What Is Life Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	E
Capo:	no capo

Author maguri [tm] 59,874. Last edit on Jan 23, 2023

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Chords

D/C#

F#m

G/F#

G/E

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                What Is Life - George Harrison
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Written by: George Harrison
From: "All Things Must Pass" (1970)
 
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
 
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Riff A
 [E    [B         [A          [B   [E    [B         [A          [B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|2-1---------1---|----------------|2-1---------1---|----------------|
A|----4-2-------4-|2-0---0-0---2---|----4-2-------4-|2-0---0-0-2-4-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Riff B
 [D   [D/C#       [B[B[B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------------|----------------|
A|------4---------|2-2-2-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
*TURNAROUND1 (verse-verse / verse-chorus)
 [G   [G/F#  [G/E [D   [D/C#  [B5
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3---------------|----------------|
B|3---------------|3-----3---------|
G|0-----0-----0---|2-----2---------|
D|0-----0-----0---|0-----x---------|
A|------------2---|------4-----2---|
E|3-----2-----0---|----------------|
 
**TURNAROUND2 (chorus-chorus / chorus-verse)
 [D               [D [D/C#[B
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2-----2---------|--------2-------|
B|3-----3---------|3---3---4-------|
G|2-----2---------|2---2---4-------|
D|0-----0---------|0---x---4-------|
A|----------------|----4---2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
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[Intro]
| E B | A  B | E B | A   B |
(Riff A)
| E B | A  B | E B | A   B |
(Riff A)
| E B | A  B | E B | A   B |
(Riff A)
| D D/C# | B |
(Riff B)
 
 
[Verse]
       E             B
What I feel, I can't say
       C#                    F#m         G   G/F#  G/E
But my love is there for you any time of day [*TURNAROUND 1]
D     D/C#    B5  E             B
  But if it's not love that you need
          C#                   F#m            G    G/F#  G/E  D  D/C# B5
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed [*TURNAROUND 1](Tell me ...)
 
 
[Chorus 1]
[ D/C# B5 ] E    B     A            B    E  B A
  Tell me,  what is my life without your lo----ve
     B   E    B      A     B   E  B A         D       D  D/C#  B
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de
 
 
[Verse]
       E           B
What I know, I can do
     C#                   F#m            G   G/F#  G/E
If I give my love now to everyone like you [*TURNAROUND 1]
D      D/C#   B5  E             B
  But if it's not love that you need
          C#                   F#m            G    G/F#   G/E   D   D/C#  B5
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed [*TURNAROUND 1](Tell me ...)
 
 
[Chorus 2]
[ D/C#  B5 ] E    B     A           B    E  B A
  Tell me,  what is my life without your lo----ve
     B   E    B      A     B   E  B A         D       D  D/C#  B
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de [**TURNAROUND 2]
         E    B     A            B    E  B A
Tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve
     B   E    B      A     B   E  B A         D  D/C#   B
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de
 
 
[Interlude]
| E B | A  B | E B | A   B |
(Riff A)
| E B | A  B | E B | A   B |
(Riff A)
| E B | A  B | E B | A   B |
(Riff A)
| D D/C# | B |
(Riff B)
 
 
[Verse]
       E             B
What I feel, I can't say
       C#                    F#m         G   G/F#  G/E
But my love is there for you any time of day [*TURNAROUND 1]
D     D/C#    B5  E             B
  But if it's not love that you need 
          C#                   F#m          G    G/F#   G/E   D  D/C# B5
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed [*TURNAROUND 1](Tell me ...)
 
 
[Chorus 3]
[ D/C# B5 ] E    B     A            B    E  B A
  Tell me,  what is my life without your lo----ve
     B   E    B      A     B   E  B A         D       D  D/C#  B
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de  [**TURNAROUND 2]
            E    B     A            B    E  B A
Oh tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve
     B   E    B      A     B   E  B A         D       D  D/C#  B
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de  [**TURNAROUND 2]
E    B     A            B    E  B A
What is my life without your lo----ve
     B   E    B      A B       E  B A         D       D  D/C#  B
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de  [**TURNAROUND 2]
 
(repeat and fade)
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Maguri: You're becoming my go-to guy for accurate tabs/chords. Awesome man.

Perfect! Can't fault it. Great job

Nicely done, my friend. Gotta get my uke out! ;^)-