Life On A String Chords by Mandolin Orange

Tempo:
138.25 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Am

Dm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mandolin Orange - Life On A String chords
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[A] [Eb]
[C]
[Dm]
[Gm] [C] [F]
[G] [Bb]
[C]
[G] [Dm]
[Gm] [F]
[G] [Am] [Bb]
[Am] [C]
[F]
All [Am] this is easy and all [Dm] that we need We've fallen [Bb] behind, [F] we've fallen behind
[C] [F] You can dig [Am] all you like and make a big [Dm]
pile And sing [Bb] all the while, [F] and sing all the [C] while
[Am] [Dm] The church [C] has the boys who strung [F] the rye [C] [Dm]
I'm [C] just a boy [F]
giving it [C] [Am]
[Dm] rye, [G] [Am]
it's [Dm] all [F] rye
I'm shedding [C] my skin instead [F] of these tears
[Am] It's all [Dm] in the dreams, life [Bb] in a dream
[F] And life on a stream [C] [F]
Living [Am] atop our own [Dm] little hill
Perched [Bb] for the kill, [G] we're perched [F] for the [C] kill
[G] [Dm]
The church [C] has the boys who strung [F] the rye [Am] [Dm]
I'm [Gm] just a boy [F] giving it [C] [Am]
[Bb] rye, [G] [Am]
it's [F] all rye
I'm [Dm] shedding [C] my skin instead [F] of these tears
[C] [Dm]
[Am] [F]
[G] [Bb]
[C]
[F]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [F]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[Gm] [F]
[C]
[F] Love was [Am] the life first seen at [Dm] our birth [G]
And then all [Bb] the earth, [F]
and then all the [C] earth
[F] How [Am] can it fall so [Dm] far behind?
[G] Try [Bb] to remind me, I'll [F] try to remind
[G] [C]
[F] The church [C] has the boys who strung [F] the rye [Am]
[Dm] I'm [C] just a boy [F] giving it
[C] [Am] [Bb] rye, [G] [Am] it's [Dm] all [Am] rye
[Bb]
[Am] It's [Bb]
all [Am] rye, [Bb] rye
[Am] [Bb]
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Mandolin Orange - Life On A String chords, Practice these chords sequence - C, F, Am, Dm, C, Dm and F. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 69 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 138 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
All [Am] this is easy and all [Dm] that we need _ _ _ We've fallen [Bb] behind, _ _ [F] _ we've fallen behind
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] You _ can dig [Am] all you like and make a big [Dm]
pile _ And sing [Bb] all the while, _ _ [F] _ and sing all the _ _ [C] while
_ [Am] _ [Dm] The church [C] has the boys who strung [F] the rye _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
I'm [C] just a boy [F] _
giving it _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Dm] rye, _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
it's [Dm] all _ [F] _ rye
I'm shedding [C] my skin instead [F] of these tears _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ It's all [Dm] in the dreams, _ _ _ life [Bb] in a dream
_ [F] And life on a stream [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F]
Living _ [Am] _ atop our own [Dm] little hill
_ _ _ Perched [Bb] for the kill, _ _ _ [G] we're perched [F] for the _ _ [C] _ _ kill
[G] _ [Dm]
The church [C] has the boys who strung [F] the rye _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
I'm [Gm] just a boy [F] _ giving it _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Bb] rye, _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
it's [F] all _ rye
I'm [Dm] shedding [C] my skin instead [F] of these tears
_ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ Love was [Am] the life first seen at [Dm] our birth _ _ _ [G]
And then all [Bb] the earth, _ _ [F]
and then all the _ _ [C] earth _
_ [F] How _ [Am] can it fall so [Dm] far behind? _ _ _
[G] Try [Bb] to remind me, _ I'll [F] try to _ remind
[G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] The church [C] has the boys who strung [F] the rye _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ I'm [C] just a boy [F] _ giving it _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bb] rye, _ [G] _ [Am] _ it's _ [Dm] all _ [Am] rye
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ It's [Bb] _
all [Am] rye, _ _ [Bb] rye _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The Quiet Little Room album includes this song.

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