Chords for Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (Original Broadway Cast Recording: "Spamalot")
Tempo:
130.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
A#
E
F
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This is a total bloody disaster.
All my knights have fled and we're lost in a dark and very expensive forest.
Well, it could be worse.
Well, how could it possibly be worse?
Oh, cheer up, sire.
You know what they say.
[D] What do they say, [C#] Patsy?
[D] Some things in life [F] are bad.
[F#m] They can really [F#m] make you mad.
[D] Other things just make you [A] swear and curse.
[Bm] When you're chewing on life's gristle, [A] don't grumble.
[F#] Give a whistle.
[B] And this'll help things turn out [D] for the best.
[C#]
[A] And always look [Bm] on the [E] bright [F#m] side of life.
[Bm]
[F#m] Always look [Bm] on the [E] bright side of life.
[A] You give it [F#m] a try.
[D]
[E] If life seems jolly rotten, [F#m] there's something you've forgotten.
And [D] that's to laugh [E] and smile and dance [A] and sing.
When [Bm] you're feeling in the [E] duffs, [A] don't be silly [F#] chumps.
[B] Just purse your lips and whistle, [E] that's the thing.
And [A] always look [Bm] on the bright [E] side [A] of life.
[F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] Always look [Bm] on the [E] bright side [A] of life.
[E] [Bm] For life is [D] quite absurd [A] and death's the [F#m] final word.
You must always [E] face the curtain [A] with a bow.
[Bm] Forget about [E] your sin.
[A] Give the audience [F#] a grin.
[B] Enjoy it, it's your last [E] chance anyhow.
[Cm] [F] [A#]
Always look [Cm] on the bright [A] [A#] side of death.
[Cm] [F] [Gm]
Just before [Cm] you draw your [Gm] terminal breath.
[Cm] [F] [Cm]
Life's a piece of shit [A#] when [Gm] you look at it.
[D#]
Life's a laugh and death's [A#] a joke, it's [Gm] true.
[A#]
[D#] You'll see it's all a [F] show.
Keep [A#] on laughing as you [Gm] go.
Just remember that the last [C] laugh is on [E] you.
[G]
[B] Always [G#m] look on the [F#] bright side of [B] life.
[C#m]
[B] Always look [C#m] on the [F#] bright side of life.
[G#m] [C#m] [F#] [Cm]
[Fm] [D] [C]
[B] [A] [D#]
[Fm] [A#] [G]
[Bm] [G] [A#]
[C] [F] [A#]
[Am] [A] [F#m]
[B] [C#m] [A#]
[A] [D#] [Fm]
Always look [D#] on the bright side of life.
[C]
Always look [Dm] on the bright [G] side [F#] of life.
[C#] [F] [Bm] Always look on the bright [D] side of life.
[Em] [A] [A#] Always look on [Em] the bright [F#] side of
[D#m] [F#] life.
[Bm] Life is [E] quite absurd, [A] and death's the final word.
You [D] must always face the [A] curtain with a bow.
[F#] Excuse me, is that a shrubbery?
Oh yes, I'm throwing it out.
The cat won't leave it alone.
What a stride of [Bm] luck.
I'll take [E] it off your hands.
[B] Hey there, Lady [A] Fatty.
[E]
[Cm] [F]
[A#] [Gm] Always look [Cm] on the [F] bright [A#] side of life.
[Cm]
[F] [Gm] Always look [Cm] on the [F] bright [A#] side of [Gm] life.
[C] [F] [A#] Side of [Gm] life.
[C] [F] [A#] Side of life.
[D#] [A#] [F] [A#]
[E]
All my knights have fled and we're lost in a dark and very expensive forest.
Well, it could be worse.
Well, how could it possibly be worse?
Oh, cheer up, sire.
You know what they say.
[D] What do they say, [C#] Patsy?
[D] Some things in life [F] are bad.
[F#m] They can really [F#m] make you mad.
[D] Other things just make you [A] swear and curse.
[Bm] When you're chewing on life's gristle, [A] don't grumble.
[F#] Give a whistle.
[B] And this'll help things turn out [D] for the best.
[C#]
[A] And always look [Bm] on the [E] bright [F#m] side of life.
[Bm]
[F#m] Always look [Bm] on the [E] bright side of life.
[A] You give it [F#m] a try.
[D]
[E] If life seems jolly rotten, [F#m] there's something you've forgotten.
And [D] that's to laugh [E] and smile and dance [A] and sing.
When [Bm] you're feeling in the [E] duffs, [A] don't be silly [F#] chumps.
[B] Just purse your lips and whistle, [E] that's the thing.
And [A] always look [Bm] on the bright [E] side [A] of life.
[F#m] [D]
[A] [F#m] Always look [Bm] on the [E] bright side [A] of life.
[E] [Bm] For life is [D] quite absurd [A] and death's the [F#m] final word.
You must always [E] face the curtain [A] with a bow.
[Bm] Forget about [E] your sin.
[A] Give the audience [F#] a grin.
[B] Enjoy it, it's your last [E] chance anyhow.
[Cm] [F] [A#]
Always look [Cm] on the bright [A] [A#] side of death.
[Cm] [F] [Gm]
Just before [Cm] you draw your [Gm] terminal breath.
[Cm] [F] [Cm]
Life's a piece of shit [A#] when [Gm] you look at it.
[D#]
Life's a laugh and death's [A#] a joke, it's [Gm] true.
[A#]
[D#] You'll see it's all a [F] show.
Keep [A#] on laughing as you [Gm] go.
Just remember that the last [C] laugh is on [E] you.
[G]
[B] Always [G#m] look on the [F#] bright side of [B] life.
[C#m]
[B] Always look [C#m] on the [F#] bright side of life.
[G#m] [C#m] [F#] [Cm]
[Fm] [D] [C]
[B] [A] [D#]
[Fm] [A#] [G]
[Bm] [G] [A#]
[C] [F] [A#]
[Am] [A] [F#m]
[B] [C#m] [A#]
[A] [D#] [Fm]
Always look [D#] on the bright side of life.
[C]
Always look [Dm] on the bright [G] side [F#] of life.
[C#] [F] [Bm] Always look on the bright [D] side of life.
[Em] [A] [A#] Always look on [Em] the bright [F#] side of
[D#m] [F#] life.
[Bm] Life is [E] quite absurd, [A] and death's the final word.
You [D] must always face the [A] curtain with a bow.
[F#] Excuse me, is that a shrubbery?
Oh yes, I'm throwing it out.
The cat won't leave it alone.
What a stride of [Bm] luck.
I'll take [E] it off your hands.
[B] Hey there, Lady [A] Fatty.
[E]
[Cm] [F]
[A#] [Gm] Always look [Cm] on the [F] bright [A#] side of life.
[Cm]
[F] [Gm] Always look [Cm] on the [F] bright [A#] side of [Gm] life.
[C] [F] [A#] Side of [Gm] life.
[C] [F] [A#] Side of life.
[D#] [A#] [F] [A#]
[E]
Key:
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A#
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Bm
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A#
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This is a total bloody disaster.
All my knights have fled and we're lost in a dark and very expensive forest.
Well, it could be worse.
Well, how could it possibly be worse?
Oh, cheer up, sire.
You know what they say.
[D] What do they say, [C#] Patsy?
_ _ _ [D] Some things in life [F] are bad.
[F#m] They can really [F#m] make you mad.
[D] Other things just make you [A] swear and curse. _ _
[Bm] When you're chewing on life's gristle, [A] don't grumble.
[F#] Give a whistle.
_ [B] And this'll help things turn out [D] for the best.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _
[A] And always look [Bm] on the [E] bright [F#m] side of life.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ Always look [Bm] on the [E] bright side of life.
[A] You give it [F#m] a try.
_ _ [D] _
[E] _ If life seems jolly rotten, [F#m] there's something you've forgotten.
And [D] that's to laugh [E] and smile and dance [A] and sing.
When [Bm] you're feeling in the [E] duffs, [A] don't be silly [F#] chumps.
[B] Just purse your lips and whistle, [E] that's the thing.
And [A] always look [Bm] on the bright [E] side [A] of life.
[F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ [F#m] Always look [Bm] on the [E] bright side [A] of life. _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] For life is [D] quite absurd [A] and death's the [F#m] final word.
You must always [E] face the curtain [A] with a bow.
_ [Bm] Forget about [E] your sin.
[A] Give the audience [F#] a grin.
[B] Enjoy it, it's your last [E] chance anyhow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _
Always look [Cm] on the bright [A] _ [A#] side of death.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm]
Just before [Cm] you draw your [Gm] terminal breath.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm]
Life's a piece of shit [A#] when [Gm] you look at it.
[D#]
Life's a laugh and death's [A#] a joke, it's [Gm] true.
_ [A#]
[D#] You'll see it's all a [F] show.
Keep [A#] on laughing as you [Gm] go.
Just remember that the last [C] laugh is on [E] you.
_ [G] _
[B] Always [G#m] look on the [F#] bright side of [B] life.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[B] Always look [C#m] on the [F#] bright side of life.
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A#] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D#] _ _ [Fm]
Always look [D#] on the bright side of life.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Always look [Dm] on the bright [G] side [F#] of life.
[C#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] Always look on the bright [D] side of life. _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [A#] Always look on [Em] the bright [F#] side of _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ [F#] life.
[Bm] Life is [E] quite absurd, [A] and death's the final word.
You [D] must always face the [A] curtain with a bow.
_ _ [F#] Excuse me, is that a shrubbery?
Oh yes, I'm throwing it out.
The cat won't leave it alone.
What a stride of [Bm] luck.
I'll take [E] it off your hands.
[B] Hey there, Lady [A] Fatty.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [Gm] Always look [Cm] on the [F] bright [A#] side of life.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] Always look [Cm] on the _ _ _ [F] bright _ [A#] side of _ [Gm] life.
[C] _ _ [F] _ [A#] Side of _ [Gm] life.
[C] _ _ [F] _ [A#] Side of _ life.
[D#] _ _ [A#] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
All my knights have fled and we're lost in a dark and very expensive forest.
Well, it could be worse.
Well, how could it possibly be worse?
Oh, cheer up, sire.
You know what they say.
[D] What do they say, [C#] Patsy?
_ _ _ [D] Some things in life [F] are bad.
[F#m] They can really [F#m] make you mad.
[D] Other things just make you [A] swear and curse. _ _
[Bm] When you're chewing on life's gristle, [A] don't grumble.
[F#] Give a whistle.
_ [B] And this'll help things turn out [D] for the best.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _
[A] And always look [Bm] on the [E] bright [F#m] side of life.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ Always look [Bm] on the [E] bright side of life.
[A] You give it [F#m] a try.
_ _ [D] _
[E] _ If life seems jolly rotten, [F#m] there's something you've forgotten.
And [D] that's to laugh [E] and smile and dance [A] and sing.
When [Bm] you're feeling in the [E] duffs, [A] don't be silly [F#] chumps.
[B] Just purse your lips and whistle, [E] that's the thing.
And [A] always look [Bm] on the bright [E] side [A] of life.
[F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ [F#m] Always look [Bm] on the [E] bright side [A] of life. _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] For life is [D] quite absurd [A] and death's the [F#m] final word.
You must always [E] face the curtain [A] with a bow.
_ [Bm] Forget about [E] your sin.
[A] Give the audience [F#] a grin.
[B] Enjoy it, it's your last [E] chance anyhow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [A#] _
Always look [Cm] on the bright [A] _ [A#] side of death.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm]
Just before [Cm] you draw your [Gm] terminal breath.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm]
Life's a piece of shit [A#] when [Gm] you look at it.
[D#]
Life's a laugh and death's [A#] a joke, it's [Gm] true.
_ [A#]
[D#] You'll see it's all a [F] show.
Keep [A#] on laughing as you [Gm] go.
Just remember that the last [C] laugh is on [E] you.
_ [G] _
[B] Always [G#m] look on the [F#] bright side of [B] life.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[B] Always look [C#m] on the [F#] bright side of life.
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A#] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D#] _ _ [Fm]
Always look [D#] on the bright side of life.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Always look [Dm] on the bright [G] side [F#] of life.
[C#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] Always look on the bright [D] side of life. _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [A#] Always look on [Em] the bright [F#] side of _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ [F#] life.
[Bm] Life is [E] quite absurd, [A] and death's the final word.
You [D] must always face the [A] curtain with a bow.
_ _ [F#] Excuse me, is that a shrubbery?
Oh yes, I'm throwing it out.
The cat won't leave it alone.
What a stride of [Bm] luck.
I'll take [E] it off your hands.
[B] Hey there, Lady [A] Fatty.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [Gm] Always look [Cm] on the [F] bright [A#] side of life.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] Always look [Cm] on the _ _ _ [F] bright _ [A#] side of _ [Gm] life.
[C] _ _ [F] _ [A#] Side of _ [Gm] life.
[C] _ _ [F] _ [A#] Side of _ life.
[D#] _ _ [A#] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _