Live For Life Chords by Abbey Lincoln

Tempo:
132.05 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

C

Gm

Am

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Live For Life - Abbey Lincoln chords
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[Bb] [G]
Come with [Eb] me my love seize the day and live it live it [Am] fully live it fast
[D]
Never [Eb] thinking once about tomorrow till
[Am] Tomorrow's been and [Gb] gone and passed
We'll [Fm] pour the wine and [Db] fill the cup of joy [Gm] and drink it drink as [C] if it were the [Gm]
last
Live just [C]
[F] live for life
[Ab]
In Paris [Eb] today
in Amsterdam tomorrow
[Am]
60 minutes through the [Ab] skies
[Eb] Fly with me to see the setting summer [Am] Sun
Stay with me [D] to see it rise
And [Db] say to those who say to live this way is mad
[Gm] That mad we'd rather [C] be than wise
[Gm] Live just [C] live for [F] life
[Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] Yesterday's a memory gone for good forever
[Am]
While tomorrow [Ab] is a guess
What is [Bb] real is
What [Eb] is here and now?
[Am] They're here and now is all [D] that we possess
[Db] So take my hand and we will take the [Gm] moment if for just [C] the moment's happiness
[Gm] Live [C] just live for life
If [F] [Bb] [Bbm]
you let it it will
[Eb] [G] [Cm]
[Ab]
You
Of [F] [Bbm] a world you never
[Eb] know
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] Share [Gm]
the [Dm] spindles to [D] be shared
[G]
Magic places to explore
Oh [C] [E] There
[Fm] the dangers [Db] to be there
God
[Eb]
Life is all this [A] and more
This [Fm] and
[Ab] more
[Bb]
[Eb]
Come with me
Where the hills of dreams [C] still and filled with flowers [Am] to
Come [Eb] with [Bb] me
To where the [Eb] laughter rings [Gm] and
[C] Drowns the pounding [Am] sounds
guns [D] of war
[Db] Yes, come with me my love and live for life and [Gm] life
Will live for you?
forever more
[D] [C] [F]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Db] [Abm]
[Ebm] Live [Db] just [Eb] [Abm] live [Gb] for life
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Abm]
Oh
[G]
[Db] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Abm]
Nice
[Gb] [A]
[Gb]
[E]
[N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Am
2311
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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To learn Abbey Lincoln - Live For Life chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Am, D, Eb, Am, Ab, Eb, C, Am, D, Db and Gm in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 66 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 132. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Eb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Come with [Eb] me my love seize the day and live it live it [Am] fully live it fast
_ [D]
Never _ [Eb] thinking once about tomorrow till
_ [Am] Tomorrow's been and [Gb] gone and passed
We'll [Fm] pour the wine and [Db] fill the cup of joy [Gm] and drink it drink as [C] if it were the _ [Gm]
last
Live _ just _ [C]
[F] live for life
_ [Ab] _ _
In Paris [Eb] today _ _
in Amsterdam tomorrow
_ [Am] _
60 minutes through the _ _ [Ab] skies
_ [Eb] Fly with me to see the setting summer [Am] Sun
Stay with me [D] to see it _ rise
And [Db] say to those who say to live this way is mad
[Gm] That mad we'd rather [C] be than _ _ wise
[Gm] _ Live _ _ just [C] _ live for [F] _ life
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ Yesterday's a memory gone for good forever
[Am] _
While tomorrow [Ab] is a guess _
What is [Bb] real _ is
What [Eb] is here and _ now?
[Am] They're here and now is all [D] that we possess
_ [Db] So take my hand and we will take the [Gm] moment if for just [C] the moment's happiness
_ [Gm] _ _ _ Live [C] just _ live _ for life _ _ _ _ _
If _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
you let it _ it will _
_ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
You
Of _ _ [F] _ [Bbm] a world _ you never _
_ _ [Eb] know
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] Share _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
the [Dm] _ spindles to [D] be _ shared
[G] _ _ _ _ _
Magic _ places to explore
_ _ Oh _ _ [C] [E] There
[Fm] _ _ the dangers [Db] to be _ there
_ _ God
[Eb] _
Life is all this _ [A] and more
_ This [Fm] and _
[Ab] _ more
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Come with me
_ Where the hills of dreams _ [C] still and filled with flowers _ [Am] to _
_ _ Come [Eb] _ _ with _ [Bb] me
To where the [Eb] laughter rings [Gm] and
_ [C] Drowns the pounding [Am] _ sounds
guns [D] of war
_ _ _ _ [Db] Yes, come with me my love _ and live for life and _ [Gm] life
Will live for you?
_ forever _ _ more
_ [D] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Ebm] Live _ _ [Db] just [Eb] _ _ [Abm] live _ _ [Gb] for _ life
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh
[G] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
Nice
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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