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Chicago - Nowadays

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[Verse]
CIt’s good, isn’t it?
C+5Grand, isn’t it?
C6Great, isn’t it?
C7Swell, isn’t it?
Fmaj7Fun, isn’t it?
DmNow  -  G7a  -  dC6aysDm  G7  
[Verse]
CThere’s men evr’ywhere, 
C+5Jazz evr’ywhere,
C6Booze evr’ywhere,
C7Life evr’ywhere
Fmaj7Joy evr’ywhere
DmNow  G7-  a  -  C7days
C7+5
[Chorus]
Fmaj7You can like the life you’re livE7ing
You can Am7live the E7life you lAm7ike
You can eD7ven marAm7ry HaBmrry
D7But mGess a - rD7ound with G7Ike
[Verse]
And that’s gCood, isn’t it?
C+5Grand, isn’t it?
C6Great, isn’t it?
C7Swell, isn’t it?
Fmaj7Fun, isn’t it?
    E7But Amnothing sAm7tays
[Bridge]
   D7In  fif -   ty   yGears or so 
    FIt’s gonna cGmhange, you know
A7        A+5    A7     Dm7     G7            C
[Outro]
    DbBut   Coh,     it’s    heaven   now - a  -  days

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Chicago - Nowadays

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C+5

Fmaj7

C7+5

Am7

A+5

Dm7

[Verse]

It’s good, isn’t it?

C+5

Grand, isn’t it?

Great, isn’t it?

Swell, isn’t it?

Fmaj7

Fun, isn’t it?

Dm G7 C6 Dm G7

Now - a - days

[Verse]

There’s men evr’ywhere,

C+5

Jazz evr’ywhere,

Booze evr’ywhere,

Life evr’ywhere

Fmaj7

Joy evr’ywhere

Dm G7 C7

Now - a - days

C7+5

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 E7

You can like the life you’re living

Am7 E7 Am7

You can live the life you like

D7 Am7 Bm

You can even marry Harry

D7 G D7 G7

But mess a - round with Ike

[Verse]

And that’s good, isn’t it?

C+5

Grand, isn’t it?

Great, isn’t it?

Swell, isn’t it?

Fmaj7

Fun, isn’t it?

E7 Am Am7

But nothing stays

[Bridge]

D7 G

In fif - ty years or so

F Gm

It’s gonna change, you know

A7 A+5 A7 Dm7 G7 C

[Outro]

Db C

But oh, it’s heaven now - a - days

About Chicago - Nowadays Chords by Misc Soundtrack

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The chords for "Chicago - Nowadays" show the original chord names (including C, C+5, C6, C7, Fmaj7, Dm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.