Chords for James Taylor Secret o' Life
Tempo:
99.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [D] [G] [C]
[D] [Gm] [C]
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
[D] [G] [C]
Any fool can do it, there ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] [F] it
[C] [F]
Nobody knows how [G] we got to the top of [A] the hill
Since [Bm] [A] [Dm]
we're on our way [F] down, [G] [Dm] we might as well enjoy [A] the ride
The [C]
secret of love is in opening up your heart
It's [D] [C]
okay to feel [F] afraid, [C] but don't let that stand in the [Fm] [G] [F] way
[C] [F] Cause anyone knows that [Em] love is the only [A]
road
[D] [A] [Dm] Since we're only here for a [F] [B] while, [Dm] might as well show some [Cm] style
Give [C]
us a [F] smile, isn't it a lovely ride
[Am] [G]
Sliding down, [D] gliding [A] down, [F] try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely [C]
ride
[Dm] [G] [C] Now the thing [G] about time is [C] that time [F] isn't really [C]
real
It's [D] [C]
just your point of [F] view, [C] how does it feel for [G] you
[F]
Einstein said he [Em] could never understand [A] it all
[Bm] [A] [Dm]
Planets spinning through space, [G] [F]
smile upon your [A] face
[C]
Welcome to the [Bb] human [F] race, [Dm] some kind of lovely [F] ride
[Em] I'll be sliding [G] down, I'll be [A] gliding down
[F]
Try not to [Dm] try too hard, it's just a [C] lovely ride
[Gm] [F] Isn't it a lovely ride
[Am] See [Em] me [G] sliding down, [D] gliding [A] down
[F] Try not to try too hard, [C] it's just a lovely ride
[D] [C]
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
[D] [G] [C]
[D] [Gm] [C]
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
[D] [G] [C]
Any fool can do it, there ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] [F] it
[C] [F]
Nobody knows how [G] we got to the top of [A] the hill
Since [Bm] [A] [Dm]
we're on our way [F] down, [G] [Dm] we might as well enjoy [A] the ride
The [C]
secret of love is in opening up your heart
It's [D] [C]
okay to feel [F] afraid, [C] but don't let that stand in the [Fm] [G] [F] way
[C] [F] Cause anyone knows that [Em] love is the only [A]
road
[D] [A] [Dm] Since we're only here for a [F] [B] while, [Dm] might as well show some [Cm] style
Give [C]
us a [F] smile, isn't it a lovely ride
[Am] [G]
Sliding down, [D] gliding [A] down, [F] try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely [C]
ride
[Dm] [G] [C] Now the thing [G] about time is [C] that time [F] isn't really [C]
real
It's [D] [C]
just your point of [F] view, [C] how does it feel for [G] you
[F]
Einstein said he [Em] could never understand [A] it all
[Bm] [A] [Dm]
Planets spinning through space, [G] [F]
smile upon your [A] face
[C]
Welcome to the [Bb] human [F] race, [Dm] some kind of lovely [F] ride
[Em] I'll be sliding [G] down, I'll be [A] gliding down
[F]
Try not to [Dm] try too hard, it's just a [C] lovely ride
[Gm] [F] Isn't it a lovely ride
[Am] See [Em] me [G] sliding down, [D] gliding [A] down
[F] Try not to try too hard, [C] it's just a lovely ride
[D] [C]
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
[D] [G] [C]
Key:
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ [C]
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _
Any fool can do it, _ _ _ there ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] [F] it
[C] _ [F]
Nobody knows how [G] we got to the top of [A] the hill
_ Since [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
we're on our way [F] down, [G] _ [Dm] we might as well enjoy [A] the ride
The [C]
secret of love is in opening up your heart
_ It's [D] _ _ _ [C]
okay to feel [F] afraid, _ [C] but don't let that stand in the [Fm] _ [G] [F] way
[C] [F] Cause anyone knows that [Em] love is the only [A]
road
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] Since we're only here for a [F] _ [B] while, [Dm] might as well show some [Cm] style
Give [C] _
_ us a [F] smile, isn't it a lovely ride
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G]
Sliding down, [D] gliding [A] down, [F] try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely [C]
ride
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [C] Now the thing [G] about time is [C] that time [F] isn't really [C]
real
It's _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
just your point of [F] view, _ [C] how does it feel for [G] you
[F] _ _
Einstein said he [Em] could never understand [A] it all
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm]
Planets spinning through space, [G] _ _ [F]
smile upon your [A] face
_ _ [C]
Welcome to the [Bb] human [F] race, _ [Dm] some kind of lovely [F] ride
_ _ [Em] I'll be sliding [G] down, I'll be [A] gliding down
[F]
Try not to [Dm] try too hard, it's just a [C] lovely ride
_ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ Isn't it a lovely ride
_ [Am] _ See [Em] me [G] sliding down, _ [D] gliding [A] down
[F] Try not to try too hard, [C] it's just a lovely ride
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C]
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ [C]
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _
Any fool can do it, _ _ _ there ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] [F] it
[C] _ [F]
Nobody knows how [G] we got to the top of [A] the hill
_ Since [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
we're on our way [F] down, [G] _ [Dm] we might as well enjoy [A] the ride
The [C]
secret of love is in opening up your heart
_ It's [D] _ _ _ [C]
okay to feel [F] afraid, _ [C] but don't let that stand in the [Fm] _ [G] [F] way
[C] [F] Cause anyone knows that [Em] love is the only [A]
road
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] Since we're only here for a [F] _ [B] while, [Dm] might as well show some [Cm] style
Give [C] _
_ us a [F] smile, isn't it a lovely ride
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G]
Sliding down, [D] gliding [A] down, [F] try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely [C]
ride
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [C] Now the thing [G] about time is [C] that time [F] isn't really [C]
real
It's _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
just your point of [F] view, _ [C] how does it feel for [G] you
[F] _ _
Einstein said he [Em] could never understand [A] it all
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm]
Planets spinning through space, [G] _ _ [F]
smile upon your [A] face
_ _ [C]
Welcome to the [Bb] human [F] race, _ [Dm] some kind of lovely [F] ride
_ _ [Em] I'll be sliding [G] down, I'll be [A] gliding down
[F]
Try not to [Dm] try too hard, it's just a [C] lovely ride
_ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ Isn't it a lovely ride
_ [Am] _ See [Em] me [G] sliding down, _ [D] gliding [A] down
[F] Try not to try too hard, [C] it's just a lovely ride
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C]
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _