Chords for SECRET OF LIFE James Taylor
Tempo:
94.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Dm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C] The secret of life is enjoying [F] the passage [C] of time
[Dm]
[G] [C] That ain't a [F] fool can do it
There [C] ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] [Gm] it
[C] [Dm] Nobody knows how [Em] we got to the top of [A] the hill
But [D] [A]
[Dm] since we're on our way down
[G]
We [Dm] might as well enjoy the [G] ride
The [C] secret of love isn't opening [F] up your [C] heart
It's [F]
[C] okay to feel [F] afraid of
[C] Don't let that standard go [D] [G] [Gm] away
[C] [F] Cause everyone knows that [Em] love is the only [A] road
[D] And [A]
[Dm] since we're only here for [F] a while
[G]
[Dm] We might as well show [G] some style
Come [C] on, give us a smile
Isn't [F] it a lovely ride?
[Em] Sliding down and gliding [A]
down
[Dm] Try not to try too [F] hard
It's [A] just a [C] lovely ride
Now the thing about time is that time [F] isn't really [C] real
It's [F]
[C] just your point [F] of view
[C] How does it feel for [D] [G] [Gm] you?
[Bb] [F] Einstein said he [Em] could never understand [A] it all
[D] [A]
[Dm] Planets spinning through space
[G]
[Dm] A smile upon your [G] face
Welcome [C] to the [D] human [Gm] [C] race
Isn't [F] that a lovely ride?
Oh, tonight
[Em] Say sliding [G] down and gliding [A] down
[Dm] Try not to try too hard
[C] It's just [G] a lovely [C] ride
[D] Some [Gm] [C]
kind [F] of lovely ride
Oh, yes, tonight
I'll [Em] be sliding down, see me gliding [G] down
[F] Try not to try too hard
It's just a [C] lovely ride
Now the secret of life is enjoying [F] the passage [G] of time
[C] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C] The secret of life is enjoying [F] the passage [C] of time
[Dm]
[G] [C] That ain't a [F] fool can do it
There [C] ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] [Gm] it
[C] [Dm] Nobody knows how [Em] we got to the top of [A] the hill
But [D] [A]
[Dm] since we're on our way down
[G]
We [Dm] might as well enjoy the [G] ride
The [C] secret of love isn't opening [F] up your [C] heart
It's [F]
[C] okay to feel [F] afraid of
[C] Don't let that standard go [D] [G] [Gm] away
[C] [F] Cause everyone knows that [Em] love is the only [A] road
[D] And [A]
[Dm] since we're only here for [F] a while
[G]
[Dm] We might as well show [G] some style
Come [C] on, give us a smile
Isn't [F] it a lovely ride?
[Em] Sliding down and gliding [A]
down
[Dm] Try not to try too [F] hard
It's [A] just a [C] lovely ride
Now the thing about time is that time [F] isn't really [C] real
It's [F]
[C] just your point [F] of view
[C] How does it feel for [D] [G] [Gm] you?
[Bb] [F] Einstein said he [Em] could never understand [A] it all
[D] [A]
[Dm] Planets spinning through space
[G]
[Dm] A smile upon your [G] face
Welcome [C] to the [D] human [Gm] [C] race
Isn't [F] that a lovely ride?
Oh, tonight
[Em] Say sliding [G] down and gliding [A] down
[Dm] Try not to try too hard
[C] It's just [G] a lovely [C] ride
[D] Some [Gm] [C]
kind [F] of lovely ride
Oh, yes, tonight
I'll [Em] be sliding down, see me gliding [G] down
[F] Try not to try too hard
It's just a [C] lovely ride
Now the secret of life is enjoying [F] the passage [G] of time
[C] [F] [C]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [C] The secret of life is enjoying [F] the passage [C] of time
_ _ [Dm] _
[G] _ [C] _ That ain't a [F] fool can do it
There [C] ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] [Gm] it
[C] _ [Dm] Nobody knows how [Em] we got to the top of [A] the hill
_ But [D] _ _ [A] _
[Dm] since we're on our way down
[G] _
We [Dm] might as well enjoy the [G] ride
The [C] secret of love isn't opening [F] up your [C] heart
_ It's [F] _ _
_ [C] okay to feel [F] afraid of _
[C] Don't let that standard go [D] _ [G] [Gm] away
[C] [F] Cause everyone knows that [Em] love is the only [A] road
_ [D] And _ [A] _
_ [Dm] since we're only here for [F] a while
[G] _
[Dm] We might as well show [G] some style
Come [C] _ on, give us a smile
Isn't [F] it a lovely ride? _ _
_ [Em] _ Sliding down and gliding [A]
down
[Dm] Try not to try too [F] hard
It's [A] just a [C] lovely ride _ _ _ _ _
Now the thing about time is that time [F] isn't really [C] real
_ _ It's _ [F] _
_ [C] _ just your point [F] of view
[C] How does it feel for [D] _ [G] [Gm] you?
_ [Bb] [F] Einstein said he [Em] could never understand [A] it all
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] Planets spinning through space
_ [G] _
[Dm] A smile upon your [G] face _
Welcome [C] to the [D] human [Gm] [C] race
Isn't [F] that a lovely ride?
Oh, tonight
[Em] Say sliding [G] down and gliding [A] down
[Dm] Try not to try too hard
[C] It's just [G] a lovely [C] ride
[D] Some [Gm] _ _ [C]
kind [F] of lovely ride
Oh, yes, tonight
I'll [Em] be sliding down, see me gliding [G] down
[F] Try not to try too hard
It's just a [C] lovely ride _ _ _ _
Now the secret of life is enjoying [F] the passage [G] of time
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [C] The secret of life is enjoying [F] the passage [C] of time
_ _ [Dm] _
[G] _ [C] _ That ain't a [F] fool can do it
There [C] ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] [Gm] it
[C] _ [Dm] Nobody knows how [Em] we got to the top of [A] the hill
_ But [D] _ _ [A] _
[Dm] since we're on our way down
[G] _
We [Dm] might as well enjoy the [G] ride
The [C] secret of love isn't opening [F] up your [C] heart
_ It's [F] _ _
_ [C] okay to feel [F] afraid of _
[C] Don't let that standard go [D] _ [G] [Gm] away
[C] [F] Cause everyone knows that [Em] love is the only [A] road
_ [D] And _ [A] _
_ [Dm] since we're only here for [F] a while
[G] _
[Dm] We might as well show [G] some style
Come [C] _ on, give us a smile
Isn't [F] it a lovely ride? _ _
_ [Em] _ Sliding down and gliding [A]
down
[Dm] Try not to try too [F] hard
It's [A] just a [C] lovely ride _ _ _ _ _
Now the thing about time is that time [F] isn't really [C] real
_ _ It's _ [F] _
_ [C] _ just your point [F] of view
[C] How does it feel for [D] _ [G] [Gm] you?
_ [Bb] [F] Einstein said he [Em] could never understand [A] it all
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] Planets spinning through space
_ [G] _
[Dm] A smile upon your [G] face _
Welcome [C] to the [D] human [Gm] [C] race
Isn't [F] that a lovely ride?
Oh, tonight
[Em] Say sliding [G] down and gliding [A] down
[Dm] Try not to try too hard
[C] It's just [G] a lovely [C] ride
[D] Some [Gm] _ _ [C]
kind [F] of lovely ride
Oh, yes, tonight
I'll [Em] be sliding down, see me gliding [G] down
[F] Try not to try too hard
It's just a [C] lovely ride _ _ _ _
Now the secret of life is enjoying [F] the passage [G] of time
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _