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 Dmaj7x576755 10xx11109
Fadd9 x35565 or 8x5565 or 810101010x
    Ebx6888x
   Bm7686666
    E9076777
     A577655
  Em/Ax09987
D9-3  x5755x
  A/F#2x222x
   D/B7x777x
 Esus402220x
   E/Ax0210x or x06454
intro:  Dmaj7   Fadd9x8
Dmaj7Why do Em/Awe have to go and face the same routine
And the traffic jams and crowded street's a real Neurotic scene
     Bm7       E9                       A   Dmaj7   Fadd9x2
I don't know, why do we take it each day, yeah
Dmaj7Why doEm/Aes my girl tell me she's got to Have her way
Out all night, come home to fight What am I to say
     Bm7       E9                       A   Dmaj7   Fadd9x2
I don't know, why do we take it each day
Fmaj7Life is what it is
EmWho wants to try not to believEbe
A/F#Then you'll want to know, D/Byou don't know why
Esus4And it helps me yet I'll get bE/Ay
A/F#A bitter taste that's so D/Brefined
Esus4You always pay for what's E/Abehind
Dmaj7Why do Em/AI have to go and face the same routine
     Bm7       E9                       A   Dmaj7   Fadd9x2
I don't know, why do we take it each day, yeah
Fmaj7Life is what it is
EmWho wants to try not to believEbe
A/F#Then you'll want to know, D/Byou don't know why
Esus4And it helps me yet I'll get bE/Ay
A/F#A bitter taste that's so D/Brefined
Esus4You always pay for what's E/Abehind
Dmaj7 Fadd9
Dmaj7 Bm G A

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Life Is What It Is

by Chicago

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Bm7

Em/A

A/F#

D/B

Esus4

E/A

Fadd9

Fmaj7

Dmaj7

x576755 10xx11109

Fadd9 x35565 or 8x5565 or 810101010x

x6888x

Bm7

686666

076777

577655

Em/A

x09987

D9-3 x5755x

A/F#

2x222x

D/B

7x777x

Esus4

02220x

E/A

x0210x or x06454

Dmaj7 Fadd9

intro: x8

Dmaj7 Em/A

Why do we have to go and face the same routine

And the traffic jams and crowded street's a real Neurotic scene

Bm7 E9 A Dmaj7 Fadd9

I don't know, why do we take it each day, yeah

Dmaj7 Em/A

Why does my girl tell me she's got to Have her way

Out all night, come home to fight What am I to say

Bm7 E9 A Dmaj7 Fadd9

I don't know, why do we take it each day

Fmaj7

Life is what it is

Em Eb

Who wants to try not to believe

A/F# D/B

Then you'll want to know, you don't know why

Esus4 E/A

And it helps me yet I'll get by

A/F# D/B

A bitter taste that's so refined

Esus4 E/A

You always pay for what's behind

Dmaj7 Em/A

Why do I have to go and face the same routine

Bm7 E9 A Dmaj7 Fadd9

I don't know, why do we take it each day, yeah

Fmaj7

Life is what it is

Em Eb

Who wants to try not to believe

A/F# D/B

Then you'll want to know, you don't know why

Esus4 E/A

And it helps me yet I'll get by

A/F# D/B

A bitter taste that's so refined

Esus4 E/A

You always pay for what's behind

Dmaj7 Fadd9

Dmaj7 Bm G A

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