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The Quiet Life

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[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse 1]
GWe could be the talk of the tCown toGnight
Carry home your shoes in the Cmorning lGight
Or we could just stay hCere a whGile
  CWrapped Gup in the D/F#quiet lGife
[Verse 2]
We could sail away to ToCba - Ggo
Fly across the Gulf of MCex - iGco
Or we could just stay hCere a wGhile
  CWrapped Gup in the D/F#quiet lGife
[Chorus]
And nCow and tGhen, I'm loving the wCorld agGain
        C                    G                D/F#|   G|   C|   G|   C|
I'll be fine, living in the quiet, the quiet life
[Verse 3]
GWe could get a job on the mCovie scGreen
Smile on the cover of a mCag - aGzine
Or we could just be Cman and wGife
  CHappy Gin the qD/F#uiet lGife
[Verse 4]
Where the clocks dont mCove so qGuick
Where the water don't mCake you sGick
Traffic don't keep you Cup at nGight
  CHere Gin the D/F#quiet lGife
[Chorus]
And nCow and tGhen, I'm loving the wCorld agGain
        C                    G                D/F#|   G|   C|   G|   C|
I'll be fine, living in the quiet, the quiet life
[Bridge]
CLiving in the quiet D/F#life
Gsleeping by D/F#fire - lCight
baby I can make you sD/F#mile
              |   G|   C|   G|   C|   G|   C|   G|   C|
in the quiet life
GWe could be the talk of the tCown tonGight

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The Quiet Life

by John Wort Hannam

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

[Intro]

G C G C

[Verse 1]

G C G

We could be the talk of the town tonight

C G

Carry home your shoes in the morning light

C G

Or we could just stay here a while

C G D/F# G

Wrapped up in the quiet life

[Verse 2]

C G

We could sail away to Toba - go

C G

Fly across the Gulf of Mex - ico

C G

Or we could just stay here a while

C G D/F# G

Wrapped up in the quiet life

[Chorus]

C G C G

And now and then, I'm loving the world again

C G D/F# G C G C

| | | | |

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

[Verse 3]

G C G

We could get a job on the movie screen

C G

Smile on the cover of a mag - azine

C G

Or we could just be man and wife

C G D/F# G

Happy in the quiet life

[Verse 4]

C G

Where the clocks dont move so quick

C G

Where the water don't make you sick

C G

Traffic don't keep you up at night

C G D/F# G

Here in the quiet life

[Chorus]

C G C G

And now and then, I'm loving the world again

C G D/F# G C G C

| | | | |

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

[Bridge]

C D/F#

Living in the quiet life

G D/F# C

sleeping by fire - light

D/F#

baby I can make you smile

G C G C G C G C

| | | | | | | | |

in the quiet life

G C G

We could be the talk of the town tonight

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