{"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":2849207,"song":"Aint This The Life","artist":"Oingo Boingo","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11644775-aint-this-the-life-chords-by-oingo-boingo/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2849207?type=chord","rating":4.23864,"votes":3,"content":"VERSION: Transcribed from the live Urgh! A Music War version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok1nWNw7t30\r\n         Recorded at The Whisky in Hollywood, CA on August 17th, 1980.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Chords]\r\nF     133211 or x-8-10-10-10-8[/tab]\r\n[ch]F#[/ch]    224432\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     557775\r\n[tab][ch]D#[/ch]    667776\r\nA#    688766 or x13331[/tab]\r\n[ch]G#[/ch]    466544\r\n[ch]F#[/ch]    244322\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch]    322333\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch]    x68886\r\n[ch]Db[/ch]    x46664\r\n[ch]B[/ch]     x24442\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     022100\r\n[ch]C[/ch]     x35553\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D#[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D#[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D#[/ch]\r\n   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n[ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n[ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  N.C.\r\n\r\n\r\n [Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nLivin' way up now in a penthouse high[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]A#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nOur steaks are rare and our marti-ni's dry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nFolks below they say it ain't fair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nHell with them, I really don't care[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nJoie de vivre, mon amie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]A#[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]Db[/ch]   N.C.\r\nAin't this the life          Aaaa![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nHaving a party on a big jet plane[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]A#[/ch]   [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nI got so drunk that I could feel no pain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nHangin' out in Acapulco[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nDrinkin' rum and sniffin' coco[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nPretty señorita, look this way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nDancing through the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nEverything's all right[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nGirlfriend and a wife,    Oh[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A#[/ch]       [ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]Db[/ch]             [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAin't this the life, Oh oh, ain't this the life, oh baby, baby, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A#[/ch]       [ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]Db[/ch]             [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAin't this the life, Oh oh, ain't this the life, oh baby, baby, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nAin't this the life       Oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAin’t this the life     (Ain’t this the life now)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]  N.C.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nTropical island in the deep blue sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]A#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThe natives are friendly and the lobster's free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nSipping Cognac like a French king[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nPlenty of room, I own the whole thing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nJoie de vivre, mon amie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]A#[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]Db[/ch]   N.C.\r\nAin't this the life          Hughhhh[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nThink I'll go out now on a shopping spree[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]A#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nBreakfast in New York, dinner in Paris[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nHangin' out with Lynn and Suzie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nHave a massage and a Jacuzzi[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nClimb into bed and see what's on T—-V,  Awwww[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nDancing through the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nEverything's all right[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nGirlfriend and a wife . .[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A#[/ch]          [ch]F#[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nAin't this the life, ya uh uh uh uh, I said Ain't this the life, Tell me tell me tell me[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A#[/ch]          [ch]F#[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nAin't this the life, ya uh uh uh uh, I said Ain't this the life, Oh Baby baby baby baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A#[/ch]       [ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]Db[/ch]             [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAin't this the life, Oh oh, ain't this the life, oh baby, baby, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A#[/ch]       [ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]Db[/ch]             [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAin't this the life, Oh oh, ain't this the life, oh baby, baby, baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nAin't this the life       Oh[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAin’t this the life[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n    Oh Baby baby baby baby, Ain't this the life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n    Oh Mama mama mama, Ain't this the life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n    Tell me, tell me, tell me, Ain't this the life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n    Oh Baby baby baby baby, Ain't this the life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n    Oh Mama mama mama, Ain't this the life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n    Tell me, tell me, tell me, Ain't this the life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n      I said, Ain't this the life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n      I said, Ain't this the life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n      I said, Ain't this the life[/tab]\r\n[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]A#[/ch]","plain_text":"VERSION: Transcribed from the live Urgh! A Music War version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok1nWNw7t30\n         Recorded at The Whisky in Hollywood, CA on August 17th, 1980.\n\n\n\nF#    224432\nD     557775\n\nG#    466544\nF#    244322\nGm    322333\nEb    x68886\nDb    x46664\nB     x24442\nE     022100\nC     x35553\n\n\n[Intro]\n   F F#   F F#   F F#\n   D D#   D D#   D D#\n   F F#   F F#   F F#\nA#  G# F#    Gm  F Eb   Db  B F F#  F F#\nA#  G# F#    Gm  F Eb   Db  B F F#  F F#\nA# G# F# E F  N.C.\n\n\n [Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nA#  G# F#    Gm  F Eb   Db  B F F#  F F#\nA# G# F# E F  N.C.\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA# G# F# E D C A#","chords":["A","F","F#","D","D#","G#","Gm","Eb","Db","B","E","C","A#"],"chord_diagrams":{"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}