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Life Is A Gas

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1/5

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 5Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
G5 G5 G5 G5 [Strum like KKK Took My Baby Away's Intro]
   G5      F#5     E5     D5  C5oooC5oooC5w, D5yeah
   G5      F#5     E5     D5  C5oooC5oooC5w, D5yeah
C5 D5
C5 D5
[Verse]
Life's a G5gasE5, Life's a G5gasE5, Life's a C5gasB5, a A5gaG5s, C#5oh yDeaC#5hD  C#5  D  C#5  D  
Life's a G5gasE5, Life's a G5gasE5, Life's a C5gasB5, a A5gaG5s, C#5oh yDeaC#5hD  C#5  D  C#5  D  
[Chorus]
C5So don't be D5sad cause E5I'll be G5there
C5Don't be sad at aD5ll
[Instrumental]
Riff+Chords x 2
[Riff]
        E|----------------|
        B|----------------|
        G|----------------|
        D|-5---5------2---|
        A|----5-5---------|
        E|----------------|
[Chords]
C5 B5 A5 G5 C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D
[Chorus]
C5So don't be D5sad cause E5I'll be G5there
C5Don't be sad at aD5ll
[Verse]
Life's a G5gasE5, Life's a G5gasE5, Life's a C5gasB5, a A5gaG5s, C#5oh yDeaC#5hD  C#5  D  C#5  D  
Life's a G5gasE5, Life's a G5gasE5, Life's a C5gasB5, a A5gaG5s, C#5oh yDeaC#5hD  C#5  D  C#5  D  
[Chorus]
C5I won't be sD5ad cause yE5ou'll be G5there
C5I won't be sad at D5all
[Outro]
   G5      F#5     E5     D5  C5wooC5oooC5oooD5oww
G5LifF#5e's E5gas D5o, C5oooC5oooC5w, D5yeah
G5LifF#5e's E5gas D5o, C5oooC5oooC5w, D5yeah
G5LifF#5e's E5gas D5o, C5yeeC5eeaC5h, D5yeaD5hhhD5h
G5Don't go, don't C5go D5baby don't go
G5Don't go, don't C5go D5baby don't go
G5Don't go, don't C5go,D5baby don't A5go ooD5ooooo
G5Don't go, don't C5go D5baby don't go
G5Don't go, don't C5go D5baby don't go
G5Don't go, don't C5go,D5baby don't A5go ooD5ooooo
G5 G5 G5 G5 [Strum like KKK Took My Baby Away's Intro]

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Life Is A Gas

by The Strokes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

C#5

[Intro]

G5 G5 G5 G5 [Strum like KKK Took My Baby Away's Intro]

G5 F#5 E5 D5 C5 C5 C5 D5

oooooow, yeah

G5 F#5 E5 D5 C5 C5 C5 D5

oooooow, yeah

C5 D5

[Verse]

G5 E5 G5 E5 C5 B5 A5 G5 C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D

Life's a gas, Life's a gas, Life's a gas, a gas, oh yeah

G5 E5 G5 E5 C5 B5 A5 G5 C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D

Life's a gas, Life's a gas, Life's a gas, a gas, oh yeah

[Chorus]

C5 D5 E5 G5

So don't be sad cause I'll be there

C5 D5

Don't be sad at all

[Instrumental]

Riff+Chords x 2

[Riff]

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

B|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|-5---5------2---|

A|----5-5---------|

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

[Chords]

C5 B5 A5 G5 C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D

[Chorus]

C5 D5 E5 G5

So don't be sad cause I'll be there

C5 D5

Don't be sad at all

[Verse]

G5 E5 G5 E5 C5 B5 A5 G5 C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D

Life's a gas, Life's a gas, Life's a gas, a gas, oh yeah

G5 E5 G5 E5 C5 B5 A5 G5 C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D C#5 D

Life's a gas, Life's a gas, Life's a gas, a gas, oh yeah

[Chorus]

C5 D5 E5 G5

I won't be sad cause you'll be there

C5 D5

I won't be sad at all

[Outro]

G5 F#5 E5 D5 C5 C5 C5 D5

woooooooooww

G5 F#5 E5 D5 C5 C5 C5 D5

Life's gas o, oooooow, yeah

G5 F#5 E5 D5 C5 C5 C5 D5

Life's gas o, oooooow, yeah

G5 F#5 E5 D5 C5 C5 C5 D5 D5 D5

Life's gas o, yeeeeah, yeahhhh

G5 C5 D5

Don't go, don't go baby don't go

G5 C5 D5

Don't go, don't go baby don't go

G5 C5 D5 A5 D5

Don't go, don't go,baby don't go ooooooo

G5 C5 D5

Don't go, don't go baby don't go

G5 C5 D5

Don't go, don't go baby don't go

G5 C5 D5 A5 D5

Don't go, don't go,baby don't go ooooooo

G5 G5 G5 G5 [Strum like KKK Took My Baby Away's Intro]

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