Chords for The Next Waltz | Song For The Life by Jerry Jeff Walker
Tempo:
89.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Em] [Dm]
[F] One, two, three, one, two.
[G]
[G] [C] [G] [Am]
[G] I don't drink [D] as much as [Em]
I used to, [G]
[C] but lately [F] [D] it just [G] ain't my style.
[C] [D] [F#]
[G] And the hard times, they [D] don't cut like [Em]
they used to.
[G] They [C] pass quicker [D] like when [G] I was a child.
[Am] [G]
[C] But somehow [D] I've learned [G] how to listen to [C] the sound [D] like the sun [Em] going down.
[G]
[C] And the magic [D] the morning [G] is [C] bringing, [G] a song for [D] this life I [Em] have found.
[G] [Em] [G] [C]
[D] It keeps my feet [G] on the ground.
[G] [D] Now [G] midsummer [D] days, [E] they sit so heavy.
[B] [G] And they [C] don't flow like [D] a breeze through your [G] mind.
[D] [E] [G] When nothing [D] appears [Em] in a hurry,
[G] [B] [C] I let it pass [D] when I think of [G] old times.
[Am] [G] [C] Somehow [D] I've learned [G] how to listen [G] [C] for the sound [D] like the wind [Em] dying down.
[G] [C] Knowing [D] with the morning [G] I'll be
[C] singing a
[G] song for [D] the life I [Em] have found.
[G]
[C] [D] It keeps my feet on [G] the ground.
[Gm]
[G] [D]
[Em] [G]
[C] [D]
[G] [C#] [D]
[G] [D]
[Em] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [Bm] [Am]
[G] Yeah, I don't drink [D] as much as [Em] I used to, [B] [G]
[C] but lately [D] that just ain't [G] my style.
[Gm] [D]
[G] And these hard times [D] don't hit me [D#]
[Em] like they used [D#m] to.
[G] [Dm] They [C] pass quicker [D] like when I [G] was a child.
[Am] [G]
[C] But somehow [D] I've learned how to [G] listen for [C] the sound like [D] the sun going [Em] down.
[Dm] [G]
[C] And the magic [D] the morning [G] is [C] bringing, [G] a song for [D] the friends I [Em] have found.
[G] [C] They [D] keep my feet on the [G] ground.
[F] [Dm] [C]
[Bm] [Am] [G]
[Em] [Dm]
[F] One, two, three, one, two.
[G]
[G] [C] [G] [Am]
[G] I don't drink [D] as much as [Em]
I used to, [G]
[C] but lately [F] [D] it just [G] ain't my style.
[C] [D] [F#]
[G] And the hard times, they [D] don't cut like [Em]
they used to.
[G] They [C] pass quicker [D] like when [G] I was a child.
[Am] [G]
[C] But somehow [D] I've learned [G] how to listen to [C] the sound [D] like the sun [Em] going down.
[G]
[C] And the magic [D] the morning [G] is [C] bringing, [G] a song for [D] this life I [Em] have found.
[G] [Em] [G] [C]
[D] It keeps my feet [G] on the ground.
[G] [D] Now [G] midsummer [D] days, [E] they sit so heavy.
[B] [G] And they [C] don't flow like [D] a breeze through your [G] mind.
[D] [E] [G] When nothing [D] appears [Em] in a hurry,
[G] [B] [C] I let it pass [D] when I think of [G] old times.
[Am] [G] [C] Somehow [D] I've learned [G] how to listen [G] [C] for the sound [D] like the wind [Em] dying down.
[G] [C] Knowing [D] with the morning [G] I'll be
[C] singing a
[G] song for [D] the life I [Em] have found.
[G]
[C] [D] It keeps my feet on [G] the ground.
[Gm]
[G] [D]
[Em] [G]
[C] [D]
[G] [C#] [D]
[G] [D]
[Em] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [Bm] [Am]
[G] Yeah, I don't drink [D] as much as [Em] I used to, [B] [G]
[C] but lately [D] that just ain't [G] my style.
[Gm] [D]
[G] And these hard times [D] don't hit me [D#]
[Em] like they used [D#m] to.
[G] [Dm] They [C] pass quicker [D] like when I [G] was a child.
[Am] [G]
[C] But somehow [D] I've learned how to [G] listen for [C] the sound like [D] the sun going [Em] down.
[Dm] [G]
[C] And the magic [D] the morning [G] is [C] bringing, [G] a song for [D] the friends I [Em] have found.
[G] [C] They [D] keep my feet on the [G] ground.
[F] [Dm] [C]
[Bm] [Am] [G]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
Am
G
D
C
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] One, two, three, one, two.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Am]
[G] I don't drink [D] as much as [Em]
I used to, [G] _ _ _
[C] but lately _ [F] [D] it just [G] ain't my style.
[C] _ [D] _ [F#] _
[G] And the hard times, they [D] don't cut like [Em]
they used to.
[G] They _ [C] pass quicker _ [D] like when [G] I was a child.
_ [Am] _ [G]
[C] But somehow [D] I've learned [G] how to listen to _ [C] the sound [D] like the sun [Em] going down.
[G] _ _
[C] And the magic [D] the morning [G] is _ [C] bringing, _ _ _ _ [G] a song for [D] this life I [Em] have found. _
[G] _ [Em] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[D] It keeps my feet [G] on the ground. _
[G] [D] Now _ [G] _ midsummer [D] days, _ [E] they sit so heavy. _
[B] _ _ [G] And they [C] don't flow like [D] a breeze through your [G] mind.
[D] _ _ _ [E] [G] When nothing [D] appears [Em] in a hurry, _
[G] _ _ [B] [C] I let it pass [D] when I think of [G] old times.
_ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ Somehow [D] I've learned [G] how to listen [G] _ _ [C] for the sound [D] like the wind [Em] dying down.
[G] _ _ _ [C] Knowing [D] with the morning [G] I'll be _
[C] singing _ a _
[G] song for [D] the life I [Em] have found.
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] It keeps my feet on [G] the ground.
_ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ [Am]
[G] Yeah, I don't drink [D] as much as [Em] I used to, [B] _ _ [G]
[C] but lately [D] that just ain't [G] my style.
_ _ [Gm] _ [D]
[G] And these hard times [D] don't hit me [D#]
[Em] like they used [D#m] to.
[G] _ [Dm] They [C] pass quicker [D] like when I [G] was a child.
_ _ [Am] _ [G]
[C] But somehow [D] I've learned how to [G] listen for _ [C] the sound like [D] the sun going [Em] down.
_ [Dm] _ [G] _
[C] And the magic [D] the morning [G] is _ [C] bringing, _ _ _ _ [G] a song for [D] the friends I [Em] have found. _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ They [D] keep my feet on the [G] ground. _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] One, two, three, one, two.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Am]
[G] I don't drink [D] as much as [Em]
I used to, [G] _ _ _
[C] but lately _ [F] [D] it just [G] ain't my style.
[C] _ [D] _ [F#] _
[G] And the hard times, they [D] don't cut like [Em]
they used to.
[G] They _ [C] pass quicker _ [D] like when [G] I was a child.
_ [Am] _ [G]
[C] But somehow [D] I've learned [G] how to listen to _ [C] the sound [D] like the sun [Em] going down.
[G] _ _
[C] And the magic [D] the morning [G] is _ [C] bringing, _ _ _ _ [G] a song for [D] this life I [Em] have found. _
[G] _ [Em] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
[D] It keeps my feet [G] on the ground. _
[G] [D] Now _ [G] _ midsummer [D] days, _ [E] they sit so heavy. _
[B] _ _ [G] And they [C] don't flow like [D] a breeze through your [G] mind.
[D] _ _ _ [E] [G] When nothing [D] appears [Em] in a hurry, _
[G] _ _ [B] [C] I let it pass [D] when I think of [G] old times.
_ [Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ Somehow [D] I've learned [G] how to listen [G] _ _ [C] for the sound [D] like the wind [Em] dying down.
[G] _ _ _ [C] Knowing [D] with the morning [G] I'll be _
[C] singing _ a _
[G] song for [D] the life I [Em] have found.
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] It keeps my feet on [G] the ground.
_ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ [Am]
[G] Yeah, I don't drink [D] as much as [Em] I used to, [B] _ _ [G]
[C] but lately [D] that just ain't [G] my style.
_ _ [Gm] _ [D]
[G] And these hard times [D] don't hit me [D#]
[Em] like they used [D#m] to.
[G] _ [Dm] They [C] pass quicker [D] like when I [G] was a child.
_ _ [Am] _ [G]
[C] But somehow [D] I've learned how to [G] listen for _ [C] the sound like [D] the sun going [Em] down.
_ [Dm] _ [G] _
[C] And the magic [D] the morning [G] is _ [C] bringing, _ _ _ _ [G] a song for [D] the friends I [Em] have found. _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ They [D] keep my feet on the [G] ground. _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _