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Life Goes By
   Csus2    A7sus    G5/F           G5    C    Am    F           G4/4 time  approx. 160 BPM
 3      3      3     3          0  0   1  3
 3      3      3     3          1  1   1  0
 0      0      0     0          0  2   2  0
 x      x      x(3)  x          2  2   3  0
(3)    (0)     x     x          3  0   3  2
 x      x     (1)   (3)         x  x   x  3
                      (1 2 3 4  )
Intro:         Strum = R D U UDU  (Beat 1 root only. Beats 2 3 4 on G-B-E strings only)
               (Use alternate root (3) on G5/F third time through.
               Emphasize G5/F (1  2  3  4 ) leading into final G5 before verse.)
                              (R  DU R  DU)
                              (1)   (1)
  Csus2    A7sus    G5/F   G5x4 
Verse: Continue full strum with chords. D DU UDU
CLife goes Amby 
In the bFlink of an eGye
CLife goes Amby so faGstG  
CSpread your Amwings
And Ffly for your Gdreams
Or they'll Cslip Amaway into the pGastG  
Chorus:
FAll that you Gsee
And Fall you may Gbe
EnFjoy it... Cause Gnothing can AmlastAm  
A Fflower may Gbloom
And Fdie off by Gnoon
         F               G         C    C(let ring 1234)
Beautiful until it must pass
Intro:
  Csus2    A7sus    G5/F   G5x4
Verse:
A gCrandmothers Ameyes 
Hide a cFhild in disgGuise
CBattered and Amblinded by GtimeG  
The Cold woman Amfades
A-Fway to her Ggrave
And the Cchild to a Amtime long gone GbyG  
Chorus:
FAll that you Gsee
Is aFll you may Gbe
EnFjoy it... Cause Gnothing can AmlastAm  
A Fflower that Gblooms
And Fdies off by Gnoon
         F       G        C   C(let ring)
Life goes by so fast

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Scott - Life Goes By

by Misc Unsigned Bands

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Csus2

A7sus

G5/F

Life Goes By

Csus2 A7sus G5/F G5 C Am F G

4/4 time approx. 160 BPM

3 3 3 3 0 0 1 3

3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0

x x x(3) x 2 2 3 0

(3) (0) x x 3 0 3 2

x x (1) (3) x x x 3

(1 2 3 4 )

Intro: Strum = R D U UDU (Beat 1 root only. Beats 2 3 4 on G-B-E strings only)

(Use alternate root (3) on G5/F third time through.

Emphasize G5/F (1 2 3 4 ) leading into final G5 before verse.)

(R DU R DU)

(1) (1)

Csus2 A7sus G5/F G5

Verse: Continue full strum with chords. D DU UDU

C Am

Life goes by

F G

In the blink of an eye

C Am G G

Life goes by so fast

C Am

Spread your wings

F G

And fly for your dreams

C Am G G

Or they'll slip away into the past

Chorus:

F G

All that you see

F G

And all you may be

F G Am Am

Enjoy it... Cause nothing can last

F G

A flower may bloom

F G

And die off by noon

F G C C

(let ring 1234)

Beautiful until it must pass

Intro:

Csus2 A7sus G5/F G5

Verse:

C Am

A grandmothers eyes

F G

Hide a child in disguise

C Am G G

Battered and blinded by time

C Am

The old woman fades

F G

A-way to her grave

C Am G G

And the child to a time long gone by

Chorus:

F G

All that you see

F G

Is all you may be

F G Am Am

Enjoy it... Cause nothing can last

F G

A flower that blooms

F G

And dies off by noon

F G C C

(let ring)

Life goes by so fast

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