Chords for Curtis Salgado - The Longer That I Live (Official Video)

Tempo:
127.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

E

A

G

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Curtis Salgado - The Longer That I Live (Official Video) chords
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[Am] [Dm] [Gbm] [G] [C] [E]
[F] [Eb] [D]
[C] [Fm] [B] [C]
Let me testify a little bit.
Yeah, [G] yeah.
[C]
[F] [C]
What is the meaning of life?
Well, I can't talk [E] philosophy.
[F] I know every new [D] sunrise,
[C] the morning dawn is on me.
Well, I may be getting [E] old,
[Am] but I [C] sure ain't [F] done yet.
[D] Because the longer [Gb]
that I live,
[Em] the older [B] I [Cm] want to [C] get.
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
My body's just flesh and bone
wrapped around your soul.
[E]
[F] When it's time to leave this earth,
I hope [C] I'm alive to know.
When I go, [E] I'll be screaming,
[Am] [C] I ain't [E] finished [F] yet.
[C]
[D] Because the longer I live,
the [G] [A] older [Bb] I [Em] [C] want to get.
Now
[Am] [F] listen, young folks,
just lay down quick
[C] at the end of life's race.
[Bb] But I'm gonna keep on keepin' on
[G] at one foot nine.
[C]
[A]
[F] [A] [C]
[B] [G]
[B] [A] [C]
[E] Whistle.
[Am] [C] [F]
[C] [D]
[G] [F] [C]
[F]
[C] [F] You [C] see, I've climbed the mountains high
and I've played the valleys low.
[E]
[F] And for all the gigs I've done,
[C] I ain't got much to show.
[Dm] [C]
[F] No, [C] I'm never [E] slowing down
[F] until I [Am] play my [F] final set.
[C]
[D] Because the longer I live,
[G] the [A] older [Bb] I [B] want [C] to get.
[F]
I'm [C] leaving.
[F] I [C] want to keep [F] on keepin' on.
[C] With every [A] new sunrise,
[C] the older I [F] want to get.
I [C] want to push,
[F]
keep on keepin' [C] on.
Heading [F] down life's long road.
[C] I'm gonna [F] have to be dragged
[C] just kickin',
[F] screamin'.
I want to live a [C] long, long [F] life
until I get [C] my [A] final [F] set.
[C] Oh.
[A]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
F
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E
2311
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
E
2311
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To learn Curtis Salgado - The Longer That I Live chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, F, C, E and F. Start with a comfortable 63 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 128. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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[Am] _ [Dm] _ [Gbm] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _
Let me testify a little bit.
_ Yeah, [G] yeah.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ What is the meaning of life?
_ _ Well, I can't talk _ [E] philosophy.
_ _ [F] I know every new [D] sunrise,
[C] the morning dawn is on me.
Well, I may be getting [E] old,
_ [Am] but I [C] sure ain't [F] done yet.
_ [D] Because the longer _ [Gb]
that I live,
_ [Em] the older [B] I [Cm] want to [C] get.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
My _ body's just flesh and bone _
_ wrapped around your soul.
[E] _ _
_ [F] When it's time to leave this earth,
I hope [C] I'm alive to know. _ _
_ When I go, [E] I'll be screaming, _
[Am] _ [C] I ain't [E] finished [F] yet.
_ [C]
[D] Because the longer _ I live,
the [G] [A] older [Bb] I [Em] [C] want to get.
Now _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] listen, young folks,
just lay down quick
[C] _ at the end of life's race.
_ [Bb] But I'm gonna keep on keepin' on
[G] at one foot nine.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[E] _ Whistle.
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ You [C] see, I've climbed the mountains high
and I've played the valleys low.
[E] _ _
[F] And for all the gigs I've done,
[C] I ain't got much to show.
[Dm] _ [C] _
[F] No, [C] I'm never [E] slowing down
[F] until I [Am] play my [F] final set.
_ [C]
[D] Because the longer I live, _
[G] the [A] older [Bb] I [B] want [C] to get.
_ [F] _
_ _ I'm [C] _ leaving. _
[F] _ I [C] want to keep [F] on keepin' on.
_ _ _ [C] With every [A] new sunrise,
_ [C] the older I [F] want to get.
_ I [C] want to push,
_ [F]
keep on keepin' [C] on.
_ Heading [F] down life's long road.
[C] I'm gonna [F] have to be dragged
_ [C] just kickin', _
[F] screamin'.
I want to live a [C] long, long [F] life
until I get [C] _ my _ [A] final [F] set. _ _ _
[C] Oh. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the 2020 Blues - New Music From Alligator Records album.

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