Chords for That's Life

Tempo:
103.7 bpm
Chords used:

C

E

G

B

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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That's Life chords
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[F] [E] [G]
[Eb] [F] [E] [Em]
[B] One [G] more for the road!
[Eb] [Ab]
[F] [Bm] [E] [Eb]
[E] [G] [F] [C]
[G] [C] That's [G] life, [A] [Bm] that's what the people say.
[Am] Ride high in [Em] April, [Gb]
[Dm] shot down in May.
[Am]
[D] But I know I'm [Am] gonna change that too, [A] when [D] I'm back [Am]
up in June.
[Em] [B] Said that's life, [C] [Em] [E] funny as it may seem, funky as it [Am] may seem.
Some people get their kicks [D]
from stepping [Dm] on a [Fm] dream.
[C]
[Bm] But I [E] [Am] don't let it get me down, cause it's so well, [B] we [Em] going [C] around.
[F] [C] [Bm] [Gm] I've been a puppet, a [G] pauper, a pirate, a [Gm] poet, [G] a pawn [E] and a [Cm] king.
[Gb] [Fm] And [Bb] up, down, [F] [Bb] over and out, [F]
[Gm] but I [F] know a thing.
[D] [E] Each time [Gb] I find [D] [Dm] myself, [Gb] falling [G] flat [Am] on my face.
[F] [Em]
I can't [G] erase, [C] that's [Em] life.
[Am]
[E] I [Gbm] [E] can't deny,
[Em] [Am] I thought of quitting one time.
[Fm] The [F] red man wouldn't buy, [C] [E] if I didn't think twice [Am] to try.
[F]
[D] I'd roll [B] myself up in a big ball, [C] and die. Hey!
[G] I've been a [E] puppet, a pauper, a pirate, [Gm] [B] a [Bb] pawn [B] and a [E] king.
[F] And down, [Bb] [G] over and out, [Dm]
[Db] but I [Dm] know one thing.
[C] [D] Each time I [Dm] find myself, [D] [E] flat on my [D] face.
[Dm] I just pick my, and get, [F]
[B] [C] [G]
[B] [E] I can't deny it.
[A]
[Am] [D] But my bills [Gb] just wouldn't [Fm] let me buy it.
[Em] [B] If I didn't think, [E] it was worth [Am] a try.
I'd roll myself,
[Em] [B] [Bb] [B] [Cm] [Em]
[C] [Em] [Eb] [C]
[Cm] [Em] [C] [Eb]
[B] I'd get [C] my razor, [E] [Gm] [C]
[Eb] [B] [C] a good bar.
[Eb] [C] [Eb] Can you [Cm] think, [G] [C] [G]
I'd walk up to the [C] bartender, [C]
[D] [Gm] and I'd ask [B] for a little [C] drink.
[Bb]
[G] [C] [B] [C]
[Cm] [Em] [Cm] [Em]
[B] I feel [C] so [A] bad, [E] I wanna [G] be a loner, [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm] [Eb]
[G] [Cm] [Eb] [B] [C]
[Eb] [N] reach and [C] get my [Eb] slice.
Come [C] somebody else.
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
B
12341112
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
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Let's start jamming James Brown - Thats Life chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - B, C, Eb, C, Cm, Em, E, Gbm, E, Em and Am in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 51 BPM before aiming for the song's 104 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Minor.

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_ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ One [G] more for the road!
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _
[F] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [E] _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] That's [G] life, _ _ [A] _ [Bm] that's what the people say.
_ [Am] _ Ride high in [Em] April, [Gb] _
_ [Dm] shot down in May.
_ _ _ [Am]
[D] But I know I'm [Am] gonna change that too, _ _ _ [A] when [D] I'm back _ _ [Am]
up in June.
[Em] _ [B] _ Said that's life, [C] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ funny as it may seem, funky as it [Am] may seem.
Some people get their kicks [D]
from stepping [Dm] on a [Fm] dream.
_ [C] _ _
[Bm] But I [E] _ [Am] don't let it get me down, _ _ _ _ cause it's so well, [B] we [Em] going [C] around.
[F] _ [C] _ _ [Bm] [Gm] I've been a puppet, a [G] pauper, a pirate, a [Gm] poet, [G] a pawn [E] and a [Cm] king.
[Gb] [Fm] And [Bb] up, down, [F] [Bb] over and out, [F]
[Gm] but I [F] know a thing.
_ [D] _ [E] Each time [Gb] I find [D] [Dm] myself, [Gb] falling [G] flat [Am] on my face. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
I can't [G] erase, _ [C] that's [Em] life.
[Am] _
_ [E] _ I [Gbm] _ [E] can't deny, _
[Em] _ _ [Am] I thought of quitting one time. _
[Fm] The [F] red man wouldn't buy, [C] _ _ [E] if I didn't think twice [Am] to try.
_ _ [F] _
[D] _ I'd roll [B] myself up in a big ball, [C] and die. Hey!
_ [G] _ _ I've been a [E] puppet, a pauper, a pirate, [Gm] [B] a [Bb] pawn [B] and a [E] king.
[F] _ And down, [Bb] [G] over and out, [Dm]
[Db] but I [Dm] know one thing.
[C] _ [D] Each time I [Dm] find myself, [D] _ [E] flat on my [D] face.
[Dm] I just pick my, _ and get, _ [F] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] I can't deny it.
[A] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ But my bills [Gb] just wouldn't [Fm] let me buy it.
[Em] _ _ [B] If I didn't think, [E] it was worth [Am] a try. _ _ _ _
I'd roll myself, _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [B] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Cm] _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[B] I'd get [C] my razor, [E] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ [C] a good bar.
[Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ Can you [Cm] think, _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G]
I'd walk up to the [C] bartender, _ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ [Gm] and I'd ask [B] for a little [C] drink.
[Bb] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _
[Cm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] I feel [C] so [A] bad, [E] I wanna [G] be a loner, _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[G] _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _
[Eb] _ _ [N] reach and [C] get my [Eb] slice. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come [C] somebody else.
[N] _ _ _ _ _

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