{"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":942485,"song":"A Good Life","artist":"Jill Sobule","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11615048-a-good-life-chords-by-jill-sobule/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/942485?type=chord","rating":4.92087,"votes":4,"content":" A Good Life - Jill Sobule\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard. Capo on 2nd fret.\r\n\r\nSounds good with arpeggios or strumming. This is based on Jill's own great \r\n\r\n(Two quick strums, or one fast downwards arpeggio - plucking bass note then three \r\nstrings - per chord for verse and the chorus; like 2/2 timing. Bridge section is \r\nslower, more like 4/4 timing.)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTomorrow the ground may shake[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike they said it was bound to happen one day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the Hollywood sign will fall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe final call[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus 1]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWell, don't you fret, and don't be blue[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nYou had me and I had you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was a good life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was a good, good life[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTomorrow we could all be gone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the Russian gangsters sell the bomb[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the waves come roaring from the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA hundred-foot swells over Venice Beach[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus 2]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWell, don't be scared, and take my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nWe'll swim into the Promised Land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was a good life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was a good, good life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was a good life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was a good, good life[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTomorrow a tiny cell might grow[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn everyone, and it's not the cold[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOr the hole in the sky will open wide[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe aliens land on the 105[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus 3]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIf it comes to that what can we do?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nYou loved me and I loved you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was a good life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was a good, good life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was a good life[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was a good, good life[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Then the same chords again for the rest of the song: G, D Em; C, D, G).\r\n\r\nI said a boom boom crash crash underneath the overpass\r\nBurning buildings, flying glass\r\nA good life\r\nOn the day the earth stood still, we won't have to pay our bills\r\nAs the mud slides down the hill, a good life\r\nAnd we won't have to make our beds\r\nBreak out the booze, and like I said\r\nLet's have a ball before we're dead\r\nA good life\r\nLet the pyres rise above\r\nWe'll go down in our sweet love\r\nIt was a good, good life","plain_text":"A Good Life - Jill Sobule\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTuning: Standard. Capo on 2nd fret.\n\nSounds good with arpeggios or strumming. This is based on Jill's own great \n\n(Two quick strums, or one fast downwards arpeggio - plucking bass note then three \nstrings - per chord for verse and the chorus; like 2/2 timing. Bridge section is \nslower, more like 4/4 timing.)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n\nG D G D G D G D\nG D G D Em D G\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Then the same chords again for the rest of the song: G, D Em; C, D, G).\n\nI said a boom boom crash crash underneath the overpass\nBurning buildings, flying glass\nA good life\nOn the day the earth stood still, we won't have to pay our bills\nAs the mud slides down the hill, a good life\nAnd we won't have to make our beds\nBreak out the booze, and like I said\nLet's have a ball before we're dead\nA good life\nLet the pyres rise above\nWe'll go down in our sweet love\nIt was a good, good life","chords":["A","G","D","Em","Bm","C","Cm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}