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Looking For My Life

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[Intro]
|  C|  G   D   C   G|
|  C|  G   D     G|
|  C|  G   D   C   G|
|  C|  G   D   C   G|
|  D| % |  C| % |
|  D| % |
[Verse]
  G/DOh DLord,   Gwon't you listen in Dto me  now?
    G/DOh DLove,   G/DI got to get me back to Dyou somehow
[Chorus]
    CI never knew that Glife Dwas Cloa-Gded
    CI'd only hung around Gbirds Dand Gbees
    CI never knew that Gthings Dex-Cplo-Gded
                    C    G         D         C        G|    D|  %  |
    I only found it out when I was down upon my knees
                                   C|    D|  %  |
Looking for my life, looking for my life
[Verse]
  GOh Dboy,   G/Dyou've no idea what DI've been through
  G/DOh DLord,   G/DI feel so stuck that I can't Dget to you
[Chorus]
    CHad no idea that GI  Dwas Chea-Gding
    CToward a state of eGmer-Dgen-Gcy
    CI had no fear where GI Dwas Ctrea-Gding
                    C    G         D         C        G|    D|  %  |
    I only found it out when I was down upon my knees
               |  C|  G   D   C   G|
Looking for my life
[Chorus]
    CCaught up on me with inGten-Dsi-Gty
    CHad no idea where GI  Dwas Chea-Gding
                    C    G         D         C        G|    D|  %  |
    I only found it out when I was down upon my knees
                                   C|    D7|  %  |
Looking for my life, looking for my life
[Verse]
  GOh Dboys,   G/Dyou've no idea what DI've been through
    G/DOh DLord,   G/DI got to get back someDhow to You
[Chorus]
    CI never knew that Glife Dwas Cloa-Gded
    CI'd only hung around Gbirds Dand Gbees
    CI never knew that Gthings Dex-Cplo-Gded
                    C    G         D         C        G|    D|  %  |
    I only found it out when I was down upon my knees
               |  C|  G   D   C   G|
Looking for my life
[Chorus]
    CI never got any GG. DC. GE.s
    CI never knew that Gthings Dex-Cplo-Gded
                   C     G        D          C        G|    D|  %  |
    I only found it out when I was down upon my knees
                                   C|    D7|  %  |
Looking for my life, looking for my life
[Coda]
                                   C|    D|  %  | G  
Looking for my life, looking for my life

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Looking For My Life

by George Harrison

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G/D

[Intro]

C G D C G

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C G D G

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C G D C G

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C G D C G

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D C

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[Verse]

G/D D G D

Oh Lord, won't you listen in to me now?

G/D D G/D D

Oh Love, I got to get me back to you somehow

[Chorus]

C G D C G

I never knew that life was loa-ded

C G D G

I'd only hung around birds and bees

C G D C G

I never knew that things ex-plo-ded

C G D C G D

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I only found it out when I was down upon my knees

C D

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Looking for my life, looking for my life

[Verse]

G D G/D D

Oh boy, you've no idea what I've been through

G/D D G/D D

Oh Lord, I feel so stuck that I can't get to you

[Chorus]

C G D C G

Had no idea that I was hea-ding

C G D G

Toward a state of emer-gen-cy

C G D C G

I had no fear where I was trea-ding

C G D C G D

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I only found it out when I was down upon my knees

C G D C G

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Looking for my life

[Chorus]

C G D G

Caught up on me with inten-si-ty

C G D C G

Had no idea where I was hea-ding

C G D C G D

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I only found it out when I was down upon my knees

C D7

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Looking for my life, looking for my life

[Verse]

G D G/D D

Oh boys, you've no idea what I've been through

G/D D G/D D

Oh Lord, I got to get back somehow to You

[Chorus]

C G D C G

I never knew that life was loa-ded

C G D G

I'd only hung around birds and bees

C G D C G

I never knew that things ex-plo-ded

C G D C G D

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I only found it out when I was down upon my knees

C G D C G

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Looking for my life

[Chorus]

C G D G

I never got any G. C. E.s

C G D C G

I never knew that things ex-plo-ded

C G D C G D

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I only found it out when I was down upon my knees

C D7

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Looking for my life, looking for my life

[Coda]

C D G

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Looking for my life, looking for my life

About Looking For My Life Chords by George Harrison

Learn how to play Looking For My Life by George Harrison with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Looking For My Life chords”, “Looking For My Life guitar chords”, or “George Harrison Looking For My Life chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Looking For My Life chords and for experienced players who want accurate Looking For My Life lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, D, G/D, D7, E.

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What key is "Looking For My Life" in?

The chords for "Looking For My Life" show the original chord names (including C, G, D, G/D, D7, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.