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Life Is For Living

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Capo 1
[Verse]
Now AI never meF#m7ant,
Esus4to do wronEg,
thaDts what I cBm7ame here to Asay.Asus4  A  
But iAf I was wroF#m7ng,
Esus4Than I'm sorEry,
I dDon't let it stBm7and in our wAay.Asus4  A  
As my Ahead just acF#m7hes,
When I Esus4think of,E  
The thinDgs that I shBm7ouldn't have dAone.Asus4  A  
But if lAife is for liviF#m7ng,
We Esus4all know,E  
And I dDon't want to lBm7ive it alonAe.Asus4  A  
[Bridge]
Sing, E7Ah, AAh, ODsus2h
         D  D(4th fret) Dm(5th fret)
Sing Ah,  Ah,         Oh
And just think E7Ah, AAh, Dsus2OhA  

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Life Is For Living

by Coldplay

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

Esus4

Bm7

Asus4

Dsus2

Capo 1

[Verse]

A F#m7

Now I never meant,

Esus4 E

to do wrong,

D Bm7 A Asus4 A

thats what I came here to say.

A F#m7

But if I was wrong,

Esus4 E

Than I'm sorry,

D Bm7 A Asus4 A

I don't let it stand in our way.

A F#m7

As my head just aches,

Esus4 E

When I think of,

D Bm7 A Asus4 A

The things that I shouldn't have done.

A F#m7

But if life is for living,

Esus4 E

We all know,

D Bm7 A Asus4 A

And I don't want to live it alone.

[Bridge]

E7 A Dsus2

Sing, Ah, Ah, Oh

D D Dm

(4th fret) (5th fret)

Sing Ah, Ah, Oh

E7 A Dsus2 A

And just think Ah, Ah, Oh

About Life Is For Living Chords by Coldplay

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What key is "Life Is For Living" in?

The chords for "Life Is For Living" show the original chord names (including A, F#m7, Esus4, E, D, Bm7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.