Chords for Curtis Salgado - The Longer That I Live (Official Video)
Tempo:
127.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
E
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
F
E
A
G
C
F
E
[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] _ _
_ [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] _ _