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The Quiet Life

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[Intro]
G C G G C G
[Verse 1]
GWe could be the talk of the Ctown toGnight
GCarry home your shoes in the Cmorning Glight
GOr we could just stay here a while
 CWrapped Gup in the D/F#quiet Glife
[Verse 2]
GWe could sail away to CTobaGgo
GFly across the Gulf of CMexiGco
GOr we could just stay here a while
 CWrapped Gup in the D/F#quiet Glife
[Chorus]
CNow and Gthen I'm loving the Cworld aGgain
And CI'll be Gfine living in the D/F#quiet, in GlifeC  G  G  C  G  
[Verse 3]
GWe could get a job on the Cmovie Gscreen
GSmile on the cover of a CmagaGzine
GOr we could just be man and wife
 CHappy Gin the D/F#quiet Glife
[Verse 4]
GWhere the clock don't move Cso quGick
GWhere the water don't make Cyou sGick
GTraffic don't keep you up at night
CHere in Gthe quD/F#iet liGfe
[Chorus]
CNow and Gthen I'm loving the Cworld aGgain
And CI'll be Gfine living in the D/F#quiet, in Glife
[Interlude]
G C G G C G G C G G C G
[Outro]
CLiving in the Gquiet D/F#life
GSleeping by a G/F#firelCight
CMaybe I could Gmake you D/F#smile
N.C.             G   C    G   G   C  G  
In the quiet life
GWe could be the talk of the Ctown Gtonight

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The Quiet Life

by Kasey Chambers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/F#

[Intro]

G C G G C G

[Verse 1]

G C G

We could be the talk of the town tonight

G C G

Carry home your shoes in the morning light

Or we could just stay here a while

C G D/F# G

Wrapped up in the quiet life

[Verse 2]

G C G

We could sail away to Tobago

G C G

Fly across the Gulf of Mexico

Or we could just stay here a while

C G D/F# G

Wrapped up in the quiet life

[Chorus]

C G C G

Now and then I'm loving the world again

C G D/F# G C G G C G

And I'll be fine living in the quiet, in life

[Verse 3]

G C G

We could get a job on the movie screen

G C G

Smile on the cover of a magazine

Or we could just be man and wife

C G D/F# G

Happy in the quiet life

[Verse 4]

G C G

Where the clock don't move so quick

G C G

Where the water don't make you sick

Traffic don't keep you up at night

C G D/F# G

Here in the quiet life

[Chorus]

C G C G

Now and then I'm loving the world again

C G D/F# G

And I'll be fine living in the quiet, in life

[Interlude]

G C G G C G G C G G C G

[Outro]

C G D/F#

Living in the quiet life

G G/F# C

Sleeping by a firelight

C G D/F#

Maybe I could make you smile

G C G G C G

N.C.

In the quiet life

G C G

We could be the talk of the town tonight

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