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          Life – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Shirl Milete
Recorded: June 6, 1970
Released on: “Love Letters from Elvis” (1971)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
|  D|  C|  D|  C|
[Verse]
DSomewhere out in empty space
DLong before the human race
 ASomething stirred
A Emvast and timeless source began
InAtelligence was born and then
 DThere was the world
DPowers filled the universe
D7Matter formed and broke the curse
Of Gnothingness
ALove became an ageless soul
ANature reached her highest goal
 DAnd breathed the breath of Alife
          A|    D|    Bb|
 Everlasting life
[Verse]
Well Ebcreatures come from out of sight
 EbDaylight came from in the night
 BbAnd all was good
FmLife became a Masterplan
BbLove produced the perfect man
 EbThat's understood
The Ebimage of the makers word
Eb7Worshipped him with all he had
But Abthen one day
From Bbin the depths an evil seed
BbGrew and manufactured greed
 EbThat changed the way of Bblife
          Bb|    Eb|    B|
 Everlasting life
[Verse]
Oh the Eloving power looked and saw
InEside the heart of man a flaw
 BBegan to grow
Well, the F#mfires of hell began to burn
And Bso he sent his chosen son
 ETo let us know
That Elove had surely made us all
And E7hate would surely make us fall
So Afrom the cross
Well he Bshowed the world that dreadful day
That Bsus4love could be the Bonly way
Or Eall is lost of Blife
 BEverlasting Elife
 EFor life is Blove
          B|    A|   A    Am|  C   D|  E|  E   E  E  
And love is life

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Life

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Life – Elvis Presley

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Written by: Shirl Milete

Recorded: June 6, 1970

Released on: “Love Letters from Elvis” (1971)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]

D C D C

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[Verse]

Somewhere out in empty space

Long before the human race

Something stirred

A vast and timeless source began

Intelligence was born and then

There was the world

Powers filled the universe

Matter formed and broke the curse

Of nothingness

Love became an ageless soul

Nature reached her highest goal

D A

And breathed the breath of life

A D Bb

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Everlasting life

[Verse]

Well creatures come from out of sight

Daylight came from in the night

And all was good

Life became a Masterplan

Love produced the perfect man

That's understood

The image of the makers word

Eb7

Worshipped him with all he had

But then one day

From in the depths an evil seed

Grew and manufactured greed

Eb Bb

That changed the way of life

Bb Eb B

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Everlasting life

[Verse]

Oh the loving power looked and saw

Inside the heart of man a flaw

Began to grow

F#m

Well, the fires of hell began to burn

And so he sent his chosen son

To let us know

That love had surely made us all

And hate would surely make us fall

So from the cross

Well he showed the world that dreadful day

Bsus4 B

That love could be the only way

E B

Or all is lost of life

B E

Everlasting life

E B

For life is love

B A A Am C D E E E E

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And love is life

About Life Chords by Elvis Presley

Learn how to play Life by Elvis Presley with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Life chords”, “Life guitar chords”, or “Elvis Presley Life chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Life chords and for experienced players who want accurate Life lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, C, A, Em, D7, G.

FAQ — Life by Elvis Presley

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