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Livin Thing

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[Intro]
C        Bbm
C        Bbm
F     G  C     G
[Verse 1]  
SCailing away on the crest of a wave 
It's like mAmagic 
Oh, Abrolling and riding and slipping and sliding 
It's Fmmagic  
[Pre Chorus] 
And Emyou, and your sweet desDmire, 
You took Emme,  Dmoh, Emhigher and Fhigher Gbaby,
[Chorus] 
CIt's a Amliving thing, 
FIt's a Dmterrible Gaugthing to Close 
It's a Amgiving thing 
FWhat a Dmterrible Gaugthing to Close. 
[Link]
C    Bbm          C
C    Bbm     G    C          G
[Verse]
CMaking believe this is what you've conceived 
From your Amworst day, (I'm taking a dive) 
AbMoving in line when you look back in time  
To the Fmfirst day, (I'm taking I'm taking) 
[Pre Chorus] 
And Emyou, and your sweet desDmire, 
(Don't you do it), Emdon't you do it to me, Dmoh, 
Emhigher and Fhigher Gbaby 
[Chorus]
CIt's a Amliving thing, 
FIt's a Dmterrible Gaugthing to Close 
It's a Amgiving thing 
FWhat a Dmterrible Gaugthing to Close. 
[Link]
C      Bbm         F
F  G   C           G
[Verse 3] 
CTaking a dive cause you can't halt the slide 
Floating Amdown stream, (I'm taking a dive) 
Oh, Abso let her go don't start spoiling the show 
It's a Fmbad dream, (I'm taking , I'm taking) 
[Pre Chorus]
And Emyou, and your sweet deDmsire, 
(Don't you do it), Emdon't you do it to me, Dmoh, 
Emhigher and Fhigher Gbaby 
[Chorus]
CIt's a Amliving thing, 
FIt's a Dmterrible Gaugthing to Close 
It's a Amgiving thing 
FWhat a Dmterrible Gaugthing to Close.
[Outro] 
It's a Amliving thing, 
FIt's a Dmterrible Gaugthing to Close 
It's a Amgiving thing 
FWhat a Dmterrible Gaugthing to Close. 

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C major

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Livin Thing

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Gaug

[Intro]

C Bbm

F G C G

[Verse 1]

Sailing away on the crest of a wave

It's like magic

Oh, rolling and riding and slipping and sliding

It's magic

[Pre Chorus]

Em Dm

And you, and your sweet desire,

Em Dm Em F G

You took me, oh, higher and higher baby,

[Chorus]

C Am

It's a living thing,

F Dm Gaug C

It's a terrible thing to lose

It's a giving thing

F Dm Gaug C

What a terrible thing to lose.

[Link]

C Bbm C

C Bbm G C G

[Verse]

Making believe this is what you've conceived

From your worst day, (I'm taking a dive)

Moving in line when you look back in time

To the first day, (I'm taking I'm taking)

[Pre Chorus]

Em Dm

And you, and your sweet desire,

Em Dm

(Don't you do it), don't you do it to me, oh,

Em F G

higher and higher baby

[Chorus]

C Am

It's a living thing,

F Dm Gaug C

It's a terrible thing to lose

It's a giving thing

F Dm Gaug C

What a terrible thing to lose.

[Link]

C Bbm F

F G C G

[Verse 3]

Taking a dive cause you can't halt the slide

Floating down stream, (I'm taking a dive)

Oh, so let her go don't start spoiling the show

It's a bad dream, (I'm taking , I'm taking)

[Pre Chorus]

Em Dm

And you, and your sweet desire,

Em Dm

(Don't you do it), don't you do it to me, oh,

Em F G

higher and higher baby

[Chorus]

C Am

It's a living thing,

F Dm Gaug C

It's a terrible thing to lose

It's a giving thing

F Dm Gaug C

What a terrible thing to lose.

[Outro]

It's a living thing,

F Dm Gaug C

It's a terrible thing to lose

It's a giving thing

F Dm Gaug C

What a terrible thing to lose.

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