Chords for James Brown - That's Life - King records

Tempo:
103.65 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

B

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Brown - That's Life - King records chords
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[F]
[E] [G] [Eb] [Fm]
[E] [F] [B] One more for the road!
[G] [Eb] [A] [Bm]
[E] [G] [Eb] [E] [B] [F]
[G] [C]
[G] [Em] That's life, [Bm] [A]
[Bm] that's what the people say
[Am]
Ride high in [Em] April, [D] [Dm] shot down in May
But [C] [D] I know, I'm gonna [Am] change that tune
When [A]
[D] I'm back on [Am] top in June
[Em]
[B] Say that's life, [C] [B] [E]
funny as it may seem, funk as it [Am] may seem
Some people get their kicks [D] from stepping [F] on a dream
[G] [C] But [G] I [E] [Am] don't let it get me down
Cause it's a world [F] we're going around
[C]
[Gm] I've been a puppet, a [G] barber, a pirate, a [Gm] poet, uh, [G] a [E] pawn and a [Cm] king
[Gb] [Fm] And [Bb] up, [F] down, [Bb] over and out, [F] [Bb] but [F] I know a thing
[D] [F] Each time I [D] find myself, [Dm] [Gb] falling [G] flat on my [Am] face
[F]
[Em] Right in the [G] rage,
[C] [Em] that's life
[C] [E]
[D] I [Am] can't hate the night, [Em] [Am] I thought I put in one [E] time
[D] The [Fm] rent man wouldn't buy, [C] [E] if I didn't think twice [Am] to try
I'd [Dm] roll myself up [Am] in a big [G] ball, [C] and die
Hey, [G]
I've been a [E] puppet, a barber, a pirate, [B] a [Gm] pawn and [B] a [E] king
[F] And down, [Dm] [G] over and out, [Dm] [Db] but I [Dm] know a thing
[B]
[D] Each time I find [G] myself, [D]
flat on my face
[Dm] I just pick and get [F] in the race
[G]
[C] [G] [B] [E]
I can't deny it, [A] [Am]
[D] [Dm] but my bills [Gb] just wouldn't [Fm] let me buy it
[C]
[B] If I didn't think, [E] it was worth a [Am] try
[G] [B]
[C] [Eb] [Em] [C] [Em]
[Eb] [B] Roll [C] right up, [Eb] [G]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] [B] I'd get [C] my razor, [E] [G] [C] [Eb] [Bb]
[B] [C] the neighborhood bar
[Bb] [B] Can [C]
[Eb] [Cm] you think,
[B] [C] [D] [G] I'd walk [Bm] up to the [C] bartender
And [C] [D] [Gm] I'd ask for [C] a little drink
[D] In [Gm] [B] [C]
[G] [C] the corner,
[Cm] [E] [Cm] I'd feel so [E] bad
I wouldn't be [G] alone
[B] [Cm] [Gm] [B]
[C] [Eb] Try [G] [Cm] it, [B]
turn [C] my back, [Eb] [B] reach and get [Cm] my slice
[Eb]
Cut [C] somebody [G] else
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
B
12341112
E
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
B
12341112
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To jam and learn James Brown - Thats Life chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: B, C, Eb, B, Bb, B, G and C. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 51 BPM before aiming for the song's 104 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ One more for the road!
[G] _ [Eb] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] That's life, [Bm] _ [A] _ _
[Bm] that's what the people say
_ [Am] _ _
Ride high in [Em] April, _ [D] _ [Dm] shot down in May
But [C] [D] I know, I'm gonna [Am] change that tune
When _ [A]
[D] I'm back on _ [Am] top in June
[Em]
[B] Say _ that's life, [C] _ _ [B] _ [E]
funny as it may seem, funk as it [Am] may seem _
Some people get their kicks [D] from stepping [F] on a dream
[G] [C] But _ [G] I [E] _ [Am] don't let it get me down
_ _ _ _ Cause it's a world [F] we're going around
_ [C] _ _
[Gm] I've been a puppet, a [G] barber, a pirate, a [Gm] poet, uh, [G] a [E] pawn and a [Cm] king
[Gb] [Fm] And [Bb] up, [F] down, [Bb] over and out, [F] [Bb] but [F] I know a thing _
_ [D] [F] Each time I [D] find myself, [Dm] [Gb] falling [G] flat on my [Am] face
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Em] Right in the [G] rage, _
[C] [Em] that's life
[C] _ _ _ [E] _
[D] I [Am] can't hate the night, [Em] _ _ [Am] I thought I put in one [E] time
[D] _ The [Fm] rent man wouldn't buy, [C] _ _ [E] if I didn't think twice [Am] to try
I'd _ [Dm] _ roll myself up [Am] in a big [G] ball, [C] and die
Hey, _ [G] _
_ I've been a [E] puppet, a barber, a pirate, [B] a [Gm] pawn and [B] a [E] king
_ [F] And down, [Dm] [G] over and out, [Dm] [Db] but I [Dm] know a thing
[B] _
[D] Each time I find [G] myself, [D] _
flat on my face
[Dm] I just pick _ _ and get [F] in the race
[G] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E]
I can't deny it, [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ [Dm] but my bills [Gb] just wouldn't [Fm] let me buy it
[C] _
_ [B] If I didn't think, [E] it was worth a [Am] try
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _
[C] _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Eb] [B] Roll [C] right up, _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] [B] I'd get [C] my razor, [E] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[B] [C] the neighborhood bar
_ [Bb] [B] Can [C] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Cm] you think, _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] I'd walk [Bm] up to the [C] bartender
And _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] I'd ask for [C] a little drink
[D] In [Gm] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] the corner, _ _
[Cm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Cm] I'd feel so [E] bad
I wouldn't be [G] alone
[B] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _
[C] _ [Eb] Try [G] _ _ [Cm] it, [B] _
turn [C] my back, [Eb] _ [B] _ reach and get [Cm] my slice
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Cut [C] somebody [G] else
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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