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True To Life

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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
Capo: -                  Capo: 3rd fret
Play: C                  Play: A
Key: C                   Key C
         E-A-D-G-B-e              E-A-D-G-B-e
Fmaj7    1-3-3-2-1-0     Dmaj7    x-x-0-2-2-2
                         C#m      x-4-6-6-5-0
Gsus4/D  x-x-0-0-1-3     Esus4/B  x-2-2-2-0-0
Gsus4/F  x-x-3-5-3-3     Esus4/D  x-x-0-2-0-0
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[Intro]
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|  Fmaj7| % |  Em| % |  Gsus4/D| % |  C| % |
[Verse 1]
So it Fmaj7gets to seven
And I Fmaj7think of nothing
But Emliving in darkness
And the dGsus4/Diamond lady
Well Gsus4/Dshe's not telling
I Cdon't even know her name
[Verse 2]
Fmaj7It's amazing
Fmaj7Times have changed
 EmIn days of old
IGsus4/Dmagination'd leave you standing
 COut in the cold
[Verse 3]
Fmaj7Dancing city
Fmaj7Now you're talking
 EmBut where's your soul
 Gsus4/DYou've a thousand faces
 CI'll never know
[Chorus]
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|  Em| % | % | % |
           (True to life)
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           (True to life)
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[Interlude]
|  Gsus4/F| % |  C| % |
[Verse 4]
There are Fmaj7complications
And Fmaj7compensations
 EmIf you know the game
Gsus4/DAgitated in Xenon nightly
 CI'll take you home again
[Verse 5]
Travel Fmaj7way downtown
In Fmaj7search of nothing
 EmBut the sky at night
And the Gsus4/Ddiamond lady
Well Gsus4/Dshe's not talking
 CBut that's alright
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
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|  Em| % | % | % |
           (True to life)
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           (True to life)
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           (True to life)
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[Interlude]
|  Gsus4/F| % |  C| % |
[Verse 6]
So I Fmaj7turn the pages
And Fmaj7tell the story
 EmFrom town to town
Gsus4/DPeople tell me: "Be determined
 CPoor country boy"
[Verse 7]
Fmaj7Too much luck
Means Fmaj7too much trouble
 EmMuch time alone
But Gsus4/Darm in arm with my seaside diamond
 CI'll soon be home
[Outro]
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(repeat and fade)

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True To Life

by Roxy Music

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Gsus4/D

Gsus4/F

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

Capo: - Capo: 3rd fret

Play: C Play: A

Key: C Key C

E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e

Fmaj7 1-3-3-2-1-0 Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2

C#m x-4-6-6-5-0

Gsus4/D x-x-0-0-1-3 Esus4/B x-2-2-2-0-0

Gsus4/F x-x-3-5-3-3 Esus4/D x-x-0-2-0-0

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[Intro]

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Fmaj7 Em Gsus4/D C

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[Verse 1]

Fmaj7

So it gets to seven

Fmaj7

And I think of nothing

But living in darkness

Gsus4/D

And the diamond lady

Gsus4/D

Well she's not telling

I don't even know her name

[Verse 2]

Fmaj7

It's amazing

Fmaj7

Times have changed

In days of old

Gsus4/D

Imagination'd leave you standing

Out in the cold

[Verse 3]

Fmaj7

Dancing city

Fmaj7

Now you're talking

But where's your soul

Gsus4/D

You've a thousand faces

I'll never know

[Chorus]

Fmaj7

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(True to life)

Fmaj7

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(True to life)

Fmaj7

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[Interlude]

Gsus4/F C

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[Verse 4]

Fmaj7

There are complications

Fmaj7

And compensations

If you know the game

Gsus4/D

Agitated in Xenon nightly

I'll take you home again

[Verse 5]

Fmaj7

Travel way downtown

Fmaj7

In search of nothing

But the sky at night

Gsus4/D

And the diamond lady

Gsus4/D

Well she's not talking

But that's alright

[Interlude]

Fmaj7 Em Gsus4/D C

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[Chorus]

Fmaj7

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(True to life)

Fmaj7

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(True to life)

Fmaj7

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(True to life)

Fmaj7

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[Interlude]

Gsus4/F C

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[Verse 6]

Fmaj7

So I turn the pages

Fmaj7

And tell the story

From town to town

Gsus4/D

People tell me: "Be determined

Poor country boy"

[Verse 7]

Fmaj7

Too much luck

Fmaj7

Means too much trouble

Much time alone

Gsus4/D

But arm in arm with my seaside diamond

I'll soon be home

[Outro]

Fmaj7 Em Gsus4/D C

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(repeat and fade)

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