Damn Life Chords by John Cale

Tempo:
92.45 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Ab

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Cale - Damn Life chords
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[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[C] Damn [Eb] life,
[Dm] damn [Cm] life,
[Bb] what's [Eb] it worth, [Dm] damn life, [Cm]
[F] getting [Ab] by [Eb] without [Dm] this city?
-pity, [C] damn life, [B]
[Bb] [Ab] you're just [Gm] not worth it, [Fm] you're [F] just not worth [Bb] [Ab] it.
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Eb
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F
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Ab
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Gm
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Bb
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Eb
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F
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Learn the basic chords of John Cale - (Music For a New Society) Damn Life chords, with this master sequence: Eb, Bb, Eb, Bb, Cm, Bb, Gm and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 65 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 130. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] Damn _ [Eb] life, _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ damn [Cm] _ life, _
_ _ [Bb] _ what's [Eb] it worth, [Dm] damn life, _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ getting [Ab] by [Eb] without [Dm] this city?
[D] _ _ [Db] It's just [Eb] self-pity, [C] damn life, [B] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ you're just [Gm] not worth it, _ [Fm] you're [F] just not worth [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] it. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] They eat you [Dm] alive, _ [Cm] they drink the sweat [Bb] from your brow, _ [Eb] _ _ eating _ [Bb] _ the [Cm] salt from the [Fm] lake,
the earth [Bb] you'll never [Eb] know, [Bb] _ [D] oh no, [G] respect, _ [Ab] _ [Fm] respect, _ [B] what's miss [Bb] Bell,
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ God,
_ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ she _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] was the [F] one who got left behind, she was the one who got lost,
_ [Ab] never to come in and find, it's just a visual at any cost, now [Fm] nothing can break this heart of mine,
[Bb] it stands invincible [Fm] all the time, _ now [Fm] it's get what you left [Bb] behind,
secret you shall [F] find, [F] secret you shall find, all [Gm] of them.
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] So _ [Dm] she's still _ [Dm] wandering [Cm] her heart [Bb] away, _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
doesn't [Bb] even know [Cm] if it's night _ or [Bb] day,
_ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] and [D] even if [Eb] someone else, [C] she'd stand little hope [B] of [Eb] _ recognizing [Gm] those friends she [F] had, _ _
_ _ and in [Bbm] many, [Bb] many ways those friends [Ab] were _ glad.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Music For a New Society/M:FANS album.

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