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Things In Life

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Chords on the off beat as typical with reggae.
Ab Major (4th fret), Cm (3rd fret), Bbm (1st fret), Db Major (4th fret)
Intro:
    Ab      Cm      Bbm      Cmx2
          AbIt's not every day we're gonna Cmbe the same wayBbm  
          There must be a Cmchange somehowAb  
          There are bad times and Cmgood times tooBbm  
          So have a little faith in Cmwhat you do
          Cause Dbyou don't seem to CmrealizeBbm  
          The things you've got Cmto face in lifeDb  
          Today you're up, tCmomorrow you're down
          So Bbmthank God that you're Cmstill around Abtown
Interlude:
    Ab      Cm      Bbm      Cmx2
The rest is repeated as verse 1
          Though we've got to work like slaves
          Just to eat a piece of bread
          But as we go along each day we'll find
          Happiness to sooth the mind cause
          It's not every day we're gonna be the same way
          There must be a change somehow
          There are bad times and good times too
          So have a little faith in what you do

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Things In Life

by Dennis Brown

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Chords on the off beat as typical with reggae.

Ab Major (4th fret), Cm (3rd fret), Bbm (1st fret), Db Major (4th fret)

Intro:

Ab Cm Bbm Cm

Ab Cm Bbm

It's not every day we're gonna be the same way

Cm Ab

There must be a change somehow

Cm Bbm

There are bad times and good times too

So have a little faith in what you do

Db Cm Bbm

Cause you don't seem to realize

Cm Db

The things you've got to face in life

Today you're up, tomorrow you're down

Bbm Cm Ab

So thank God that you're still around town

Interlude:

Ab Cm Bbm Cm

The rest is repeated as verse 1

Though we've got to work like slaves

Just to eat a piece of bread

But as we go along each day we'll find

Happiness to sooth the mind cause

It's not every day we're gonna be the same way

There must be a change somehow

There are bad times and good times too

So have a little faith in what you do

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