{"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":1971987,"song":"Life Goes On","artist":"The Kinks","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1971987-life-goes-on-chords-by-the-kinks/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1971987?type=chord","rating":4.89586,"votes":13,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D/B[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA friend of mine just had a real bad time.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D/B[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou see, his life was shattered and he lost his mind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D/B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHis girl ran off along with his best friend,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D/B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd through emotional stress he brought his life to an end.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt was such a tragedy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut that's the way it's got to be.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife goes on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D/B[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife goes on. It happens ev'ry day.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D/B[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo appreciate what you got before it's taken away.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife will hit you when you're unprepared,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D/B[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo be grateful and take all that you can while you're there.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGet that frown off your head,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause you're a long time dead.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife goes on and on and on.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife goes on and on and on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah[/tab]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]   \r\nNo use runnin' 'round lookin' scared,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\nLife could get you when you're unaware.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOne day it's gonna come, so you better accept it.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nLife will hit you when you least expect it.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd one day when you are gone,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know that life will still go on.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut no one'll care if you've been good, bad, right or wrong.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife will still go on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Lead Break]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife goes on and on and on.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife goes on and on and on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah[/tab]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3] \r\n[tab]   [ch]D/B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy bank went broke and my well ran dry.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was almost enough to contemplate suicide.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D/B[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI turned on the gas, but I soon realized[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D/B[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI hadn't settled my bill so they cut off my supply.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo matter how I try, it seems I'm too young to die.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife goes on and on and on.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife goes on and on and on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah[/tab]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]D/B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTornado, cyclone and hurricane[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D/B[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCan batter the houses with the thunder and rain.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/B[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBlizzards can blow; the waves hit the shore,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D/B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the people recover and come back for more.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSomehow the people fight back, even the future looks black.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife goes on and on and on.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife goes on and on and on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/B[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]D/B[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife goes on. It happens ev'ry day.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D/B[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D/B[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo appreciate what you got before it's taken away.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]D/B[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife will hit you when you're unprepared,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D/B[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D/B[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo be grateful and take all that you can while you're there.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n(Fade out)[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD/B D D/B D\nD/B D D/B D\nD/B D A D\nD/B D A D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD/B D A D\nD/B D A D\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD/B D A D\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD/B D A D\nD/B D A D\n\n[Lead Break]\nD/B D A D\nD/B D A D\nD/B D A D\nD/B D A D\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\nD/B D A D\n\n[Verse 3] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD/B D A D\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nD/B D D/B D\nD/B D D/B D\nD/B D D/B D\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD/B D D/B D","chords":["D/B","D","A","Bm","G","F#m","Em","E","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]},"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]}}}