Chords for Daniel Johnston "Life in Vain" (1994)

Tempo:
86.525 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

Em

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Daniel Johnston "Life in Vain" (1994) chords
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[G] Well, [F] he's a space orphan from long store six
[G] [Em] Left to rot on cyborg nine
[Dm] He was trying to find his way to planet X
[G] But [Em] stepped on a landmine
[C] He only lost his third leg
[G] But he'd never beg
Or put anybody down
And behind [F] the great walls of China
underneath the galaxies
He had a studio and he wrote this song
[D]
[G] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[D] [G] [C] Don't wanna be [D] free of hope [G] and [C] I'm at the end [D] of my rope
[G] [C] It's so tough just [D] to be alive
[G] When I feel like the [D] living dead
I'm [C]
giving it [G] up so plain.
I'm living my [D] life in vain
And [C] where am I going to?
I
Gotta [G] really try
Try so [D] hard to get by
And [C] where am I going to?
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] Don't know where is [D] up or down
[G] and there ain't any love [D] left around
[G] Everybody [D] wearing a frown
[G] waiting for Santa to [D] come to town
[C] You're giving it up [G] so plain you're living your [D] lives in vain and
[C] Where are you going?
You gotta [G] really try try so [D] hard to get by and [C] where are you going to?
[F#] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [C]
[D] [G] [C] Live on [D] your TV
[G] And
Try to make sense [D] out of that [G] if [C] we were all [D] in the movie
[G] Maybe [C] we wouldn't [D] be so bored
[C] We're giving it up [G] so plain
We're living our [D] lives in vain
And [C] where are we going to?
You gotta [G] really try
Try so [D] hard to get by
And [C] where are we going [F#] to?
[G] [C]
[F#] [G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] Bye [Em] [D]
[G] [C]-bye
[D] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
F#
134211112
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To learn Daniel Johnston - Jelly Beans chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, C, D, G, C, G and D. Start with a comfortable 43 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 87. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] Well, _ [F] he's a space orphan from long store six
_ [G] _ [Em] Left to rot on cyborg nine
[Dm] He _ was trying to find his way to planet X
[G] But _ [Em] stepped on a landmine _ _
[C] He only lost his third leg
[G] _ But he'd never beg
Or put anybody down
And behind [F] the great walls of China
underneath the galaxies
He had a studio and he wrote this song
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] Don't wanna be [D] free of hope _ _ [G] and [C] I'm at the end [D] of my rope
_ _ [G] _ [C] It's so tough just [D] to be alive
_ _ [G] _ When I feel like the [D] living dead
I'm [C] _ _
giving it [G] up so plain.
I'm living my [D] life in vain
And [C] where am I going to? _ _
I
Gotta [G] really try
Try so [D] hard to get by
And [C] where am I going to? _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] Don't know where is [D] up or down _
_ [G] and there ain't any love [D] left around _
_ [G] Everybody _ [D] wearing a frown _
_ [G] _ waiting for Santa to [D] come to town _
_ [C] _ You're giving it up [G] so plain you're living your [D] lives in vain and
[C] Where are you going?
_ _ You gotta [G] really try try so [D] hard to get by and [C] where are you going _ to?
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] Live on [D] your TV
_ _ _ [G] And
Try to make sense [D] out of that _ _ [G] if [C] we were all [D] in the movie
_ [G] Maybe [C] we wouldn't [D] be so bored
_ _ [C] _ We're giving it up [G] so plain
We're living our [D] lives in vain
And [C] where are we going to?
_ _ You gotta [G] really try
Try so [D] hard to get by
And [C] where are we going [F#] to?
[G] _ [C] _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] Bye [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C]-bye
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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