This Is The Life Chords

by Amy Macdonald
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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3 contributors total, last edit on Dec 19, 2020
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Chords

C#m
A
E
G#m

Strumming

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[Intro] (play x1)
 
 
     C#m     C#m+7         A      A(open)        E         E        G#m    G#m
e|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
B|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
G|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
E|-----------7-7-7-7------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
 
 
[Verse] (play x2)
 
    C#m      C#m+7       A       A(open)        E          E       G#m     G#m
e|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
B|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
G|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
E|-----------7-7-7-7------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
 
 
[Chorus] (play x2)
 
   C#m          C#m         A      A(open)      E         E         G#m    G#m
e|--x-x-x-x--4-4-4-4-----5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
B|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
G|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
E|--------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
 
Fill In
 
Just for those of you too lazy to work out the fill ins for yourself... while its
to play it around the 2nd fret(as i've tabbed it),
i myself think it sounds much nicer on the 3rd string, around the 6-9th frets; its got a
sound.
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------2-4-----2-4--2------------------|
B|--2-4-5---2-2-2--4-5---2-2-2-2--4-5---2-2-2--4-5----5-5-5-5-------5----------5--4~~~-4b5b4p--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Intro (+ muting riff)
Verse 1
Chorus
Fill In x1
Verse 2
Chorus
Fill In x2
Bridge - very quiet, played mainly on keyboard or second guitar, very spanish sounding
i can't be bothered to try tabbing it here!!
Chorus
 
 
[Chords]
 
[Intro]
 
[Verse 1] - C#m, C#m+7, A, E(low), G#m
 
C#m                C#m+7
Oh the wind whistles down
    A              A(Open)
The cold dark street tonight
        E                        G#m
And the people they were dancing to the music vibe
        C#m
And the boys chase the girls
        C#m+7
With the curls in their hair
          A                     A(Open)
While the shy tormented youth sit way over there
        E
And the songs they get louder
                       G#m
Each one better than before
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C#m
And you’re singing the songs
 
Thinking this is the life
                       A                        A(Open)
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
                E(high)
Where you gonna go
 
Where you gonna go
                        G#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
 
C#m
And you’re singing the songs
 
Thinking this is the life
        A                                  A(Open)
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
E(high)
Where you gonna go
 
Where you gonna go
                      G#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
 
 
[Bridge]
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
C#m                 C#m+7
So you’re heading down the road
 
In your taxi for four
           A                     A(Open)
And you’re waiting outside Jimmy’s front door
    E(low)                            G#m
But nobody’s in and nobody’s home ‘til four
          C#m                 C#m+7
So you’re sitting there with nothing to do
 A                               A(Open)
Talking about Robert Riger and his motley crew
    E(low)                                 G#m
And where you’re gonna go and where you’re gonna sleep tonight
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2 comments
justin-vester
A(open)? she only plays open A's and no barre's only for the gm en cm And how on earth do you play a 'C#M+7" ?
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shenanigan
this are the two things I was wondering too... but rest is okay :)
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