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I Want To Live

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords used:
e|-G3------Em0------C0------Am0------D72------F1------Dsus43------Gmaj72------Cadd90------Bm2------A0---|
B|-0------0------1------1------1------1------3------0------3------3------2---|
G|-0------0------0------2------2------2------2------0------0------4------2---|
D|-0------2------2------2------0------3------0------0------2------4------2---|
A|-2------2------3------0------x------3------x------2------3------2------0---|
E|-3------0------x------x------x------1------x------3------x------x------x---|
There are Gchildren raised in sorrow on a Emscorched and barren plain,
there are Cchildren raised beAmneath a golden Gsun.D7  
There are Gchildren of the water, Emchildren of the sand,
and they Ccry out through the Amuniverse, their Fvoices raised as Done:Dsus4  D  
I want to Glive, I want to Gmaj7grow, I want to Csee, I want to Cadd9know,
I want to Bmshare what I can Cgive, I want to Dbe, I want to Glive.G  D7  D7  
Have you Ggazed out on the ocean, seen the Embreaching of a whale?
Have you Cwatched the dolphins Amfrolic in the foam?G  D7  
Have you Gheard the song the humpback hears five Emhundred miles away?
Telling Ctales of ancient Amhistory of Fpassages and Dhome?Dsus4  D  
I want to Glive, I want to Gmaj7grow, I want to Csee, I want to Cadd9know,
I want to Bmshare what I can Cgive, I want to Dbe, I want to Glive.G  
For the Amworker and the warrior, the Emlover and the liar, 
For the Fnative and the Amwanderer in Gkind.G  
For the Ammaker and the user, and the Emmother and her son.
I am Flooking for my Amfamily and Fall of you are Dmine.Dsus4  D  
We are Gstanding all together, face to Emface and arm in arm.
We are Cstanding on the Amthreshold of a Gdream.D7  
No more Ghunger, no more killing, no more Emwasting life away.
It is Csimply an iAmdea and I Fknow its time has Dcome.Dsus4  D  
I want to Glive, I want to Gmaj7grow, I want to Csee, I want to Cadd9know,
I want to Bmshare what I can Cgive, I want to Dbe,
I want to Glive, I want to Gmaj7grow, I want to Csee, I want to Cadd9know,
I want to Bmshare what I can Cgive, I want to Dbe, I want to Glive.
Gmaj7    C    Cadd9    Bm    A    D   Dsus4
I want to Glive, I want to Gmaj7grow, I want to Csee, I want to Cadd9know,
I want to Bmshare what I can Cgive, I want to Dbe, I want to Glive,

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I Want To Live

by John Denver

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords used:

G Em C Am D7 F Dsus4 Gmaj7 Cadd9 Bm A

e|-3------0------0------0------2------1------3------2------0------2------0---|

B|-0------0------1------1------1------1------3------0------3------3------2---|

G|-0------0------0------2------2------2------2------0------0------4------2---|

D|-0------2------2------2------0------3------0------0------2------4------2---|

A|-2------2------3------0------x------3------x------2------3------2------0---|

E|-3------0------x------x------x------1------x------3------x------x------x---|

G Em

There are children raised in sorrow on a scorched and barren plain,

C Am G D7

there are children raised beneath a golden sun.

G Em

There are children of the water, children of the sand,

C Am F D Dsus4 D

and they cry out through the universe, their voices raised as one:

G Gmaj7 C Cadd9

I want to live, I want to grow, I want to see, I want to know,

Bm C D G G D7 D7

I want to share what I can give, I want to be, I want to live.

G Em

Have you gazed out on the ocean, seen the breaching of a whale?

C Am G D7

Have you watched the dolphins frolic in the foam?

G Em

Have you heard the song the humpback hears five hundred miles away?

C Am F D Dsus4 D

Telling tales of ancient history of passages and home?

G Gmaj7 C Cadd9

I want to live, I want to grow, I want to see, I want to know,

Bm C D G G

I want to share what I can give, I want to be, I want to live.

Am Em

For the worker and the warrior, the lover and the liar,

F Am G G

For the native and the wanderer in kind.

Am Em

For the maker and the user, and the mother and her son.

F Am F D Dsus4 D

I am looking for my family and all of you are mine.

G Em

We are standing all together, face to face and arm in arm.

C Am G D7

We are standing on the threshold of a dream.

G Em

No more hunger, no more killing, no more wasting life away.

C Am F D Dsus4 D

It is simply an idea and I know its time has come.

G Gmaj7 C Cadd9

I want to live, I want to grow, I want to see, I want to know,

Bm C D

I want to share what I can give, I want to be,

G Gmaj7 C Cadd9

I want to live, I want to grow, I want to see, I want to know,

Bm C D G

I want to share what I can give, I want to be, I want to live.

Gmaj7 C Cadd9 Bm A D Dsus4

G Gmaj7 C Cadd9

I want to live, I want to grow, I want to see, I want to know,

Bm C D G

I want to share what I can give, I want to be, I want to live,

About I Want To Live Chords by John Denver

Learn how to play I Want To Live by John Denver with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Want To Live chords”, “I Want To Live guitar chords”, or “John Denver I Want To Live 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 I Want To Live chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Want To Live lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Em, C, Am, D7, F.

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