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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro] 
e|-----------------|---------------| x2
B|-7-4-------------|-7-4-----------|
G|-----4-6-6-4-6-4-|-----4-6-6-4-6-|
D|-----------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|---------------| 
[Verse 1]
C#mWhat your mother don't know
C#mShe won't mind
F#mHer good advice was a G#mwaste of time
C#mYou wanna live fast
C#mCutting it fine
F#mMake hay while the G#msun shines
[Pre-Chorus]
ANo one there to say you're wrong or F#mright
F#mYou've waited a lifetime
ABurning all your bridges G#toniG#7ght
[Chorus]
C#This is the wild G#life
It's the Bwild lF#ife
C#Wild G#life
This is the Bwild lF#ife
A#mNo stone left unturned
F#Jump in the fire you're gonna get burned
A#mYou might lose your way
F#mWhen you come out to G#mplay
G#mThe wild C#mlife
[Interlude]
e|-----------------|---------------|
B|-7-4-------------|-7-4-----------|
G|-----4-6-6-4-6-4-|-----4-6-6-4-6-|
D|-----------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|
[Verse 2]
C#mI may be too young
C#mBut I've seen and done
F#mEverything that they G#msay is fun
C#mI gotta find out for myself
F#mIn the end there's G#mno one else
[Pre-Chorus]
AEvery time I try to win I F#mlose
F#mI'm tired of waitingA  
ANow I'm gonna make my own G#rulG#7es
[Chorus]
C#This is the wild G#life
It's the Bwild lF#ife
C#Wild G#life
This is the Bwild lF#ife
A#mNo stone left unturned
F#Jump in the fire you're gonna get burned
A#mYou might lose your way
F#mWhen you come out to G#mplay
G#mThe wild C#mlife
[Bridge]
e|-----------------|---------------|
B|-7-4-------------|-7-4-----------|
G|-----4-6-6-4-6-4-|-----4-6-6-4-6-|
D|-----------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
ANo one there to say you're wrong or F#mright
F#mYou've waited a lifetime
ABurning all your bridges G#toniG#7ght
[Chorus]
C#This is the wild G#life
It's the Bwild lF#ife
C#Wild G#life
This is the Bwild lF#ife
A#mNo stone left unturned
F#Jump in the fire you're gonna get burned
A#mYou might lose your way
F#mWhen you come out to G#mplay
C#This is the wild G#life
It's the Bwild lF#ife
C#Wild G#life
This is the Bwild lF#ife
C#This is the wild lifG#e
It's the Bwild lF#ife
C#Wild G#life
This is the Bwild lF#ife
A#mNo stone left unturned
F#Jump in the fire you're gonna get burned
A#mYou might lose your way
F#mWhen you come out to G#mplay
G#mThe wild C#mlife

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The Wild Life

by Bananarama

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#m

G#7

A#m

[Intro]

e|-----------------|---------------| x2

B|-7-4-------------|-7-4-----------|

G|-----4-6-6-4-6-4-|-----4-6-6-4-6-|

D|-----------------|---------------|

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

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

[Verse 1]

C#m

What your mother don't know

C#m

She won't mind

F#m G#m

Her good advice was a waste of time

C#m

You wanna live fast

C#m

Cutting it fine

F#m G#m

Make hay while the sun shines

[Pre-Chorus]

A F#m

No one there to say you're wrong or right

F#m

You've waited a lifetime

A G# G#7

Burning all your bridges tonight

[Chorus]

C# G#

This is the wild life

B F#

It's the wild life

C# G#

Wild life

B F#

This is the wild life

A#m

No stone left unturned

Jump in the fire you're gonna get burned

A#m

You might lose your way

F#m G#m

When you come out to play

G#m C#m

The wild life

[Interlude]

e|-----------------|---------------|

B|-7-4-------------|-7-4-----------|

G|-----4-6-6-4-6-4-|-----4-6-6-4-6-|

D|-----------------|---------------|

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

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

[Verse 2]

C#m

I may be too young

C#m

But I've seen and done

F#m G#m

Everything that they say is fun

C#m

I gotta find out for myself

F#m G#m

In the end there's no one else

[Pre-Chorus]

A F#m

Every time I try to win I lose

F#m A

I'm tired of waiting

A G# G#7

Now I'm gonna make my own rules

[Chorus]

C# G#

This is the wild life

B F#

It's the wild life

C# G#

Wild life

B F#

This is the wild life

A#m

No stone left unturned

Jump in the fire you're gonna get burned

A#m

You might lose your way

F#m G#m

When you come out to play

G#m C#m

The wild life

[Bridge]

e|-----------------|---------------|

B|-7-4-------------|-7-4-----------|

G|-----4-6-6-4-6-4-|-----4-6-6-4-6-|

D|-----------------|---------------|

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

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

[Pre-Chorus]

A F#m

No one there to say you're wrong or right

F#m

You've waited a lifetime

A G# G#7

Burning all your bridges tonight

[Chorus]

C# G#

This is the wild life

B F#

It's the wild life

C# G#

Wild life

B F#

This is the wild life

A#m

No stone left unturned

Jump in the fire you're gonna get burned

A#m

You might lose your way

F#m G#m

When you come out to play

C# G#

This is the wild life

B F#

It's the wild life

C# G#

Wild life

B F#

This is the wild life

C# G#

This is the wild life

B F#

It's the wild life

C# G#

Wild life

B F#

This is the wild life

A#m

No stone left unturned

Jump in the fire you're gonna get burned

A#m

You might lose your way

F#m G#m

When you come out to play

G#m C#m

The wild life

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