The Christian Life - The Byrds - Gram Parsons (Rehearsal take) Chords
Tempo:
121.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] Am I pushing that high harmony part too hard?
[G] I thought that was pretty close all the way.
I [D] thought
I did notice a bit.
Let's just clean the whole song up some generally, you know?
Try to get the accents right.
Just Ha!
That was Terry Melcher's favorite toy.
I did it by mistake.
Alright, take 11.
1, 2, 3, 1.
My [A] [D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] buddies shun me
[D] Since I turned to Jesus
They say [A] I'm missing
[E] A [G] whole [E] world [A] of fun
[D] But I [A] still love them
[D] And I [G] sing with pride
I [D] like [A] the Christian [D] life
[A] I won't lose a friend
[G] By heeding [D] God's call
[A] For what is a friend
[G] Who'd want you [D] to [A] fall?
[D] Others [A] find pleasure
[D] In things [G] I despise
I [Em] [D] like [A] the [D] Christian life
[A]
[Gm]
[G] [D] [A]
[G]
[G#] [A]
[D] My buddies [A] tell me
[D] That I should have waited
They say [A] I'm missing
[E] A [G] whole [E] world [A] of fun
[D] I'll [A] live without them
[D] And walk [G] in the light
I [D] like [A] the Christian [D] life
[A] I won't lose a friend
[G] By heeding [D] God's call
[A] For what is a friend
[G] Who'd want [F#m] you to fall?
[Em] [D]
Others [A] find pleasure
[D] In things [G] I despise
[Em] [D] I
[Gm] [A] like the [D] Christian life
[G] I [D] like [A] the [D] Christian life
[G] I thought that was pretty close all the way.
I [D] thought
I did notice a bit.
Let's just clean the whole song up some generally, you know?
Try to get the accents right.
Just Ha!
That was Terry Melcher's favorite toy.
I did it by mistake.
Alright, take 11.
1, 2, 3, 1.
My [A] [D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] buddies shun me
[D] Since I turned to Jesus
They say [A] I'm missing
[E] A [G] whole [E] world [A] of fun
[D] But I [A] still love them
[D] And I [G] sing with pride
I [D] like [A] the Christian [D] life
[A] I won't lose a friend
[G] By heeding [D] God's call
[A] For what is a friend
[G] Who'd want you [D] to [A] fall?
[D] Others [A] find pleasure
[D] In things [G] I despise
I [Em] [D] like [A] the [D] Christian life
[A]
[Gm]
[G] [D] [A]
[G]
[G#] [A]
[D] My buddies [A] tell me
[D] That I should have waited
They say [A] I'm missing
[E] A [G] whole [E] world [A] of fun
[D] I'll [A] live without them
[D] And walk [G] in the light
I [D] like [A] the Christian [D] life
[A] I won't lose a friend
[G] By heeding [D] God's call
[A] For what is a friend
[G] Who'd want [F#m] you to fall?
[Em] [D]
Others [A] find pleasure
[D] In things [G] I despise
[Em] [D] I
[Gm] [A] like the [D] Christian life
[G] I [D] like [A] the [D] Christian life
Key:
D
A
G
E
Em
D
A
G
[D] Am I pushing that high harmony part too hard?
[G] I thought that was pretty close all the way.
I [D] thought_
I did notice a bit.
_ _ Let's just clean the whole song up some generally, you know?
Try to get the accents right.
_ _ _ Just_ Ha!
_ That was Terry Melcher's favorite toy.
_ _ I did it by mistake.
Alright, take 11.
_ _ 1, 2, 3, 1. _ _
My [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] buddies shun me
[D] Since I turned to Jesus
_ They say [A] I'm missing
[E] A [G] whole [E] world [A] of fun
_ [D] But I [A] still love them
[D] And I [G] sing with _ pride
_ _ I _ [D] like [A] the Christian [D] _ life _ _
[A] I won't lose a friend
[G] By heeding [D] God's call
[A] For what is a friend
[G] Who'd want you [D] to [A] fall?
_ _ _ [D] Others [A] find pleasure
[D] In things [G] I _ _ despise
_ I [Em] _ [D] like [A] the _ [D] Christian _ _ life
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[G#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] My buddies [A] tell me
[D] That I should have waited
_ They say [A] I'm missing
[E] A [G] whole [E] world [A] of fun
[D] I'll [A] live without them
[D] And walk [G] in the light
_ _ _ I [D] like _ [A] the Christian [D] _ life _ _
[A] I won't lose a friend
[G] By heeding [D] God's call
[A] For what is a friend
[G] Who'd want [F#m] you to fall?
_ _ [Em] _ [D] _
Others [A] find pleasure
[D] In things [G] I _ _ _ _ despise
_ [Em] [D] I _
[Gm] [A] like the [D] Christian life
_ _ [G] I _ _ [D] like _ [A] the [D] Christian life _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I thought that was pretty close all the way.
I [D] thought_
I did notice a bit.
_ _ Let's just clean the whole song up some generally, you know?
Try to get the accents right.
_ _ _ Just_ Ha!
_ That was Terry Melcher's favorite toy.
_ _ I did it by mistake.
Alright, take 11.
_ _ 1, 2, 3, 1. _ _
My [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] buddies shun me
[D] Since I turned to Jesus
_ They say [A] I'm missing
[E] A [G] whole [E] world [A] of fun
_ [D] But I [A] still love them
[D] And I [G] sing with _ pride
_ _ I _ [D] like [A] the Christian [D] _ life _ _
[A] I won't lose a friend
[G] By heeding [D] God's call
[A] For what is a friend
[G] Who'd want you [D] to [A] fall?
_ _ _ [D] Others [A] find pleasure
[D] In things [G] I _ _ despise
_ I [Em] _ [D] like [A] the _ [D] Christian _ _ life
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[G#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] My buddies [A] tell me
[D] That I should have waited
_ They say [A] I'm missing
[E] A [G] whole [E] world [A] of fun
[D] I'll [A] live without them
[D] And walk [G] in the light
_ _ _ I [D] like _ [A] the Christian [D] _ life _ _
[A] I won't lose a friend
[G] By heeding [D] God's call
[A] For what is a friend
[G] Who'd want [F#m] you to fall?
_ _ [Em] _ [D] _
Others [A] find pleasure
[D] In things [G] I _ _ _ _ despise
_ [Em] [D] I _
[Gm] [A] like the [D] Christian life
_ _ [G] I _ _ [D] like _ [A] the [D] Christian life _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _