Better Get To Livin Chords

Intro:
 E A x2
Oo hoo
 
Verse:
E
People always comin' up to me and askin' 
                     A
"Dolly, what's your secret? 
     E
With all you do, your attitude 
 
Just seems to be so good
           A
How do you keep it?" 
          F#m                          B
Well, I'm not the Dalai Lama, but I'll try 
   F#m                       B
To offer up a few words of advice. 
 
Chorus:
                  E       A
You better get to livin', givin' 
B                                    E
Don't forget to throw in a little forgivin' 
    A                B
And lovin' on the way
                  E        A
You better get to knowin', showin'
  B                  C#m        B            A
A little bit more concern about where you're goin' 
                     B
Just a word unto the wise 
                  E         A
You better get to livin'. 
 
Verse:
  E
A girlfriend came to my house
                                     A
Started cryin' on my shoulder Sunday evening (Better get to living)
        E
She was spinnin' such a sad tale 
                                          A
I could not believe the yarn that she was weavin' (Better get to living)
   F#m                           B
So negative the words she had to say
       F#m                   B
I said if I had a violin I'd play.
 
                           E       A
I said you'd better get to livin', givin'
   B
Be willing and forgivin' 
A         E       A                 B
Cause all healing has to start with you
                E        A
You better stop whining, pining
B                  C#m
Get your dreams in line
              E
And then just shine, design, refine
      B
Until they come true
                      E
And you better get to livin'. 
 
Bridge:
G                         C
Your life's a wreck, your house is mess
         D
And your wardrobe way outdated 
G                   C               D
All your plans just keep on falling through
G/B              C             D        Em
Overweight and underpaid, underappreciated
C
I'm no guru, but I'll tell you 
B
This I know is true. 
 
Chorus:
                  E       A/E
You better get to livin', givin'
  B/E
A little more thought about bein' 
              E          A/E             B/D#
A little more willin' to make a better way (Make a better way)
                E
Don't sweat the small stuff 
          A
Keep your chin up
     B                     C#m      B
Just hang tough, and if it gets too rough 
     A                 B
Fall on your knees and pray 
    F#m     A     B
And do that every day 
                   E         A
Then you'll get to livin'. 
 
Outro:
    E
The day we're born we start to die
 
Don't waste one minute of this life
A
Get to livin' (Better get to living)
E
Share your dreams and share your laughter 
                               A
Make some points for the great hereafter. 
             E
Better start carin', Better start sharin'
 
Better start tryin', Better start smiling
        A             B    E
And you better get to livin'... 
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