gonna go
D
Where you gonna go
                        F#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Bm  G  D  F#m
Bm  G  D  F#m
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Bm
And you’re singing the songs
 
Thinking this is the life
                       G
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
 
Where you gonna go
D
Where you gonna go
                        F#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
Bm
And you’re singing the songs
 
Thinking this is the life
                       G
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
 
Where you gonna go
D
Where you gonna go
                        F#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Bm
And you’re singing the songs
 
Thinking this is the life
                       G
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
 
Where you gonna go
D
Where you gonna go
                        F#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
Bm
And you’re singing the songs
 
Thinking this is the life
                           G
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
D
Where you gonna go
 
Where you gonna go
                        F#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
 
 
[Outro]
 
Bm  G  D  F#m
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16 comments
lawmeister
i played it to the single and it sounded so bad with f# but with f#m its good
+4
lawmeister
1 minute later and its an F# but without the 3rd fret on the g string instead its 2nd fret like this 2 2 2 4 4 2
+4
colinod07
its F#m definitely because of the key its in seriously if ur gonna learn guitar learn it properly!!
+2