{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1088158,"song":"The Living","artist":"Natalie Merchant","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11241157-the-living-chords-by-natalie-merchant/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1088158?type=chord","rating":4.86069,"votes":18,"content":"This is a very sad, beautiful, and easy to play song.\r\n\r\nFor the 'G' on the Intro, don't use the low 'E' string so as to leave\r\nyour index finger free for 1st fret fill.\r\nFor the 'D' chord, include the open 'A' string for flavor.\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard, Capo on #1\r\n\r\n[tab]INTRO:\r\n     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\n E --0-------0------3-----3----2-2----0-0------3-3-----2------0-|\r\n B --1-3-1---1-3-1--3-1-0-3-1--3-3-0--1-1------3-3-1-0-3-3-0--1-|\r\n G --0-------0------0-----0----2-2----0-0------0-0-----2------0-|\r\n D --2-------2------0-----0----0-0----2-2-0-2--0-0-----0------2-|\r\n A --3-------3------2-----2-----------3-3------2-2------------3-|\r\n E --0-------0------------------------0-0---------------------0-|[/tab]\r\n\r\nVERSE\r\n[[ch]C[/ch]]What's it like there [[ch]G[/ch]]outside\r\nWith the [[ch]D[/ch]]living, with the [[ch]C[/ch]]living\r\n[[ch]C[/ch]]Here I've found a place [[ch]G[/ch]]that I can hide\r\nFrom the [[ch]D[/ch]]living, from the [[ch]C[/ch]]living\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\nCause I [[ch]G[/ch]]don't care to [[ch]D[/ch]]stay with the [[ch]C[/ch]]living\r\n\r\nVERSE\r\n[[ch]C[/ch]]Oh, the bottle has [[ch]G[/ch]]been to me\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]My closest friend, my [[ch]C[/ch]]worst enemy\r\n[[ch]C[/ch]]Oh, fickle I [[ch]G[/ch]]walked a fine line\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]Squandered it all and [[ch]C[/ch]]wasted my time\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\nAnd I [[ch]G[/ch]]don't stand a [[ch]D[/ch]]chance among the [[ch]C[/ch]]living\r\n\r\nVERSE\r\n[[ch]C[/ch]]For the lovers I've [[ch]G[/ch]]gambled and lost\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]Count my mistakes what[[ch]C[/ch]]ever the cost\r\n[[ch]C[/ch]]I'll go off, I'll [[ch]G[/ch]]make myself scarce\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]Oh, come tomorrow You [[ch]C[/ch]]won't find me here\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\nBecause I [[ch]G[/ch]]don't care to [[ch]D[/ch]]stay with the [[ch]C[/ch]]living\r\nI don't [[ch]G[/ch]]think I'll [[ch]D[/ch]]remain with the [[ch]C[/ch]]living\r\n\r\nsolo:\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] (crying)\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] (crying)\r\n\r\nAnd I [[ch]G[/ch]]don't care to [[ch]D[/ch]]stay with the [[ch]C[/ch]]living\r\nNo, I [[ch]G[/ch]]don't care to [[ch]D[/ch]]stay  [[ch]C[/ch]]","plain_text":"This is a very sad, beautiful, and easy to play song.\n\nFor the 'G' on the Intro, don't use the low 'E' string so as to leave\nyour index finger free for 1st fret fill.\nFor the 'D' chord, include the open 'A' string for flavor.\n\nTuning: Standard, Capo on #1\n\n\n\nVERSE\n[C]What's it like there [G]outside\nWith the [D]living, with the [C]living\n[C]Here I've found a place [G]that I can hide\nFrom the [D]living, from the [C]living\n\nCHORUS\nCause I [G]don't care to [D]stay with the [C]living\n\nVERSE\n[C]Oh, the bottle has [G]been to me\n[D]My closest friend, my [C]worst enemy\n[C]Oh, fickle I [G]walked a fine line\n[D]Squandered it all and [C]wasted my time\n\nCHORUS\nAnd I [G]don't stand a [D]chance among the [C]living\n\nVERSE\n[C]For the lovers I've [G]gambled and lost\n[D]Count my mistakes what[C]ever the cost\n[C]I'll go off, I'll [G]make myself scarce\n[D]Oh, come tomorrow You [C]won't find me here\n\nCHORUS\nBecause I [G]don't care to [D]stay with the [C]living\nI don't [G]think I'll [D]remain with the [C]living\n\nsolo:\nC G D C (crying)\nC G D C (crying)\n\nAnd I [G]don't care to [D]stay with the [C]living\nNo, I [G]don't care to [D]stay  [C]","chords":["G","E","D","A","C","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}