Life For The Taking Chords by Eddie Money
Tempo:
82.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
Ab
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Ab]
[C] People say, [Bb] look at the money they save, but [Ab] I don't believe that life's that [Bb] way.
[C] The old man [Bb] once looked me in the eye, [Ab] he seemed to sigh, [C] he seemed to sigh, don't let [Bb] life pass you by.
No, [Ab] no, no, no, no, no.
[C] He seemed to say, [Bb] he wanted me to run.
[Ab] The old man was once a boy, yes, the only [C] young one.
Because it's a life worth a [Bb] taking, and it ain't [C] no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
Well, it's a [C] life, it's my [Bb] life, [Ab] life worth a taking.
[C] I can remember [Bb] when I was just a little kid, [Ab] and Greg Bush used to beat me up a bit.
[Cm] But I learned young [Bb] that I couldn't cry.
[Ab] My mama wasn't gonna be by my side.
She said [C] it's a life, life worth a taking, [Bb] and it ain't no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
[Gm] Well, it's a life, [C] it's my life, [Ab] life worth a taking.
Gotta take [Fm] it, take it, take it, take [C] it.
[Bb]
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[Cm] [Bb]
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[C] [Cm] [Bb]
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[Bb] [C] [Cm] [Bb]
[G] [C]
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[C] [C] [Bb]
Oh [C] yeah, [Bb]
[Gm] well it's a life, it's life worth [Bb] a taking.
[A] Well, it [C] ain't no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
It's my [Cm] life, it's my life, and I do what I want, [Am] yeah.
[Cm] It's my life worth a [Bb] taking.
[C] [Bb]
[Ab] It's [Cm] my life.
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Bb]
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[C] People say, [Bb] look at the money they save, but [Ab] I don't believe that life's that [Bb] way.
[C] The old man [Bb] once looked me in the eye, [Ab] he seemed to sigh, [C] he seemed to sigh, don't let [Bb] life pass you by.
No, [Ab] no, no, no, no, no.
[C] He seemed to say, [Bb] he wanted me to run.
[Ab] The old man was once a boy, yes, the only [C] young one.
Because it's a life worth a [Bb] taking, and it ain't [C] no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
Well, it's a [C] life, it's my [Bb] life, [Ab] life worth a taking.
[C] I can remember [Bb] when I was just a little kid, [Ab] and Greg Bush used to beat me up a bit.
[Cm] But I learned young [Bb] that I couldn't cry.
[Ab] My mama wasn't gonna be by my side.
She said [C] it's a life, life worth a taking, [Bb] and it ain't no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
[Gm] Well, it's a life, [C] it's my life, [Ab] life worth a taking.
Gotta take [Fm] it, take it, take it, take [C] it.
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[Cm] [Bb]
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[Bb] [C] [Cm] [Bb]
[G] [C]
[Cm] [Bb]
[C] [C] [Bb]
Oh [C] yeah, [Bb]
[Gm] well it's a life, it's life worth [Bb] a taking.
[A] Well, it [C] ain't no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
It's my [Cm] life, it's my life, and I do what I want, [Am] yeah.
[Cm] It's my life worth a [Bb] taking.
[C] [Bb]
[Ab] It's [Cm] my life.
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
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_ _ [C] _ People say, [Bb] look at the money they save, but [Ab] I don't believe that life's that _ [Bb] way.
[C] The old man [Bb] once looked me in the eye, [Ab] _ he seemed to sigh, _ _ [C] _ he seemed to sigh, don't let [Bb] life pass you by.
No, [Ab] no, no, no, no, no.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ He seemed to say, [Bb] he wanted me to run.
[Ab] The old man was once a boy, yes, the only [C] young one. _
Because it's a life worth a [Bb] taking, and it ain't [C] no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
Well, it's a [C] life, _ it's my [Bb] life, [Ab] life worth a taking. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I can remember [Bb] when I was just a little kid, [Ab] _ and Greg Bush used to beat me up a bit.
_ _ [Cm] But I learned young [Bb] that I couldn't cry.
[Ab] My mama wasn't gonna be by my side.
She said [C] it's a life, _ life worth a taking, [Bb] _ and it ain't no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
_ [Gm] Well, it's a life, [C] _ it's my life, [Ab] life worth a taking.
Gotta take [Fm] it, take it, take it, take [C] it.
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_ Oh [C] yeah, _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] well it's a life, _ it's life worth [Bb] a taking.
[A] Well, it [C] ain't no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
_ It's my [Cm] life, it's my life, and I do what I want, [Am] yeah.
[Cm] _ It's my life worth a [Bb] taking.
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_ [Ab] It's _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] my life.
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_ _ [C] _ People say, [Bb] look at the money they save, but [Ab] I don't believe that life's that _ [Bb] way.
[C] The old man [Bb] once looked me in the eye, [Ab] _ he seemed to sigh, _ _ [C] _ he seemed to sigh, don't let [Bb] life pass you by.
No, [Ab] no, no, no, no, no.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ He seemed to say, [Bb] he wanted me to run.
[Ab] The old man was once a boy, yes, the only [C] young one. _
Because it's a life worth a [Bb] taking, and it ain't [C] no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
Well, it's a [C] life, _ it's my [Bb] life, [Ab] life worth a taking. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I can remember [Bb] when I was just a little kid, [Ab] _ and Greg Bush used to beat me up a bit.
_ _ [Cm] But I learned young [Bb] that I couldn't cry.
[Ab] My mama wasn't gonna be by my side.
She said [C] it's a life, _ life worth a taking, [Bb] _ and it ain't no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
_ [Gm] Well, it's a life, [C] _ it's my life, [Ab] life worth a taking.
Gotta take [Fm] it, take it, take it, take [C] it.
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_ Oh [C] yeah, _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] well it's a life, _ it's life worth [Bb] a taking.
[A] Well, it [C] ain't no, ain't no [Bb] mistaking.
_ It's my [Cm] life, it's my life, and I do what I want, [Am] yeah.
[Cm] _ It's my life worth a [Bb] taking.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] It's _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] my life.
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