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Living Life by Daniel Johnston - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 
            Living Life - Daniel Johnston

Tabbed by - Ché Cartwright

Transcribed from the Kathy McCarty version for the guitar.

I learnt this some years ago after hearing it on 'Before Sunrise' while I was learning 
to play guitar.


[Intro]

Note: hit the A short and sharp, don't let it ring.

    D          Asus A     G                  A
e|------2---2---0---------2--0-----2--0------0-------------|
B|--3---3---3---3---2--2------------------3--2-------------|
G|--2---2---2---2---2--2---------------------2-------------| x2 then into the
D|--0---0---0---0---2--2---------------------2---------0---|    verse
A|-------------------------------------------0--0--0h2-----|
E|------------------------------3--------------------------|


[Verse 1]

D              A
Hold me like a mother would
          Em            G         A            Em
Like I've always known somebody should yeah
          A         Em
Although tomorrow
                   A
It don't look that good


[Verse 2]

D            A
Well it just goes to show
       Em                   G    A      Em
Though people say we're an    unlikely couple
           A       Em
I'm seein' double
   A
Of you


[Chorus]

G    D    A    D
Ohhh
G      D    A    D
This is life
G        D          A     D
And everything's alright
G            
Livin' livin'
D            
Livin' livin'
A            
Livin' livin'
Em           G      D
Livin' livinnnnnnn  life!


[Verse 3]

D   A
Oh hope for the hopeless
    Em                         G           A   Em
I'm learning to cope with the emotionless mediocracy
   A    Em              A
Oh ho,   day to day living


[Verse 4]

D          A                          Em
 How can I help but be restless when
     G               A             Em
Everything seems so tasteless and
            A                     Em
All of the colours seem to have
      A
Faded away


[Chorus]

G    D   A   D
Ohhh
G    D   A   D
This is life
G        D          A     D
And everything's alright
G            
Livin' livin'
D            
Livin' livin'
A            
Livin' livin'
Em           G      D
Livin' livinnnnnnn  life!


[Verse 5]

D              A
Hold me like a mother would
          Em            G         A            Em
Like I've always known somebody should yeah
          A         Em
Although tomorrow
                   A
It don't look that good


[Verse 6]

D            A
Well it just goes to show
       Em                  G    A      Em
Though people say we're an   unlikely couple
           A       Em
I'm seein' double
   A
Of you

D            A
Well it just goes to show
       Em                  G    A      Em
Though people say we're an   unlikely couple
Doris Day, and Mott the Hoople


[Chorus]

G    D   A   D
Ohhh    
G    D   A   D
This is life
G        D          A     D
And everything's alright
G
Livin' livin'
D
Livin' livin'
A
Livin' livin'
Em           G      D
Livin' livinnnnnnn  life!


[Outro]

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NOTES:

Verses:
The G - A chord progression is played like this:
e|--------|
B|--0--2--|
G|--0--2--|
D|--0--2--|
A|--------|
E|--------|

Last A chord of the verse is followed by:
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|----------0---|
A|--0--0h2------|
E|--------------|

Chorus:
It is correct to play only the top 3 strings (G-B-e) except for on the Em chord.




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