Life Chords by Dr. John
Tempo:
89.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [A]
[G] [Dm] [F#] [A] [Em] [D] [A]
[D] [G] [A] Mother, [C] just look what they [D] done [A] to your boy.
[C] [Dm] [F#m] [A]
[C#] [D] Father, [A] mother, [D] [Em] just look [D] what they done [A] to your [C] boy.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Mother, mother, [D]
I have [G] just a mark [D] of 10 [G],000 feet.
[D] I done [G] seen my [D] body lying swiftly [G] at my feet.
[D] As I [G] see my soul [D] creeping [G] out of my chest.
[D] I bow my [G] head towards the [D] eastward,
kicked him out of the west.
[A] Father, [D] mother, [Em] just look what [D] they done to [A] your son.
[D] [A]
[D] But it [A] ain't so [D] bad, [G] I'm [D] a chicken while it's just a [A] thousand [C#] bucks.
[D] [G]
[D] Father, father, [D] [Em] just [D] look what they done to [G] your son.
[D]
I see [G] visions of dolphins [D] dancing [G] in my head.
[D] But I'm [G] not gonna [D] worry about it for the rest of [G] my days.
[D] But [G] if I die, [D] strong [G] before I wish,
[D] slowly, [G] frantically, one last [A] wish,
[D] she's unveiled her [G#] face.
[D] [A] Father, mother, I was [D] told about the work of the [G] devil and I [F#m] know.
[G] [D] Father, [A] mother, just look [D] what they done to [F#m] your son.
Father, mother, I was [D] told about the work of the devil and I know.
But it ain't so bad, I'm a chicken while it's just a [A] thousand bucks.
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [Dm] [F#] [A] [Em] [D] [A]
[D] [G] [A] Mother, [C] just look what they [D] done [A] to your boy.
[C] [Dm] [F#m] [A]
[C#] [D] Father, [A] mother, [D] [Em] just look [D] what they done [A] to your [C] boy.
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Mother, mother, [D]
I have [G] just a mark [D] of 10 [G],000 feet.
[D] I done [G] seen my [D] body lying swiftly [G] at my feet.
[D] As I [G] see my soul [D] creeping [G] out of my chest.
[D] I bow my [G] head towards the [D] eastward,
kicked him out of the west.
[A] Father, [D] mother, [Em] just look what [D] they done to [A] your son.
[D] [A]
[D] But it [A] ain't so [D] bad, [G] I'm [D] a chicken while it's just a [A] thousand [C#] bucks.
[D] [G]
[D] Father, father, [D] [Em] just [D] look what they done to [G] your son.
[D]
I see [G] visions of dolphins [D] dancing [G] in my head.
[D] But I'm [G] not gonna [D] worry about it for the rest of [G] my days.
[D] But [G] if I die, [D] strong [G] before I wish,
[D] slowly, [G] frantically, one last [A] wish,
[D] she's unveiled her [G#] face.
[D] [A] Father, mother, I was [D] told about the work of the [G] devil and I [F#m] know.
[G] [D] Father, [A] mother, just look [D] what they done to [F#m] your son.
Father, mother, I was [D] told about the work of the devil and I know.
But it ain't so bad, I'm a chicken while it's just a [A] thousand bucks.
[D] [G] [D]
Key:
D
G
A
Em
C
D
G
A
_ _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Dm] _ [F#] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] Mother, [C] just look what they [D] done [A] to your boy.
[C] _ [Dm] _ [F#m] _ [A] _
[C#] _ [D] Father, [A] mother, [D] _ [Em] just look [D] what they done [A] to your [C] boy.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [A] Mother, mother, [D] _ _ _ _
I have [G] just a mark [D] of 10 [G],000 feet.
[D] I done [G] seen my [D] body lying swiftly [G] at my feet.
[D] As I [G] see my soul [D] creeping [G] out of my chest.
[D] I bow my [G] head towards the [D] eastward,
kicked him out of the west.
_ [A] Father, [D] mother, [Em] just look what [D] they done to [A] your son.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] But it [A] ain't so [D] bad, [G] I'm [D] a chicken while it's just a [A] thousand [C#] bucks.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ Father, father, [D] _ [Em] just [D] look what they done to [G] your son.
[D] _ _ _ _
I see [G] visions of dolphins [D] dancing [G] in my head.
[D] But I'm [G] not gonna [D] worry about it for the rest of [G] my days.
[D] But [G] if I die, [D] strong [G] before I wish,
[D] slowly, [G] frantically, one last [A] wish,
[D] she's unveiled her [G#] face.
[D] _ [A] Father, mother, I was [D] told about the work of the [G] devil and I [F#m] know.
[G] [D] Father, [A] _ _ mother, just look [D] what they done to [F#m] your son.
Father, mother, I was [D] told about the work of the devil and I know.
But it ain't so bad, _ I'm a chicken while it's just a [A] thousand bucks.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Dm] _ [F#] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] Mother, [C] just look what they [D] done [A] to your boy.
[C] _ [Dm] _ [F#m] _ [A] _
[C#] _ [D] Father, [A] mother, [D] _ [Em] just look [D] what they done [A] to your [C] boy.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [A] Mother, mother, [D] _ _ _ _
I have [G] just a mark [D] of 10 [G],000 feet.
[D] I done [G] seen my [D] body lying swiftly [G] at my feet.
[D] As I [G] see my soul [D] creeping [G] out of my chest.
[D] I bow my [G] head towards the [D] eastward,
kicked him out of the west.
_ [A] Father, [D] mother, [Em] just look what [D] they done to [A] your son.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] But it [A] ain't so [D] bad, [G] I'm [D] a chicken while it's just a [A] thousand [C#] bucks.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ Father, father, [D] _ [Em] just [D] look what they done to [G] your son.
[D] _ _ _ _
I see [G] visions of dolphins [D] dancing [G] in my head.
[D] But I'm [G] not gonna [D] worry about it for the rest of [G] my days.
[D] But [G] if I die, [D] strong [G] before I wish,
[D] slowly, [G] frantically, one last [A] wish,
[D] she's unveiled her [G#] face.
[D] _ [A] Father, mother, I was [D] told about the work of the [G] devil and I [F#m] know.
[G] [D] Father, [A] _ _ mother, just look [D] what they done to [F#m] your son.
Father, mother, I was [D] told about the work of the devil and I know.
But it ain't so bad, _ I'm a chicken while it's just a [A] thousand bucks.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _