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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with The Bouncer throughout
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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This Is The Life Chords And Strumming, Amy MacDonald
Django Chords:
(capo: fret 4)
Django A Chord
Django F Chord
Django C Chord
Django Em Chord
Key: Am
Strumming:
"The Bouncer":
|D D U D D U |
"1 Strum":
|D |
Tempo:
190 bpm
Intro -
|A - - - |A - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
Verse-
||A - - - |A - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
Oh the (A)wind whistles (A)down the (F)cold dark street to(F)night and the (C)people they were (C)dancing (Em) to the music (Em)vibe
And the (A)boys chase the (A)girls, with curls in their hair while the (F)shocked too many sit (F)way over there and the (C)songs get louder each (C)one better than be(Em)fore (Em)
Chorus -
||A - - - |A - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
And you singing the (A)song thinking this is the
(A)life and you wake up in the
(F)morning and your head feels twice the
(F)size
Where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night?
(Em)
And you singing the (A)song thinking this is the (A)life and you wake up in the (F)morning and your head feels twice the (F)size
Where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna sleep
to(Em)night?
(Em)Where you gonna sleep tonight?
Bridge (Instrumental) -
||A - - - |A - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
Verse 2 -
||A - - - |A - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
So you're (A)heading down the road in your (A)taxi for 4 and you're (F)waiting outside (F)jimmy's front door but (C)nobody's in and (C)nobody's home till (Em)4 (Em)
So you're (A)sitting there with (A)nothing to do talking a(F)bout Robert Ragger and his (F)motley crew and (C)where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night? (Em)
Chorus -
||A - - - |A - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
And you singing the (A)song thinking this is the (A)life and you wake up in the (F)morning and your head feels twice the (F)size
Where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night? (Em)
And you singing the (A)song thinking this is the (A)life and you wake up in the (F)morning and your head feels twice the (F)size
Where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night?
(Em)Where you gonna sleep tonight?
Bridge (Instrumental) -
||A - - - |A - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
Final Chorus -
|A(1Strum)|- - - - |F(1Strum)|- - - - |
|C(1Strum)|- - - - |Em (1Strum)|- - - - |
||A - - - |A - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - || x2
|A - - - |A - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em (1Strum)|- - - - |- - - - |
|A - - - |A - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
And you singing the (A)songs thinking this is the life and you wake up in the
(F)morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep to(Em)night?
And you singing the
(A)songs thinking this is the (A)life and you wake up in the
(F)morning and your head feels twice the (F)size
Where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night?
(Em)
And you singing the (A)songs thinking this is the (A)life and you wake up in the (F)morning and your head feels twice the (F)size
Where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night?
And you singing the (A)songs thinking this is the (A)life and you wake up in the (F)morning and your head feels twice the (F)size
Where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night?
Where you gonna sleep to(A)night? (A) (F) (F) (C) (C) (Em) (Em)
Final Chord Strum: A
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This Is The Life Chords And Strumming - Amy MacDonald
Open Chords:
(capo: fret 4)
Open Am Chord
Open Fmaj7 Chord (F∆7)
Django C Chord
Django Em Chord
Key: Am
Tempo:
190 bpm
Strumming:
"The Bouncer":
|D D U D D U |
"The Everyman":
|D D U U D U |
(Alternate the above 2 rhythms)
"1 Strum":
|D |
Intro -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
Verse-
| |Am - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
Oh the (Am)wind whistles (Am)down the (F∆7)cold dark street to(F∆7)night and the (C)people they were (C)dancing (Em) to the music (Em)vibe
And the (Am)boys chase the (Am)girls, with curls in their hair while the (F∆7)shocked too many sit (F∆7)way over there and the (C)songs get louder each (C)one better than be(Em)fore (Em)
Chorus -
| |Am - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
And you singing the (Am)song thinking this is the
(Am)life and you wake up in
the
(F∆7)morning and your head feels twice the
(F∆7)size
Where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night?
(Em)
And you singing the (Am)song thinking this is the (Am)life and you wake up in the (F∆7)morning and your head feels twice the (F∆7)size
Where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna go,
(C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night?
(Em)Where you gonna sleep tonight?
Bridge (Instrumental) -
| |Am - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
Verse 2 -
| |Am - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
So you're (Am)heading down the road in your (Am)taxi for 4 and you're (F∆7)waiting outside (F∆7)jimmy's front door but (C)nobody's in and (C)nobody's home till (Em)4 (Em)
So you're (Am)sitting there with (Am)nothing to do talking a(F∆7)bout Robert Ragger and his (F∆7)motley crew and (C)where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night? (Em)
Chorus -
| |Am - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
And you singing the (Am)song thinking this is the (Am)life and you wake up in the (F∆7)morning and your head feels twice the (F∆7)size
Where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night? (Em)
And you singing the (Am)song thinking this is the (Am)life and you wake up in the (F∆7)morning and your head feels twice the (F∆7)size
Where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night? (Em)Where you gonna sleep tonight?
Bridge (Instrumental) -
| |Am - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - ||x2
Final Chorus -
|Am (1Strum)|- - - - |F∆7(1Strum)|- - - - |
|C(1Strum)|- - - - |Em(1Strum)|- - - - |
||Am - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - || x2
|Am - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em(1Strum)|- - - - |- - - - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |Em - - - |Em - - - |
And you singing the (Am)songs thinking this is the life and you wake up in the (F∆7)morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep to(Em)night?
And you singing the (Am)songs thinking this is the (Am)life and you wake up in the (F∆7)morning and your head feels twice the (F∆7)size
Where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night? (Em)
And you singing the (Am)songs thinking this is the (Am)life and you wake up in the (F∆7)morning and your head feels twice the (F∆7)size
Where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night?
And you singing the (Am)songs thinking this is the (Am)life and you wake up in the (F∆7)morning and your head feels twice the (F∆7)size
Where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna go, (C)where you gonna sleep to(Em)night?
Where you gonna sleep to(Am)night? (Am) (F∆7) (F∆7) (C) (C) (Em) (Em)
Final Chord Strum: A
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