Chords for Secret O' Life - Songs of Comfort by James Taylor
Tempo:
93.675 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Dm
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[G] [C]
Now the secret life is enjoying [Gm] passage [C] of time
Any [Gm] [G] [C]
fool [G] can do it
[C]
There ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] it
[C]
[F] Nobody knows [Em] how we got to the top of [A] the hill
[D] [A] [Dm] But since we're on our way down
[G] [Dm] We might as well [G] enjoy the ride
[C] The [G] secret love isn't [F] opening [C] up your heart
It's [Gm] [C]
okay to feel [G] afraid
[C] But don't let it stand in [Dm] your [G] way [C] No longer
[F] As everyone [C] knows [Em] that love is the only [A]
rule
And [D] [A] [Dm]
since we're only here for a while
[G] We [Dm] might as well [C] show [G] some style
[C] Give us [Gm] a smile
[C] Isn't that a lovely ride?
See [Em] me sliding down, I've been gliding [A] down
[Dm]
Try [Am] not to try too hard
[G] It's just a [C] lovely ride
[G] [C] Now think about time is that time [F] isn't [C] really real
[G] It's [C] [Gm]
[C] all on your [G] point of [F] view
[G]
How [Am] does it feel [C] for you when [Bb] they're [C] not?
[F] Einstein said you [Em] could never understand [A] at all
[D] [G]
[Dm] [C] Planet spinning through [Dm] [G] space
[Am] And the smile [F] upon your [G] face
[C] Welcome to the [Gm] human race
[C]
Isn't [F] that a lovely [C] ride?
[F]
[Em] I've been sliding [B] down, I've [Em] been gliding [A]
down
[Dm] Don't [C] try not to try [D] too [G] hard
It's just a [C] lovely ride
[Gm] Now now now
[C] Isn't that a lovely ride?
Oh mama [Em] yes
See me [B] sliding [Em] down, I've been gliding [A] down
[Am] Try not to try too hard
[G] It's just a lovely [C] ride
[Gm] [C] Now the secret of life is [D]
[G] enjoying [F] passage [C] of time
[G] [C] [Gm] [C] [G]
[C]
[G] [C]
Now the secret life is enjoying [Gm] passage [C] of time
Any [Gm] [G] [C]
fool [G] can do it
[C]
There ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] it
[C]
[F] Nobody knows [Em] how we got to the top of [A] the hill
[D] [A] [Dm] But since we're on our way down
[G] [Dm] We might as well [G] enjoy the ride
[C] The [G] secret love isn't [F] opening [C] up your heart
It's [Gm] [C]
okay to feel [G] afraid
[C] But don't let it stand in [Dm] your [G] way [C] No longer
[F] As everyone [C] knows [Em] that love is the only [A]
rule
And [D] [A] [Dm]
since we're only here for a while
[G] We [Dm] might as well [C] show [G] some style
[C] Give us [Gm] a smile
[C] Isn't that a lovely ride?
See [Em] me sliding down, I've been gliding [A] down
[Dm]
Try [Am] not to try too hard
[G] It's just a [C] lovely ride
[G] [C] Now think about time is that time [F] isn't [C] really real
[G] It's [C] [Gm]
[C] all on your [G] point of [F] view
[G]
How [Am] does it feel [C] for you when [Bb] they're [C] not?
[F] Einstein said you [Em] could never understand [A] at all
[D] [G]
[Dm] [C] Planet spinning through [Dm] [G] space
[Am] And the smile [F] upon your [G] face
[C] Welcome to the [Gm] human race
[C]
Isn't [F] that a lovely [C] ride?
[F]
[Em] I've been sliding [B] down, I've [Em] been gliding [A]
down
[Dm] Don't [C] try not to try [D] too [G] hard
It's just a [C] lovely ride
[Gm] Now now now
[C] Isn't that a lovely ride?
Oh mama [Em] yes
See me [B] sliding [Em] down, I've been gliding [A] down
[Am] Try not to try too hard
[G] It's just a lovely [C] ride
[Gm] [C] Now the secret of life is [D]
[G] enjoying [F] passage [C] of time
[G] [C] [Gm] [C] [G]
[C]
Key:
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Dm
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Gm
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C]
Now the secret life is enjoying [Gm] passage [C] of time
Any _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ [C] _
_ fool [G] can do it
[C] _ _
There ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] it
[C] _ _
[F] Nobody knows [Em] how we got to the top of [A] the hill
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] But since we're on our way down
[G] _ [Dm] We might as well [G] enjoy the ride
[C] The [G] secret love isn't [F] opening [C] up your heart
It's _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C]
okay to feel [G] afraid
_ [C] But don't let it stand in [Dm] your [G] way [C] No longer
[F] As everyone [C] knows [Em] that love is the only [A]
rule
And [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm]
since we're only here for a while
[G] _ We [Dm] might as well [C] show [G] some style
[C] Give _ us [Gm] a smile
[C] Isn't that a lovely ride?
_ _ _ See [Em] me sliding down, I've been gliding [A] down
[Dm]
Try [Am] not to try too hard
[G] It's just a [C] lovely ride
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] Now think about time is that time [F] isn't [C] really real
[G] It's _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] all on your [G] point of [F] view
[G] _
How [Am] does it feel [C] for you when [Bb] they're [C] not?
[F] Einstein said you [Em] could never understand [A] at all
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] [C] Planet spinning through [Dm] _ _ [G] space
[Am] And the smile [F] upon your [G] _ face _
[C] Welcome to the [Gm] human race
_ [C]
Isn't [F] that a lovely [C] ride?
[F] _ _ _
[Em] I've been sliding [B] down, I've [Em] been gliding [A]
down
[Dm] Don't [C] try not to try [D] too [G] hard
It's just a [C] lovely ride
[Gm] Now now now
[C] Isn't that a lovely ride?
Oh mama [Em] yes
See me [B] sliding [Em] down, I've been gliding [A] down
[Am] Try not to try too hard
[G] It's just a lovely [C] ride _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] Now the secret of life is [D]
[G] enjoying [F] passage [C] of time
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C]
Now the secret life is enjoying [Gm] passage [C] of time
Any _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ [C] _
_ fool [G] can do it
[C] _ _
There ain't nothing [Dm] to [G] it
[C] _ _
[F] Nobody knows [Em] how we got to the top of [A] the hill
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] But since we're on our way down
[G] _ [Dm] We might as well [G] enjoy the ride
[C] The [G] secret love isn't [F] opening [C] up your heart
It's _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C]
okay to feel [G] afraid
_ [C] But don't let it stand in [Dm] your [G] way [C] No longer
[F] As everyone [C] knows [Em] that love is the only [A]
rule
And [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm]
since we're only here for a while
[G] _ We [Dm] might as well [C] show [G] some style
[C] Give _ us [Gm] a smile
[C] Isn't that a lovely ride?
_ _ _ See [Em] me sliding down, I've been gliding [A] down
[Dm]
Try [Am] not to try too hard
[G] It's just a [C] lovely ride
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] Now think about time is that time [F] isn't [C] really real
[G] It's _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] all on your [G] point of [F] view
[G] _
How [Am] does it feel [C] for you when [Bb] they're [C] not?
[F] Einstein said you [Em] could never understand [A] at all
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] [C] Planet spinning through [Dm] _ _ [G] space
[Am] And the smile [F] upon your [G] _ face _
[C] Welcome to the [Gm] human race
_ [C]
Isn't [F] that a lovely [C] ride?
[F] _ _ _
[Em] I've been sliding [B] down, I've [Em] been gliding [A]
down
[Dm] Don't [C] try not to try [D] too [G] hard
It's just a [C] lovely ride
[Gm] Now now now
[C] Isn't that a lovely ride?
Oh mama [Em] yes
See me [B] sliding [Em] down, I've been gliding [A] down
[Am] Try not to try too hard
[G] It's just a lovely [C] ride _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] Now the secret of life is [D]
[G] enjoying [F] passage [C] of time
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _