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What We Live For

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 18Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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[Intro]
E|--C---------G(6)---------------|--Am---------F---------------|| 2x
B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--||
G|*-5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5-*||
D|*-------------------------|-------------------------*||
A|--------------------------|--------------------------||
E|--------------------------|--------------------------||
[Verse 1]
CI drive a Gbeat-up car, Ama caravan, the Fcolor blue
CReminds me Gof your eyes and Amall the places Fwe've been to
CWe're tethered Gto the leather, Amsearching for a Fbetter view
CIt's intersGtellar when Amit's me and Fyou
[Pre-Chorus]
We're taking CoffG  Am  F  
We're taking oCffG  Am  F  
GThis is what I live for
GBaby, you're my open
[Chorus]
Froa    C-     Gd  AmYou can take me 
Fanywhere the Cwind blows GRight into thAme great
Funkno    C-    Gwn AmWe can throw our 
Fhands up out the Cwindow Gthis is what we Amlive for
C[Verse G2]Am  F  
CWe look up Gat the stars, a Amperfect night to Fdream with you
CGot 90s rGetro on the Amradio, our Ffavorite tune
CI put the Gpedal to the Ammetal just to Flaugh with you
CIt's intersGtellar when Amit's just us Ftwo
[Pre-Chorus 2]
We're taking CoffG  Am  F  
We're taking oCffG  Am  F  
GThis is what I live for
GBaby, you're my open
[Chorus 2]
Froa    C-     Gd  AmYou can take me 
Fanywhere the Cwind blows Gright into thAme great
Funkno    C-    Gwn AmWe can throw our 
Fhands up out the Cwindow Gthis is what we Amlive for
FHoo    C-    Gho  AmThis is what we live for
FHoo    C-    Gho  AmThis is what we live for
[Bridge]
F    C        G    Am
FThis is what we Clive for
GThis is what we Amlive for
FThis is what we Clive forG  Am  
FThis is what we Clive for
GThis is what we Amlive for
FThis is what we Clive forG  Am  
[Pre-Chorus 3]
We're taking CoffG  Am  F  
We're taking oCffG  Am  F  
GThis is what I live for
GBaby, you're my open
[Chorus 3]
Froa     C-    Gd  AmYou can take me 
Fanywhere the Cwind blows Gright into thAme great
Funkno    C-    Gwn AmWe can throw our 
Fhands up out the Cwindow Gthis is what we Amlive for
FHoo    C-    Gho  AmThis is what we live for
FHoo    C-    Gho  AmThis is what we live for
FHoo    C-    Gho  AmThis is what we live for
FHoo   C-     Gho  AmThis is what we live for

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What We Live For

by American Authors

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G(6)

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[Intro]

C G(6) Am F

E|--------------------------|--------------------------|| 2x

B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--||

G|*-5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5-*||

D|*-------------------------|-------------------------*||

A|--------------------------|--------------------------||

E|--------------------------|--------------------------||

[Verse 1]

C G Am F

I drive a beat-up car, a caravan, the color blue

C G Am F

Reminds me of your eyes and all the places we've been to

C G Am F

We're tethered to the leather, searching for a better view

C G Am F

It's interstellar when it's me and you

[Pre-Chorus]

C G Am F

We're taking off

C G Am F

We're taking off

This is what I live for

Baby, you're my open

[Chorus]

F C G Am

roa - d You can take me

F C G Am

anywhere the wind blows Right into the great

F C G Am

unkno - wn We can throw our

F C G Am

hands up out the window this is what we live for

C G Am F

[Verse 2]

C G Am F

We look up at the stars, a perfect night to dream with you

C G Am F

Got 90s retro on the radio, our favorite tune

C G Am F

I put the pedal to the metal just to laugh with you

C G Am F

It's interstellar when it's just us two

[Pre-Chorus 2]

C G Am F

We're taking off

C G Am F

We're taking off

This is what I live for

Baby, you're my open

[Chorus 2]

F C G Am

roa - d You can take me

F C G Am

anywhere the wind blows right into the great

F C G Am

unkno - wn We can throw our

F C G Am

hands up out the window this is what we live for

F C G Am

Hoo - ho This is what we live for

F C G Am

Hoo - ho This is what we live for

[Bridge]

F C G Am

F C

This is what we live for

G Am

This is what we live for

F C G Am

This is what we live for

F C

This is what we live for

G Am

This is what we live for

F C G Am

This is what we live for

[Pre-Chorus 3]

C G Am F

We're taking off

C G Am F

We're taking off

This is what I live for

Baby, you're my open

[Chorus 3]

F C G Am

roa - d You can take me

F C G Am

anywhere the wind blows right into the great

F C G Am

unkno - wn We can throw our

F C G Am

hands up out the window this is what we live for

F C G Am

Hoo - ho This is what we live for

F C G Am

Hoo - ho This is what we live for

F C G Am

Hoo - ho This is what we live for

F C G Am

Hoo - ho This is what we live for

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