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Believe In Life

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KEY:  E(BRIDGE in Eb)
INTRO:   A/E    E(x8)
VERSE
F#m7When the world has G#m7seen Ethe light
G#7At the beginning oC#m7f the day,
AYou will let me caBll your name,
G#m7'Cause I love you Emore than light,
E7And it will always Abe this way
F#m7As long as I believe in life.
THEME:   A/E    E(x2)
VERSE
F#m7When the morning cG#m7omes Etoo soon
G#7And I am still witC#m7hout your love,
AYou will let me caBll your name,
G#m7'Cause I love you Emore than light,
E7And it will always Abe this way
F#m7As long as I believe in life.
THEME:   A/E    E(x2)
BRIDGE
Gm7Whatever AbhappenBb7ed to thCm7e girls I used to know?
Gm7Whatever AbhappenBb7ed to thAm7e places that we'd go?
AbmWhen we Gm7were running in and out of time, 
Fm7But all Bb7the time we still believed in life.
Gm7We were Gm7running in and out of time, 
Fm7But stilBb7l believed in life.B7  
VERSE
F#m7And when the day iG#m7s almEost done
G#7And there is nothiC#m7ng left to say,
AYou will let me caBll your name,
G#m7'Cause I love you Emore than light,
E7And it will always Abe this way
F#m7As long as I believe in life.
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE = BRIDGE
Running in and out of time,
But still believed in life.
VERSE
F#m7And when the day G#m7is aElmost done
G#7And there is notC#m7hing left to say,
AYou will let me Bcall your name,
G#m7'Cause I love yoEu more than light,
E7And it will alwaAys be this way
F#m7As long as I belF#m7ieve,
G#m7As long as you bG#m7elieve,
   Bbm7     Am7     Abm7    Gm7(Descending chromatic)              F#m7  F#m7  
As long as I believe that you believe, then I'll believe, I'll believe in life.
THEME:   A/E    E(x2)
   Bbm7     Am7     Abm7    Gm7(Descending chromatic)              F#m7  F#m7  
As long as I believe that you believe, then I'll believe, I'll believe in life.
OUTRO:   A/E    E(ad lib.)

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Believe In Life

by Eric Clapton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A/E

F#m7

G#m7

G#7

C#m7

Gm7

Bb7

Cm7

Am7

Abm

Fm7

Bbm7

Abm7

E Eb

KEY: (BRIDGE in )

A/E E

INTRO: (x8)

VERSE

F#m7 G#m7 E

When the world has seen the light

G#7 C#m7

At the beginning of the day,

A B

You will let me call your name,

G#m7 E

'Cause I love you more than light,

E7 A

And it will always be this way

F#m7

As long as I believe in life.

A/E E

THEME: (x2)

VERSE

F#m7 G#m7 E

When the morning comes too soon

G#7 C#m7

And I am still without your love,

A B

You will let me call your name,

G#m7 E

'Cause I love you more than light,

E7 A

And it will always be this way

F#m7

As long as I believe in life.

A/E E

THEME: (x2)

BRIDGE

Gm7 Ab Bb7 Cm7

Whatever happened to the girls I used to know?

Gm7 Ab Bb7 Am7

Whatever happened to the places that we'd go?

Abm Gm7

When we were running in and out of time,

Fm7 Bb7

But all the time we still believed in life.

Gm7 Gm7

We were running in and out of time,

Fm7 Bb7 B7

But still believed in life.

VERSE

F#m7 G#m7 E

And when the day is almost done

G#7 C#m7

And there is nothing left to say,

A B

You will let me call your name,

G#m7 E

'Cause I love you more than light,

E7 A

And it will always be this way

F#m7

As long as I believe in life.

INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE = BRIDGE

Running in and out of time,

But still believed in life.

VERSE

F#m7 G#m7 E

And when the day is almost done

G#7 C#m7

And there is nothing left to say,

A B

You will let me call your name,

G#m7 E

'Cause I love you more than light,

E7 A

And it will always be this way

F#m7 F#m7

As long as I believe,

G#m7 G#m7

As long as you believe,

Bbm7 Am7 Abm7 Gm7 F#m7 F#m7

(Descending chromatic)

As long as I believe that you believe, then I'll believe, I'll believe in life.

A/E E

THEME: (x2)

Bbm7 Am7 Abm7 Gm7 F#m7 F#m7

(Descending chromatic)

As long as I believe that you believe, then I'll believe, I'll believe in life.

A/E E

OUTRO: (ad lib.)

About Believe In Life Chords by Eric Clapton

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