My Life Chords by Erykah Badu

Tempo:
83.55 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

Ab

Bbm

Db

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Erykah Badu - My Life chords
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[Eb] [Abm] [Ebm] I was standing downtown, [Bbm] downtown, [Fm] [Gb] [Db] staring at the puddles on the ground, [Fm] [Eb] trying to [Fm] figure
[Gb] out a way [Ab] up out this [Fm] [Gb] town.
[Ab] And [Bbm] oh, [Ab] yeah, [Gb] [Ab] I'm [Gb] not the only one.
[Fm] [Bbm] So [Ab] many [Gb] people [Ab] out there [Db] chasing the sun.
[Gb] [Ab] [Bbm] [Ab] If you're [Gb] looking [Ab] for a [Gb] free ride, you better run [Ab] [Bbm] child,
[Fm] cause you [Gb] sure won't [Ab] get too far.
[Gb] [Ab] [Bbm] You [Ab] better [Gb] dance and [Ab] dance to make the rain [Gb] come [Ab] down.
[Bbm] [Ab] If you [Gb] wanna [Ab] be a [Gb] star, oh [Ab] my, my, [Db] my.
[Fm] Life is [Gb] just getting [Ebm] slow, so ain't that [Db] too easy.
[Ab] [Bbm] I wanna ride, I [Gb] wanna get [Ab] low.
Life I [Gb] wanna live, [Ab] I [Bbm] wanna ride, I [Gb] wanna get [Ebm] low.
You [Bb] gotta go [Gb] through changes.
[Ab] [Bbm] I wanna [Ab] fly, [Gb] I wanna [Ab] dance.
You're turning [Db] back to me.
[Gb] Sweet [Ab] ever after.
[Bbm] [Ab] I [Gb] wanna throw my hands up in the sky.
[Ab] [Bbm] Cause one [Fm] day [Gb] I know [Bbm] I'll be flying [Gb] high.
[Ab] And [Bbm] oh, [Ab] yeah, [Gb] I [Bb] gotta get down [Db] on my knees and [Gb] pray.
[Ab] [Eb] Cause in [Fm] my [Gb] heart I know [Gb] I'll see that day.
[Ebm] When [Ab] my [Gb] freedom [Eb] comes along, [Gb] I'm gonna run [Ab] [Bbm] fast.
[Fm] Cause I [Gb] know that [Ab] I'll go far.
[Db] [Gb] [Db] Can't let [Fm] [Gb] nobody kill [Ab] my [Gb] soul and bring me [Ab] down.
[Db] [Ab] [Gb] They know [Ab] who they are.
[Gb] [Gb] [Bbm] Life is [Gb] just getting [Ebm] slow, so ain't that [Bbm] too [Ebm] easy.
[Bbm] I [Gb] wanna ride, I wanna get [B] low.
Life I [Gb] wanna live, [Ab] [Bbm] I [Fm] wanna ride, I [Ebm] wanna get low.
[Gb] You gotta go through changes.
[Ab] [Db] [Ebm] You're turning [Ab] back to me.
[Bbm] [E] [Gb] [Gb] So ain't that too easy.
[Ab] [Db] [Fm] [Gb] [Db] I wanna [Gb] ride, [Ab] I [Bbm] [Fm] [Gb] wanna get [Ab] low.
[Gb] You gotta go through changes.
[Ab] [Bbm] [Gb] You're [Bbm] turning back to [Ebm] me.
You're turning [Bbm] back.
[Gb] You're [Ab]
[Gb] [Ebm] turning [Bbm] back.
[Gb] [Bbm]
[Gb] You're [Bbm] [Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] turning [Ab] [Bbm] back.
[Ab] [Bbm] [Gb]
[Db] [Gb] [Db]
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Ab] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Ebm] [D]
[Db] [Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Bbm] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Db] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Db] [Ab] [Gb] [N]
Key:  
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
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To start learning Erykah Badu - My Life chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Bbm, Gb, Ab, Gb, Ab and Bbm. A good strategy is to initiate at 41 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 84 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Gb Major.

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[Eb] _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ I was standing downtown, [Bbm] downtown, [Fm] _ [Gb] [Db] staring at the puddles on the ground, [Fm] [Eb] trying to [Fm] figure
[Gb] out a way [Ab] up out this [Fm] [Gb] town.
[Ab] And [Bbm] oh, [Ab] yeah, [Gb] [Ab] I'm [Gb] not the only one.
[Fm] [Bbm] So [Ab] many [Gb] people [Ab] out there [Db] chasing the sun.
[Gb] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] [Ab] If you're [Gb] looking [Ab] for a [Gb] free ride, you better run [Ab] [Bbm] child,
[Fm] cause you [Gb] sure won't [Ab] get too far.
[Gb] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] You [Ab] better [Gb] dance and [Ab] dance to make the rain [Gb] come [Ab] down.
_ [Bbm] [Ab] If you [Gb] wanna [Ab] be a [Gb] star, oh [Ab] my, my, [Db] my.
[Fm] Life is [Gb] just getting [Ebm] slow, so ain't that [Db] too easy.
[Ab] [Bbm] I wanna ride, I [Gb] wanna get [Ab] low.
Life I [Gb] wanna live, [Ab] I [Bbm] wanna ride, I [Gb] wanna get [Ebm] low.
You [Bb] gotta go [Gb] through changes.
[Ab] [Bbm] I wanna [Ab] fly, [Gb] I wanna [Ab] dance.
You're turning [Db] back to me.
[Gb] Sweet [Ab] ever after.
[Bbm] [Ab] I [Gb] wanna throw my hands up in the sky.
[Ab] [Bbm] Cause one [Fm] day [Gb] I know [Bbm] I'll be flying [Gb] high.
[Ab] And [Bbm] oh, [Ab] yeah, [Gb] I [Bb] gotta get down [Db] on my knees and [Gb] pray.
[Ab] [Eb] Cause in [Fm] my [Gb] heart I know [Gb] I'll see that day.
_ [Ebm] When [Ab] my [Gb] freedom [Eb] comes along, [Gb] I'm gonna run [Ab] [Bbm] fast.
[Fm] Cause I [Gb] know that [Ab] I'll go far.
[Db] _ [Gb] _ [Db] Can't let [Fm] [Gb] nobody kill [Ab] my [Gb] soul and bring me [Ab] down.
[Db] _ [Ab] [Gb] They know [Ab] who they are.
[Gb] _ [Gb] _ [Bbm] Life is [Gb] just getting [Ebm] slow, so ain't that [Bbm] too [Ebm] easy.
[Bbm] I [Gb] wanna ride, I wanna get [B] low.
Life I [Gb] wanna live, [Ab] [Bbm] I [Fm] wanna ride, I [Ebm] wanna get low.
[Gb] You gotta go through changes.
[Ab] _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ You're turning [Ab] back to me.
[Bbm] _ [E] _ [Gb] _ [Gb] So ain't that too easy.
[Ab] _ [Db] _ [Fm] _ [Gb] _ [Db] I wanna [Gb] ride, [Ab] I [Bbm] _ [Fm] [Gb] wanna get [Ab] low.
[Gb] You gotta go through changes.
[Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [Gb] You're [Bbm] turning back to [Ebm] me.
You're turning [Bbm] back.
[Gb] You're [Ab] _ _
[Gb] [Ebm] turning [Bbm] back.
_ [Gb] _ [Bbm] _ _
[Gb] You're [Bbm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] turning [Ab] [Bbm] back.
_ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [D] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ [N] _

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