What Am I Living For Chords by Percy Sledge

Tempo:
87.25 bpm
Chords used:

C#

C

G

G#

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Percy Sledge   What Am I Living For chords
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[F] [C]
[Dm] [C]
What am I living for if not [G] for you?
What am I living for if not [C] for you?
What am I living for if not [F] for you?
[C]
Nobody, [G] nobody [C] else will do.
What am I for to [G]
peel your lips tonight?
And [C] won't you try to be my lamb?
[F]
[C]
[G] [C]
[F]
[C]
[D] I've loved you all the time [G] I love you so.
[G#] [C#] What am I living for if not [G#] for you?
what am I living for if not [C#] for you?
We'll do whatever [F#] nobody else [C#]
will [G#] [C#]
do.
[F#] [C#]
[G#] [C#] Nobody else will do.
[F#] [C#]
[G#] Nobody else [C#] will [F#] do.
[C#] [F#] [C#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
C
3211
G
2131
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
C
3211
G
2131
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To start learning Percy Sledge - What Am I Living For chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C#, F#, C#, G#, C#, F, C, G and C in sequence. Set your pace at 43 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 87. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ What am I living for _ if not [G] for you?
_ _ What am I living for if not [C] for you?
_ _ What am I living for if not [F] for you?
_ _ _ [C]
Nobody, _ [G] nobody [C] else will do.
_ What am I for to _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ peel your lips tonight?
And [C] won't you try _ _ to be my lamb?
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] I've loved you all the time _ [G] I love you so.
[G#] _ _ [C#] What am I living for if not [G#] for you?
_ _ what am I living for if not [C#] for you?
We'll do _ whatever _ _ _ _ _ [F#] nobody else _ _ _ _ [C#] _
will [G#] _ _ _ [C#]
do.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] Nobody else will do.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [G#] Nobody else [C#] will [F#] do.
_ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Art Harris and Jacobson Fred.

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