Chords for The Band - Life is a Carnival (Rock of Ages)

Tempo:
94.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Em

F#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Band - Life is a Carnival (Rock of Ages) chords
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[A] [E]
[Em]
[A] [Bm]
[E]
You can walk on the water, down in the sand.
You can fly off a mountain top like anybody can.
Run away, run away, run away, it's the best you can say.
Look away, look away, look away, they never did care to pay.
[A]
Everybody wants to fly, [E] everybody wants to fly.
[Em] You're on the swing, [E] [F#m] I [G#m] got sticks on [A] each arm,
[B] and feel the power [E] of a man.
[A] [E] Life is a carnival, but even at [A] night,
[E] life is a carnival, and it's a show.
[D] [A] [E]
It's all men with a chance to fly,
men with good and clean comforts.
It's time to give a people, people a little peace.
Take away, take away, take away, inside the mirror.
Give away, give away, give away, all the souvenirs.
[A] We're all in the same boat, [Em] ready to float.
It's a carnival, [E] [D] a battleground.
[Em] [F#m]
[G#m] It's time to show [A] from the man that [B] you are.
[E] Life is a carnival, it's in the [A] book.
[E]
Life is a [A] carnival, [E] take another [A] look.
[E]
[Em] [E]
[A] [Em]
[Bm] [A] [E]
[A] Everybody wants to fly, everybody wants to [E] fly.
You're on the swing, [F#m] I got [G#m] sticks on [A] each arm,
[B] and feel the [E] power of a man.
Life is a carnival, but even at night,
life is a carnival, and it's a show.
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[E] [Em] [A] [Em]
[A]
[G] [E] [N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
F#m
123111112
G#m
123111114
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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To learn The Band - (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, 1971 / Remastered 2001) Life Is A Carnival chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - B, E, A, E, F#m, G#m, A and B in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 47 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 94. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F Major.

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_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You can walk on the water, down in the sand.
You can fly off a mountain top like anybody can.
Run away, run away, run away, _ it's the best you can say.
Look away, look away, look away, they never did care to pay.
[A] _ _ _
Everybody wants to fly, _ [E] everybody wants to fly.
[Em] _ You're on the swing, _ [E] _ [F#m] I [G#m] got sticks on [A] each arm,
[B] and feel the power [E] of a man.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Life is a carnival, but even at [A] night,
[E] life is a carnival, and it's a show. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's all men with a chance to fly,
men with good and clean comforts.
It's time to give a people, people a little peace.
Take away, take away, take away, inside the mirror.
Give away, give away, give away, all the souvenirs. _
[A] We're all in the same boat, [Em] ready to float.
It's a carnival, [E] _ [D] a battleground.
[Em] _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G#m] It's time to show [A] from the man that [B] you are.
_ [E] Life _ _ _ is a carnival, _ it's in the [A] book.
[E]
Life is a [A] carnival, [E] take another [A] look.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Everybody wants to fly, everybody wants to [E] _ fly.
You're on the swing, _ _ [F#m] _ I got [G#m] sticks on [A] each arm,
[B] and feel the [E] power of a man. _ _ _
Life is a carnival, but even at night,
_ life is a carnival, and it's a show.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm and Rick Danko.

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