Domestic Life Chords by John Conlee

Tempo:
115.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Bb

Gm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Conlee - Domestic Life chords
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[F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F] Cruising in my station wagon, trying to keep the muffler from dragging.
[Gm] Sometimes it all seems [C] so defeated, [Gm] as I'm hustling to make it [C] to the cop scout meeting.
[F] Ooh, I dream about Mexico, where all the pretty people go.
[Gm] We're on a budget [C] that just won't [Gm] budge, not much money [C] but a whole lot of [Bb] love.
[Dbm] Living [F] that domestic life, happy [G] children [C] and a pretty wife.
Our cocker spaniel's [Bb] always having puppies.
How could anybody [C] be so lucky, [Bb] [C] to [D] see me [Em] mowing [F] my domestic yard?
Lord, I [Am] owe my soul to Master Car, [D] but it seems to [Bb] suit me to a tee.
[C] That domestic [F] life's alright.
Our [C] [Dm]
[C] [F]
neighbor's name's a Fred and Ru, he wears a lot of leisure suits.
[Gm]
She sells [C] Avon and Tupperware too, [Gm]
we're always ducking all [C] the bull they shoot.
[F]
Ooh, I'll never be president, and we never seem to save a cent.
[Gm] But things are looking better [C] every day, [Gm] hell I'm sergeant at arms of [C] the PTA.
[Bb]
Living [F] that domestic life, happy children [C] and a pretty wife.
Our cocker spaniel's [Bb] always having [F] puppies.
[Bb]
How could [C] anybody be so [Bb] lucky, [C] to [Dm] see me [Em] mowing [F] my domestic yard?
Lord, I owe my [Am] soul to Master Car, [D]
but it seems to [Gm] suit me [Bb] to a tee.
[C] That domestic [F] life's alright with me.
[Bb]
[F] [Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[D] [F] Living that domestic life, happy children [C] and a pretty wife.
Our cocker [Am] spaniel's always [Bb] having [F] puppies.
[Bb] How could [C] anybody be so lucky, [Bb] [C] to [Dm] see me [Em] mowing [F] my domestic yard?
Lord, I owe [Am] my soul to Master Car, [D] but it seems to [Bb] suit me to a tee.
[C] That domestic [F] life's alright with me.
[C] [Dm]
We're [C] living [F] that domestic life, [C] [Dm]
and [C] loving [F] that domestic life.
[C] [Dm] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To start learning John Conlee - Domestic Life chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, C, F, C, Dm, Gm, C, F and Gm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 116. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [F] Cruising in my station wagon, _ _ trying to keep the muffler from dragging.
_ _ [Gm] Sometimes it all seems [C] so defeated, [Gm] as I'm hustling to make it [C] to the cop scout meeting.
[F] Ooh, I dream about Mexico, _ _ where all the pretty people go.
_ _ [Gm] We're on a budget [C] that just won't [Gm] budge, not much money [C] but a whole lot of [Bb] love.
_ [Dbm] Living [F] that domestic life, _ happy [G] children [C] and a pretty wife.
Our cocker spaniel's [Bb] always having puppies.
_ How could anybody [C] be so lucky, [Bb] [C] to [D] see me [Em] mowing [F] my domestic yard?
_ Lord, I [Am] owe my soul to Master Car, [D] _ but it seems to [Bb] suit me to a tee.
[C] That domestic [F] life's alright.
_ _ Our _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F]
neighbor's name's a Fred and Ru, _ _ he wears a lot of leisure suits.
_ _ [Gm]
She sells [C] Avon and Tupperware too, [Gm]
we're always ducking all [C] the bull they shoot.
[F]
Ooh, I'll never be president, _ _ and we never seem to save a cent.
[Gm] But things are looking better [C] every day, [Gm] hell I'm sergeant at arms of [C] the PTA.
_ [Bb] _
_ Living [F] that domestic life, _ happy children [C] and a pretty wife.
Our cocker spaniel's [Bb] always having [F] puppies.
[Bb]
How could [C] anybody be so [Bb] lucky, [C] to [Dm] see me [Em] mowing [F] my domestic yard? _
Lord, I owe my [Am] soul to Master Car, [D] _
but it seems to [Gm] suit me [Bb] to a tee.
[C] That domestic _ [F] life's alright with me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [F] Living that domestic life, _ happy children [C] and a pretty wife.
_ Our cocker [Am] spaniel's always [Bb] having [F] puppies.
[Bb] _ How could [C] anybody be so lucky, [Bb] [C] to [Dm] see me [Em] mowing [F] my domestic yard?
_ Lord, I owe [Am] my soul to Master Car, [D] _ but it seems to [Bb] suit me to a tee.
[C] That domestic [F] life's alright with me.
_ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ We're [C] living [F] that domestic life, _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ and [C] loving [F] that domestic life.
_ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _

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