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Song For The Life

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(Intro)
C  G  Am  C7  F  G7  C  G7
(Verse 1)
Well I Cdon't drink as G7much as I Amought toC7  
FLately it G7just ain't my CstylG7e
And the Chard times don't Gcut like they Amused toC7  
They Fpass quicker like G7when I was a CchildC7  
(Chorus)
And Fsomehow I've Glearned how to ClisteC7n
For thFe sound of the G7sun dyin' AmdownC7  
FKnowing in the G7morning I'll be CsingingF  
A Csong for this Glife I have AmfoundC7  
FYa know it keeps my G7feet on the Cground
C  G  Am C7  F  G7  C  G7
(Verse 2)
Well the Cmid-summer G7days sit so AmheavyC7  
They Fdon't flow like a G7breeze through your CmindG7  
When Cnothing apG7pears in a AmhurryC7  
To Fmake up for G7some old lost Ctime
(Chorus)
And Fsomehow I've Glearned how to ClistenC7  
For the Fsound of the G7sun dyin' AmdownC7  
FKnowing in the G7morning I'll be CsingingF  
A Csong for this Glife I have AmfoundC7  
FYa know that keeps my G7feet on the Cground
And Fsomehow I've Glearned how to ClistenC7  
To the Fsound of the G7sun dyin' AmdownC7  
FKnowing in the Gmorning I'll be CsingingF  
A Csong for this Glife I have AmfoundC7  
FYa know it keeps my G7feet on the Cground
G  Am C7 F  G7  C

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Song For The Life

by Jerry Jeff Walker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

(Intro)

C G Am C7 F G7 C G7

(Verse 1)

C G7 Am C7

Well I don't drink as much as I ought to

F G7 C G7

Lately it just ain't my style

C G Am C7

And the hard times don't cut like they used to

F G7 C C7

They pass quicker like when I was a child

(Chorus)

F G C C7

And somehow I've learned how to listen

F G7 Am C7

For the sound of the sun dyin' down

F G7 C F

Knowing in the morning I'll be singing

C G Am C7

A song for this life I have found

F G7 C

Ya know it keeps my feet on the ground

C G Am C7 F G7 C G7

(Verse 2)

C G7 Am C7

Well the mid-summer days sit so heavy

F G7 C G7

They don't flow like a breeze through your mind

C G7 Am C7

When nothing appears in a hurry

F G7 C

To make up for some old lost time

(Chorus)

F G C C7

And somehow I've learned how to listen

F G7 Am C7

For the sound of the sun dyin' down

F G7 C F

Knowing in the morning I'll be singing

C G Am C7

A song for this life I have found

F G7 C

Ya know that keeps my feet on the ground

F G C C7

And somehow I've learned how to listen

F G7 Am C7

To the sound of the sun dyin' down

F G C F

Knowing in the morning I'll be singing

C G Am C7

A song for this life I have found

F G7 C

Ya know it keeps my feet on the ground

G Am C7 F G7 C

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