Takes a Lifetime Chords by Joey Harkum

Tempo:
78.025 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

D

Eb

Cm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Takes a Lifetime chords
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[Bb] [D] [Eb] [Bb]
[D] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
The work's [D] all done boys, let's [Eb] go home [Bb]
Put ten [D] thousand [Bb] miles on [Eb] my headstone
[Bb]
Take [D] your oil, son, [Eb] you know it won't be long [Bb] You're gonna have to pay [D] for all that wrong
[Eb] you've done [Bb]
You [Cm] know sometimes it takes [F] a lifetime
To [Bb] know [D] that [Eb] [Bb]
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[D] all along you've been living off of [Eb] them wayward songs [Bb] you sing
[D] You can't compare to [Bb] family [Eb] all the blessings you've [Bb] been given
[D] Right or wrong, you know you [Eb] only make your own [Bb] decisions
[D] The universe will carry on [Eb] even if you do [Bb] not listen
You [Cm] know sometimes it takes a lifetime To [Bb] know, [D] [Eb] [Bb]
you [Cm] know sometimes it takes a lifetime
[A] [Bb] To know
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[D] The [Eb] [Bb]
work's [D] all done boys, let's [Eb] go home [Bb]
Back to where [D] we lay our heads [Eb] with the ones we love [Bb] the most
Seems [D] so long we've [Eb] been headed for the coast [F] [Bb] Anymore I fear [D] I disappear, [Eb] should I greet you [Bb] as a ghost?
You [Cm] know sometimes it [A] takes a lifetime [F]
[Bb] To know, [D] [Eb] [Bb]
you [Cm] know sometimes it [F] takes a lifetime
[Bb] To know [D] that [Eb] [Bb]
[D] all along you've been living off [Eb] of them wayward songs [Bb] you sing
[D] You can't compare to family [Eb] all the blessings you've [Bb] been given
[D] Right or wrong, you know [Gm] you [Eb] only make your own [Bb]
decisions
[D] The universe will carry on [Eb] even if you do [Bb] not listen
You [Cm] know sometimes it [A] takes a lifetime To [Bb] know, [D] [Eb] [Bb]
you [Cm] know sometimes it [A] takes a lifetime [Bb] To know
[D] You [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] know sometimes it [F] takes a lifetime [Bb] To know
Key:  
Bb
12341111
D
1321
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
D
1321
Eb
12341116
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Learn the basic chords of Joey Harkum - Takes A Lifetime chords, with this master sequence: D, Eb, Bb, D and Bb. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 39 BPM before aiming for the song's 78 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Bb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ The work's [D] all done boys, let's [Eb] go home _ [Bb] _
_ Put ten [D] thousand [Bb] miles on [Eb] my headstone
[Bb] _
_ Take [D] your oil, son, [Eb] you know it won't be long [Bb] You're gonna have to pay [D] for all that wrong
[Eb] you've done _ [Bb]
You [Cm] know sometimes it takes [F] a lifetime
To [Bb] know [D] that _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[D] all along you've been living off of [Eb] them wayward songs [Bb] you sing
[D] You can't compare to [Bb] family [Eb] all the blessings you've [Bb] been given
[D] Right or wrong, you know you [Eb] only make your own [Bb] decisions
[D] The universe will carry on [Eb] even if you do [Bb] not listen
You [Cm] know sometimes it takes a lifetime To [Bb] know, _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
you [Cm] know sometimes it takes a lifetime
[A] _ [Bb] To know
_ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [D] The _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ work's [D] all done boys, let's [Eb] go home _ [Bb] _
Back to where [D] we lay our heads [Eb] with the ones we love [Bb] the most
_ Seems [D] so long we've [Eb] been headed for the coast [F] [Bb] Anymore I fear [D] I disappear, [Eb] should I greet you [Bb] as a ghost?
You [Cm] know sometimes it [A] takes a lifetime [F] _
[Bb] To know, _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
you [Cm] know sometimes it [F] takes a lifetime _
[Bb] To know [D] that _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[D] all along you've been living off [Eb] of them wayward songs [Bb] you sing
[D] You can't compare to family [Eb] all the blessings you've [Bb] been given
[D] Right or wrong, you know [Gm] you [Eb] only make your own [Bb]
decisions
[D] The universe will carry on [Eb] even if you do [Bb] not listen
You [Cm] know sometimes it [A] takes a lifetime To [Bb] know, _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
you [Cm] know sometimes it [A] takes a lifetime _ [Bb] To know
[D] You _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[Cm] know sometimes it [F] takes a _ lifetime [Bb] To know _ _ _ _ _

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