Chords for Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing (1976)
Tempo:
123.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Dm
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[Bbm] [G]
[C] [Bbm]
[F]
[G] [C]
[G] Sailing away on the crest of a wave, [Am] just like magic
[Ab] Oh, rolling and riding and slipping and sliding, [Fm] it's magic
[Em] The new and the [Dm] sweetest life, you [Em] took me
[Dm] [Em]
Higher [F] and higher, [G] baby
[C]
It's [Am] a living thing
[F]
It's [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
[F]
[Dm] What a terrible thing [C] to lose
[Bbm] Who was I?
[C]
[Bbm]
[C]
[G] [C] Making believe this is what you can see [Am] from your workday
I'm taking a dive
[Ab] I'm moving in line, then you look back in time [Fm] to the first day
I'm taking, I'm taking [Em] for you
[E] And your [Dm] sweetest side
Don't you do it, [Em] don't you do it
[Dm] [Em]
Higher and [F] higher, [G] baby
[C] It's a [Am] living thing
It's a [Dm] terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
[F]
What [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
I'm [Bbm] taking a dive
[F]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] You're gonna die, cause you can't help the sludge [Am] floating downstream
I'm taking a dive
[Ab] So let her go, don't start spoiling the show
[Fm] It's a bad thing
I'm taking, I'm taking [Em] for you
And your [Dm] sweetest side
[D] Don't you do it, [Em] don't you do it
[Dm] [Em]
Higher [F] and higher, [G] baby
[C]
It's [Am] a living thing
[F]
It's [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
[F]
What [Dm] a [G] terrible thing [C] to lose
[Am] It's a living thing
[F]
[Dm] It's a terrible [C] thing to lose
[Am] It's a given thing
[F]
[Bbm] [G]
[C] [Bbm]
[F]
[G] [C]
[G] Sailing away on the crest of a wave, [Am] just like magic
[Ab] Oh, rolling and riding and slipping and sliding, [Fm] it's magic
[Em] The new and the [Dm] sweetest life, you [Em] took me
[Dm] [Em]
Higher [F] and higher, [G] baby
[C]
It's [Am] a living thing
[F]
It's [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
[F]
[Dm] What a terrible thing [C] to lose
[Bbm] Who was I?
[C]
[Bbm]
[C]
[G] [C] Making believe this is what you can see [Am] from your workday
I'm taking a dive
[Ab] I'm moving in line, then you look back in time [Fm] to the first day
I'm taking, I'm taking [Em] for you
[E] And your [Dm] sweetest side
Don't you do it, [Em] don't you do it
[Dm] [Em]
Higher and [F] higher, [G] baby
[C] It's a [Am] living thing
It's a [Dm] terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
[F]
What [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
I'm [Bbm] taking a dive
[F]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] You're gonna die, cause you can't help the sludge [Am] floating downstream
I'm taking a dive
[Ab] So let her go, don't start spoiling the show
[Fm] It's a bad thing
I'm taking, I'm taking [Em] for you
And your [Dm] sweetest side
[D] Don't you do it, [Em] don't you do it
[Dm] [Em]
Higher [F] and higher, [G] baby
[C]
It's [Am] a living thing
[F]
It's [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
[F]
What [Dm] a [G] terrible thing [C] to lose
[Am] It's a living thing
[F]
[Dm] It's a terrible [C] thing to lose
[Am] It's a given thing
[F]
Key:
C
G
Dm
F
Am
C
G
Dm
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Sailing away on the crest of a wave, [Am] just like _ magic
_ _ _ [Ab] Oh, rolling and riding and slipping and sliding, [Fm] it's _ magic
_ _ _ [Em] The new _ _ _ and the [Dm] sweetest _ _ life, _ you [Em] took _ me
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Higher [F] and higher, [G] baby
[C] _ _
It's [Am] a living thing
_ [F] _ _
It's [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
_ [F] _ _
_ [Dm] What a terrible thing [C] to _ _ lose
_ _ [Bbm] Who was I?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] Making believe this is what you can see [Am] from your workday
I'm taking a dive
[Ab] I'm moving in line, then you look back in time [Fm] to the first day
I'm taking, I'm taking [Em] for _ you
[E] _ And your [Dm] sweetest side
_ _ Don't you do it, [Em] don't you do it
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Higher and [F] higher, [G] baby
_ [C] It's a [Am] living thing _ _ _
It's a [Dm] terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
_ [F] _ _
What [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to _ lose
_ _ I'm [Bbm] taking a dive
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] You're gonna die, cause you can't help the sludge [Am] floating _ downstream
I'm taking a dive
[Ab] So let her go, don't start spoiling the show
[Fm] It's a bad thing
I'm taking, I'm taking [Em] for _ you
_ And your [Dm] sweetest _ side
_ [D] Don't you do it, [Em] don't you do it
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Higher [F] and higher, [G] baby
[C] _ _
It's [Am] a living thing
_ [F] _ _
It's [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
_ [F] _ _
What [Dm] a [G] terrible thing [C] to lose
_ [Am] It's a living thing
_ [F] _ _
_ [Dm] It's a terrible [C] thing to lose
[Am] It's a given thing
_ [F] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Sailing away on the crest of a wave, [Am] just like _ magic
_ _ _ [Ab] Oh, rolling and riding and slipping and sliding, [Fm] it's _ magic
_ _ _ [Em] The new _ _ _ and the [Dm] sweetest _ _ life, _ you [Em] took _ me
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Higher [F] and higher, [G] baby
[C] _ _
It's [Am] a living thing
_ [F] _ _
It's [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
_ [F] _ _
_ [Dm] What a terrible thing [C] to _ _ lose
_ _ [Bbm] Who was I?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] Making believe this is what you can see [Am] from your workday
I'm taking a dive
[Ab] I'm moving in line, then you look back in time [Fm] to the first day
I'm taking, I'm taking [Em] for _ you
[E] _ And your [Dm] sweetest side
_ _ Don't you do it, [Em] don't you do it
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Higher and [F] higher, [G] baby
_ [C] It's a [Am] living thing _ _ _
It's a [Dm] terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
_ [F] _ _
What [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to _ lose
_ _ I'm [Bbm] taking a dive
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] You're gonna die, cause you can't help the sludge [Am] floating _ downstream
I'm taking a dive
[Ab] So let her go, don't start spoiling the show
[Fm] It's a bad thing
I'm taking, I'm taking [Em] for _ you
_ And your [Dm] sweetest _ side
_ [D] Don't you do it, [Em] don't you do it
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Higher [F] and higher, [G] baby
[C] _ _
It's [Am] a living thing
_ [F] _ _
It's [Dm] a terrible [G] thing [C] to lose
It's [Am] a given thing
_ [F] _ _
What [Dm] a [G] terrible thing [C] to lose
_ [Am] It's a living thing
_ [F] _ _
_ [Dm] It's a terrible [C] thing to lose
[Am] It's a given thing
_ [F] _ _