Chords for That's Life (SMASH Cast Version)
Tempo:
115 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
F
Cm
G
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Eb] That's [Ab] life, [Eb] [F]
[G] that's what [Bm] people [B] say
[Cm] You're riding [Eb] high in [Ab] April, [F] and shot down in May
[Eb] But I [G] know I'm gonna [Cm] change that tune
[Bb] [F] When I'm back, back on [Fm] top in June
[Bb] Mmm, [Eb] that's life, [Ab] [G]
funny as it may [Ab] seem
[Cm]
Some people get their [Ab] kicks,
[F] stepping on a dream [Eb] Ivy
But I [B] just can't let them [Cm] get me down, no, no
[Dbm] [F] Cause this big old world [Ab] keeps spinning around
[D] [Eb] I've been [Bbm] a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, [Eb] a pawn and a queen
I've [Fm] been up and down [Eb] and over and [Fm] out, and all the drama I've [G] seen
[Bb]
[F] Each time I find [Cm] myself, a [F] flare [Eb] on my [Cm] face
I pick [Fm] myself up and [Gm] get back [Bb] in the race
That's [Eb] a knife, [Ebm] oh, [G] I can't deny [Bb] it
[Cm] I thought of quitting, [F] oh, but my friends just wouldn't buy it
[Eb] But if I [G] thought it, was it worth [Cm] a try?
[E]
[F] I just jump right up on [Ab] that big bird, and then [Eb] I fly
[Cm] [B] I've been [Bbm] a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a [Dm] poet, [G] a pawn and a [Eb] queen
[Fm] I've been up and [Eb] down and over and [Fm] out, and all the drama [Em] I've [Ebm] seen
[F] Each time I [Cm] find myself, [F] a flare on [Cm] my [F] face
[Fm] We pick [Bb] ourselves up and [Gbm] get [B] [G] back in the race
[E] That's a [A] [E]
[Ab] knife, oh, I can't deny it
[Dbm]
We [Db] just won't fight, oh, [E] no sister, [C] brother, good [Dbm] waister, or wife
I [Gb] just think of the present, [Dbm]
the [Gbm] present
[E]
That's life, [Em] that's life, that's life, that's [E] life
[Gm] [B] [G] [E] [Gbm]
[Em]
[Eb] That's [Ab] life, [Eb] [F]
[G] that's what [Bm] people [B] say
[Cm] You're riding [Eb] high in [Ab] April, [F] and shot down in May
[Eb] But I [G] know I'm gonna [Cm] change that tune
[Bb] [F] When I'm back, back on [Fm] top in June
[Bb] Mmm, [Eb] that's life, [Ab] [G]
funny as it may [Ab] seem
[Cm]
Some people get their [Ab] kicks,
[F] stepping on a dream [Eb] Ivy
But I [B] just can't let them [Cm] get me down, no, no
[Dbm] [F] Cause this big old world [Ab] keeps spinning around
[D] [Eb] I've been [Bbm] a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, [Eb] a pawn and a queen
I've [Fm] been up and down [Eb] and over and [Fm] out, and all the drama I've [G] seen
[Bb]
[F] Each time I find [Cm] myself, a [F] flare [Eb] on my [Cm] face
I pick [Fm] myself up and [Gm] get back [Bb] in the race
That's [Eb] a knife, [Ebm] oh, [G] I can't deny [Bb] it
[Cm] I thought of quitting, [F] oh, but my friends just wouldn't buy it
[Eb] But if I [G] thought it, was it worth [Cm] a try?
[E]
[F] I just jump right up on [Ab] that big bird, and then [Eb] I fly
[Cm] [B] I've been [Bbm] a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a [Dm] poet, [G] a pawn and a [Eb] queen
[Fm] I've been up and [Eb] down and over and [Fm] out, and all the drama [Em] I've [Ebm] seen
[F] Each time I [Cm] find myself, [F] a flare on [Cm] my [F] face
[Fm] We pick [Bb] ourselves up and [Gbm] get [B] [G] back in the race
[E] That's a [A] [E]
[Ab] knife, oh, I can't deny it
[Dbm]
We [Db] just won't fight, oh, [E] no sister, [C] brother, good [Dbm] waister, or wife
I [Gb] just think of the present, [Dbm]
the [Gbm] present
[E]
That's life, [Em] that's life, that's life, that's [E] life
[Gm] [B] [G] [E] [Gbm]
[Em]
Key:
Eb
F
Cm
G
Ab
Eb
F
Cm
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Eb] That's [Ab] life, [Eb] _ [F] _
[G] that's what [Bm] people [B] say
[Cm] _ You're riding [Eb] high in [Ab] April, [F] and shot down in May
_ [Eb] _ But I [G] know I'm gonna _ [Cm] _ change that tune
_ [Bb] _ [F] When I'm back, back on [Fm] top in June
_ [Bb] _ Mmm, _ [Eb] that's life, _ [Ab] _ [G]
funny as it may [Ab] _ seem
[Cm] _
Some people get their [Ab] kicks, _
[F] stepping on a dream [Eb] Ivy
But I [B] just can't let them [Cm] get me down, no, no
_ [Dbm] [F] Cause this big old world [Ab] keeps spinning _ _ around
[D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ I've _ _ _ been [Bbm] a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, [Eb] a pawn and a queen
I've [Fm] been up and down [Eb] and over and [Fm] out, and all the drama I've [G] seen
[Bb]
[F] Each time I find [Cm] myself, a [F] flare [Eb] on my [Cm] face
I pick [Fm] myself up and [Gm] get back [Bb] in the race
That's [Eb] a knife, _ _ [Ebm] oh, [G] I can't deny [Bb] it
[Cm] _ I thought of quitting, [F] oh, but my friends just wouldn't buy it
[Eb] But if I [G] thought it, was it worth [Cm] a try?
_ _ _ [E]
[F] I just jump right up on [Ab] that big bird, and then [Eb] I fly
[Cm] _ _ [B] I've been [Bbm] a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a [Dm] poet, [G] a pawn and a [Eb] queen
[Fm] I've been up and [Eb] down and over and [Fm] out, and all the drama [Em] I've [Ebm] seen
[F] Each time I [Cm] find myself, [F] a flare on [Cm] my [F] face
[Fm] We pick [Bb] ourselves up and [Gbm] get _ _ [B] _ [G] back in the race
[E] That's a _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
[Ab] _ knife, oh, I can't deny it
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
We [Db] just won't fight, oh, [E] no sister, [C] brother, good [Dbm] waister, or wife
I [Gb] just think of the present, [Dbm]
the [Gbm] present
_ _ _ [E]
That's life, [Em] _ _ that's life, that's life, that's [E] life
_ [Gm] _ [B] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Eb] That's [Ab] life, [Eb] _ [F] _
[G] that's what [Bm] people [B] say
[Cm] _ You're riding [Eb] high in [Ab] April, [F] and shot down in May
_ [Eb] _ But I [G] know I'm gonna _ [Cm] _ change that tune
_ [Bb] _ [F] When I'm back, back on [Fm] top in June
_ [Bb] _ Mmm, _ [Eb] that's life, _ [Ab] _ [G]
funny as it may [Ab] _ seem
[Cm] _
Some people get their [Ab] kicks, _
[F] stepping on a dream [Eb] Ivy
But I [B] just can't let them [Cm] get me down, no, no
_ [Dbm] [F] Cause this big old world [Ab] keeps spinning _ _ around
[D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ I've _ _ _ been [Bbm] a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, [Eb] a pawn and a queen
I've [Fm] been up and down [Eb] and over and [Fm] out, and all the drama I've [G] seen
[Bb]
[F] Each time I find [Cm] myself, a [F] flare [Eb] on my [Cm] face
I pick [Fm] myself up and [Gm] get back [Bb] in the race
That's [Eb] a knife, _ _ [Ebm] oh, [G] I can't deny [Bb] it
[Cm] _ I thought of quitting, [F] oh, but my friends just wouldn't buy it
[Eb] But if I [G] thought it, was it worth [Cm] a try?
_ _ _ [E]
[F] I just jump right up on [Ab] that big bird, and then [Eb] I fly
[Cm] _ _ [B] I've been [Bbm] a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a [Dm] poet, [G] a pawn and a [Eb] queen
[Fm] I've been up and [Eb] down and over and [Fm] out, and all the drama [Em] I've [Ebm] seen
[F] Each time I [Cm] find myself, [F] a flare on [Cm] my [F] face
[Fm] We pick [Bb] ourselves up and [Gbm] get _ _ [B] _ [G] back in the race
[E] That's a _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
[Ab] _ knife, oh, I can't deny it
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
We [Db] just won't fight, oh, [E] no sister, [C] brother, good [Dbm] waister, or wife
I [Gb] just think of the present, [Dbm]
the [Gbm] present
_ _ _ [E]
That's life, [Em] _ _ that's life, that's life, that's [E] life
_ [Gm] _ [B] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _