Lightnin' Hopkins - Life I Used To Live Chords

Tempo:
70.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Em

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lightnin' Hopkins - Life I Used To Live chords
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[A]
[E] [B] You know the life I [E] used to live, [D#] I ain't gonna live it [E] no more.
You [A] know the life I used to [F#] live, [A] I [D#] ain't gonna live it no [E] more.
Well, I [B] used to live so reckless, [E] I was [Em] losing friends everywhere I [E] go.
[Em]
[B] [A] [C#m]
[D#] [E]
[B] [Em] I'm gonna change my way of living, [A]
I'm gonna join [E] the church again.
I'm gonna [A] change my way of living, [E] I'm gonna join the church again.
Then I can go around and talk [B] religious to my, [Em]
I can [E] shake hands among all my friends.
[Em] [E] [Bm] [E]
[C#m] [A] [E]
I'm gonna say goodbye, goodbye, [A] I ain't gonna [E] live that [E] life no more.
[A] Bye, bye, bye, bye, I ain't gonna [E] live that life.
[B] [N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
D#
12341116
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Lightnin Hopkins - Life I Used To Live chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, E, A, F#, E, Em, E, A, Am and E. For best results, commence at 35 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 72. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ You know the life I [E] used to live, _ _ [D#] I ain't gonna live it [E] no more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You [A] know the life I used to [F#] live, _ [A] I [D#] ain't gonna live it no [E] more. _ _ _ _ _
Well, I [B] used to live so reckless, _ _ [E] I was [Em] losing friends everywhere I [E] go.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [Em] I'm gonna change my way of living, _ [A] _
I'm gonna join [E] the church again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm gonna [A] change my way of living, _ [E] I'm gonna join the church again. _ _ _
_ _ Then I can go around and talk [B] religious to my, [Em]
I can [E] shake hands among all my friends. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ I'm gonna say goodbye, goodbye, _ [A] I ain't gonna [E] live that [E] life no more.
_ _ [A] Bye, bye, bye, bye, I ain't gonna [E] live that life. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [N] _ _

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This song was featured on the Walkin’ to Fashioned Love, Pt.1 album.

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