Life Is Suicide Chords by Percy Mayfield

Tempo:
198.6 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Cm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Percy Mayfield - Life Is Suicide chords
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[Eb] [Fm]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm]
[Bb] [F]
I'm laying here wondering which way to go
[Bb] [E] My [F] baby's left me like she did before
Cause I'm [Cm] all alone
100%  ➙  199BPM
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
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To learn Percy Mayfield - (Album Version) Life Is Suicide chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, Ab, Eb, Fm, Abm, Eb and Ab. Start with a comfortable 63 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 127. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
I'm laying here _ wondering _ _ which way to go
[A] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [E] My _ [F] baby's left me _ _ like she did before
_ [Ab] It's so _ confusing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Cause _ _ _ I'm [Cm] all _ alone _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ I [Ab] can't live without my baby _
_ _ [Bb] But _ _ _ _ still my [Cm] baby's gone
[Ebm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ Got up one [Eb]
morning
_ _ About the break of day
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] I _ saw the taxi _ _
When it rolled away
_ It [Ab]
had my _ baby
[Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ She _ left me on [Cm] my _ _ [Ebm] own
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
I [Ab] can't live _ without my _ baby
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ But still my [Cm] baby's [Ebm] gone
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ I [Gbm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ can't [Eb] live without my baby
Going _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ down to the river
_ _ And go out with the _ tide
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [B] _
Without my [F] baby _ _ _
Life is _ suicide
I [Ab] can't _ continue _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In _ this [Eb] world _ _ alone
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
I can't [Ab] live without my _ _ baby
_ [Bb] _
But _ [Ebm] _ _ [Bb] still my [Ab] baby's gone
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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