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STANDARD TUNING
NO CAPO
Intro-
C Am F Am
C Am F Am
 AmJust Live youCr life
Before you Amdie
Just might Fbe, for a littlAme while
Just Live your Clife
Before you Amdie
Only might Fbe, for a little Amwhile
Death won't Ctouch you (it won't touch you)
It won't touch you on your Amheart (on your heart)
Death will come and Fknock you, knock you on your Amback
Death won't come and Ctouch you (it'll touch you)
Touch you on your Amheart (on your heart)
Just come aFlong and knock you Amdown
 AmAnd live youCr life (live your life)
Before you Amdie (before you die)
Just might Fbe, for a Amlittle while
C Am F Am
 AmYou know the trees neeCd water (they need water)
And the sharks need Amsalt (they need salt)
And the baby sealsF,  oh yeah 
They know what you're taAmlking about
 AmJust live youCr life (live your life)
Before you Amdie (before you die)
Only might be, Fmight be, for a littAmle while (for a little while)
Outro-
 C   Am   F   Am-fading out

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Live Your Life

by Otis Taylor

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Chords in this song · guitar

STANDARD TUNING

NO CAPO

Intro-

C Am F Am

Am C

Just Live your life

Before you die

F Am

Just might be, for a little while

Just Live your life

Before you die

F Am

Only might be, for a little while

Death won't touch you (it won't touch you)

It won't touch you on your heart (on your heart)

F Am

Death will come and knock you, knock you on your back

Death won't come and touch you (it'll touch you)

Touch you on your heart (on your heart)

F Am

Just come along and knock you down

Am C

And live your life (live your life)

Before you die (before you die)

F Am

Just might be, for a little while

C Am F Am

Am C

You know the trees need water (they need water)

And the sharks need salt (they need salt)

And the baby seals, oh yeah

They know what you're talking about

Am C

Just live your life (live your life)

Before you die (before you die)

F Am

Only might be, might be, for a little while (for a little while)

Outro-

C Am F Am

-fading out

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