Life Chords by K-Ci & Jojo

Tempo:
85.05 bpm
Chords used:

Em

Bm

Am

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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K-Ci & Jojo - Life chords
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Forgive me father, five sin.
What are these sins my son?
I sent two men to jail for life, for a crime they didn't commit.
[E] [C]
Just like a birdie, [Bm] I [Em] just want to fly free.
And [Am] own a piece of land, somewhere, [B] somewhere off in a [Em] country.
Oh, [B] oh yeah, listen.
[F#] [B]
[C] Life, temperature's like a hundred [Am] degrees.
[G] Like I got chains for [Em] me, [Bm] blackmail and a [Em] family of three.
[Bm] Been the god of my destiny.
[C] I cannot fly [Am] away, cause it's [G] too much for the [Em] man.
[Bm] Shouldn't have gone down this [Em] way, [Bm] whatever drew my message [C] plane.
Cause I can't figure out, I could have been a [G] love [Em] child.
[Bm] Shouldn't have gone down this [Em] way.
[Bm] Tell me, how did [Am] I get alive?
[Em] [Am] Oh [C] yeah, [Em] talk to me.
[Bm] [Em] [Bm] Oh, oh, how did [C] I get alive?
Tell [Am] me, [C] yeah.
[Em] Oh yeah.
[Bm] [Em] Oh, oh, [Bm] black.
[Am] [Em] Oh, [Am] somebody done done me wrong.
[G] Done me [Em] wrong.
[Bm] I was still a [Em] silly all [Bm] night long.
All night [C] long.
Time [G] is [Am] slipping away from [Em] me.
Away from [Bm] me.
Ain't no [Em] telling when I [Bm] get home.
I gotta get [C] home, yeah.
Just about to see the down [Am] sign.
I ain't that [G] close to a peace of [Bm] mind.
[G] So [Bm] tell me, so how did [C] I get alive?
Oh, oh,
[Em] [Bm] tell [Em] me.
[Bm]
Oh, [Am] [Em] now, [Am] now.
[Em] You know, you [Bm] know, you know, [Em] you know.
[Bm]
[C] Everything, everything.
[Am] I hope [Em] what is [D] gone [Em] now.
Buried [Bm]
in the [C] ground.
Ocean dreams.
And all those
[G] things.
I'll [Bm] never [Em] see.
[D] Somebody gave [C] me life.
[Em] [Am] Yeah, yeah.
[Em]
Yes, I did.
[Bm] [Em] Yeah, [Bm]
yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah.
[C] Oh, yeah.
[Em] [Bm] Oh, oh, [Em] oh, oh, [Bm] oh.
[C] [Em] Somebody [Am] gave me [C] life.
Life, [Em] life, [Bm] life, life.
[Em] [Bm] Said it again, [Am] said it again, yeah.
Life, [G] life.
[Am] [G] Life, life.
[Bm] Life, life.
[Em] [Bm] Life, life.
Key:  
Em
121
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
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To learn K-Ci & Jojo - Life chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Em, Bm, C, Em, Bm and Em of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 42 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 85 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ Forgive me father, five sin.
What are these sins my son?
I sent two men to jail for life, for a crime they didn't commit.
_ [E] _ _ _ [C] _
Just like a birdie, [Bm] I [Em] just want to fly free.
_ _ And [Am] own a piece of land, _ somewhere, [B] somewhere off in a [Em] country.
_ _ Oh, _ [B] oh yeah, listen.
_ [F#] _ [B] _ _
[C] Life, temperature's like a hundred [Am] degrees.
[G] Like I got chains for [Em] me, [Bm] blackmail and a [Em] family of three.
[Bm] Been the god of my destiny.
[C] _ I cannot fly [Am] away, cause it's [G] too much for the [Em] man.
[Bm] Shouldn't have gone down this [Em] way, [Bm] whatever drew my message [C] plane.
Cause I can't figure out, I could have been a [G] love [Em] child.
[Bm] Shouldn't have gone down this [Em] way.
[Bm] Tell me, how did [Am] I get alive?
_ [Em] [Am] Oh [C] yeah, [Em] talk to me.
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] [Bm] Oh, oh, how did [C] I get alive?
Tell [Am] me, [C] yeah. _
[Em] Oh yeah.
[Bm] _ _ [Em] Oh, oh, [Bm] black.
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] Oh, [Am] somebody done done me wrong.
[G] Done me [Em] wrong.
[Bm] _ I was still a [Em] silly all [Bm] night long.
All night [C] long.
Time [G] is [Am] slipping away from [Em] me.
Away from [Bm] me.
Ain't no [Em] telling when I [Bm] get home.
I gotta get [C] home, yeah.
Just about to see the down [Am] sign.
I ain't that [G] close to a peace of [Bm] mind.
_ [G] So [Bm] tell me, so how did [C] I get alive?
Oh, oh, _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] tell [Em] me.
[Bm] _
Oh, [Am] _ [Em] now, [Am] now.
[Em] You know, you [Bm] know, you know, [Em] you know.
[Bm] _ _
[C] Everything, everything.
[Am] I hope [Em] what is [D] gone _ [Em] now.
Buried [Bm] _
in the [C] ground.
Ocean _ dreams.
And all those _
[G] things.
I'll [Bm] _ never [Em] see.
[D] Somebody gave [C] me life.
[Em] _ [Am] Yeah, yeah.
[Em]
Yes, I did.
[Bm] _ _ [Em] Yeah, [Bm] _
yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah.
[C] _ Oh, yeah. _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] Oh, oh, _ [Em] oh, oh, [Bm] oh. _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] Somebody [Am] gave me [C] life.
Life, [Em] life, [Bm] life, life.
[Em] _ [Bm] Said it again, [Am] said it again, yeah.
Life, [G] life.
[Am] _ [G] Life, life.
[Bm] Life, life.
[Em] [Bm] Life, life.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by R. Kelly.

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