Song For The Life Chords by Jerry Jeff Walker
Tempo:
106.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] I [Eb]
don't dream [Bb] as much [Cm] as I ought to
[Ab]
Lately, [Bb] that just [Eb] ain't my [Bb] [Eb] style
And the hard times [Gm] don't cut [Cm] like they used to
[Gm] They [Ab] pass quicker [Bb] like [Eb] winter's a child
But [Gm]
[Ab] somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen
[Ab] To the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm]
[Bb] [Ab]
Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be [Ab] singing
[Eb] A song for [Bb] this life [Cm] I've found
[Bbm]
You [Ab] know that keeps [Bb] my feet [Eb] on the ground
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb]
Well, the midsummer [Bb]
days sit [Cm] so heavy
[Eb]
[Ab] They don't flow [Bb] like the breeze [Eb] through your [Bb] mind
[C] [Eb] When nothing [Bb]
appears [Cm] in a hurry
They [Ab] make up [C] for some old [Eb] lost time
[Ab] Somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen
[Abm] To the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm] [F]
[Ab] Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be [Ab] singing
A [Eb]
song for [Bb] this life [Cm] I've found
[Eb] [Ab] You know that keeps [Bb] my feet on [Eb] the ground
[F] [Ab]
Somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen
To [Ab] the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm]
[Ab]
Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be [Ab] singing
[Eb] A song [Bb] for this life [Cm] I've [Eb] found
You [Ab] know [Bb] that keeps my feet [Eb] on the ground
[Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] I [Eb]
don't dream [Bb] as much [Cm] as I ought to
[Ab]
Lately, [Bb] that just [Eb] ain't my [Bb] [Eb] style
And the hard times [Gm] don't cut [Cm] like they used to
[Gm] They [Ab] pass quicker [Bb] like [Eb] winter's a child
But [Gm]
[Ab] somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen
[Ab] To the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm]
[Bb] [Ab]
Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be [Ab] singing
[Eb] A song for [Bb] this life [Cm] I've found
[Bbm]
You [Ab] know that keeps [Bb] my feet [Eb] on the ground
[Bb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb]
Well, the midsummer [Bb]
days sit [Cm] so heavy
[Eb]
[Ab] They don't flow [Bb] like the breeze [Eb] through your [Bb] mind
[C] [Eb] When nothing [Bb]
appears [Cm] in a hurry
They [Ab] make up [C] for some old [Eb] lost time
[Ab] Somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen
[Abm] To the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm] [F]
[Ab] Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be [Ab] singing
A [Eb]
song for [Bb] this life [Cm] I've found
[Eb] [Ab] You know that keeps [Bb] my feet on [Eb] the ground
[F] [Ab]
Somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen
To [Ab] the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm]
[Ab]
Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be [Ab] singing
[Eb] A song [Bb] for this life [Cm] I've [Eb] found
You [Ab] know [Bb] that keeps my feet [Eb] on the ground
[Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Eb]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Cm
Gm
Bb
Eb
Ab
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] I _ [Eb]
don't dream [Bb] as much [Cm] as I ought _ to
_ [Ab]
Lately, _ [Bb] that just [Eb] ain't my _ _ [Bb] [Eb] style
And the hard times [Gm] don't cut [Cm] like they used to
[Gm] _ They [Ab] pass quicker [Bb] like _ [Eb] winter's a child
But [Gm] _
[Ab] somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen
_ _ [Ab] To the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab]
Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be _ [Ab] singing _ _ _
_ [Eb] A song for [Bb] this life [Cm] I've found
_ [Bbm]
You _ [Ab] know that keeps [Bb] my feet [Eb] on the ground
[Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ Well, the midsummer [Bb]
days sit [Cm] so heavy
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] They don't flow [Bb] like the breeze [Eb] through your _ [Bb] mind
[C] _ [Eb] When nothing [Bb]
appears [Cm] in a hurry
They _ _ [Ab] make up [C] for some old [Eb] lost time _
_ _ [Ab] Somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen _ _
_ [Abm] To the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Ab] Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be _ [Ab] singing
_ _ _ A [Eb]
song for [Bb] this life [Cm] I've found
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] You know that keeps [Bb] my feet on [Eb] the ground
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ab]
Somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen
_ To [Ab] the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be _ [Ab] singing _ _ _
_ [Eb] A song [Bb] for this life _ [Cm] I've [Eb] found
You [Ab] _ know [Bb] that keeps my feet [Eb] on the ground _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] I _ [Eb]
don't dream [Bb] as much [Cm] as I ought _ to
_ [Ab]
Lately, _ [Bb] that just [Eb] ain't my _ _ [Bb] [Eb] style
And the hard times [Gm] don't cut [Cm] like they used to
[Gm] _ They [Ab] pass quicker [Bb] like _ [Eb] winter's a child
But [Gm] _
[Ab] somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen
_ _ [Ab] To the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab]
Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be _ [Ab] singing _ _ _
_ [Eb] A song for [Bb] this life [Cm] I've found
_ [Bbm]
You _ [Ab] know that keeps [Bb] my feet [Eb] on the ground
[Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ Well, the midsummer [Bb]
days sit [Cm] so heavy
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [Ab] They don't flow [Bb] like the breeze [Eb] through your _ [Bb] mind
[C] _ [Eb] When nothing [Bb]
appears [Cm] in a hurry
They _ _ [Ab] make up [C] for some old [Eb] lost time _
_ _ [Ab] Somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen _ _
_ [Abm] To the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Ab] Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be _ [Ab] singing
_ _ _ A [Eb]
song for [Bb] this life [Cm] I've found
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] You know that keeps [Bb] my feet on [Eb] the ground
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ab]
Somehow [Bb] I've learned [Eb] how to listen
_ To [Ab] the sound [Bb] of the sundown
[Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Knowing [Bb] with the morning [Eb] I'll be _ [Ab] singing _ _ _
_ [Eb] A song [Bb] for this life _ [Cm] I've [Eb] found
You [Ab] _ know [Bb] that keeps my feet [Eb] on the ground _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _