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Version 1Living Life - Daniel Johnston Tabbed by - Ché Cartwright Transcribed from the Kathy McCarty version for the guitar. I learnt this some years ago after hearing it on 'Before Sunrise' while I was learning to play guitar. [Intro] Note: hit the A short and sharp, don't let it ring. D Asus A G A e|------2---2---0---------2--0-----2--0------0-------------| B|--3---3---3---3---2--2------------------3--2-------------| G|--2---2---2---2---2--2---------------------2-------------| x2 then into the D|--0---0---0---0---2--2---------------------2---------0---| verse A|-------------------------------------------0--0--0h2-----| E|------------------------------3--------------------------| [Verse 1] D A Hold me like a mother would Em G A Em Like I've always known somebody should yeah A Em Although tomorrow A It don't look that good [Verse 2] D A Well it just goes to show Em G A Em Though people say we're an unlikely couple A Em I'm seein' double A Of you [Chorus] G D A D Ohhh G D A D This is life G D A D And everything's alright G Livin' livin' D Livin' livin' A Livin' livin' Em G D Livin' livinnnnnnn life! [Verse 3] D A Oh hope for the hopeless Em G A Em I'm learning to cope with the emotionless mediocracy A Em A Oh ho, day to day living [Verse 4] D A Em How can I help but be restless when G A Em Everything seems so tasteless and A Em All of the colours seem to have A Faded away [Chorus] G D A D Ohhh G D A D This is life G D A D And everything's alright G Livin' livin' D Livin' livin' A Livin' livin' Em G D Livin' livinnnnnnn life! [Verse 5] D A Hold me like a mother would Em G A Em Like I've always known somebody should yeah A Em Although tomorrow A It don't look that good [Verse 6] D A Well it just goes to show Em G A Em Though people say we're an unlikely couple A Em I'm seein' double A Of you D A Well it just goes to show Em G A Em Though people say we're an unlikely couple Doris Day, and Mott the Hoople [Chorus] G D A D Ohhh G D A D This is life G D A D And everything's alright G Livin' livin' D Livin' livin' A Livin' livin' Em G D Livin' livinnnnnnn life! [Outro] Like [Intro] NOTES: Verses: The G - A chord progression is played like this: e|--------| B|--0--2--| G|--0--2--| D|--0--2--| A|--------| E|--------| Last A chord of the verse is followed by: e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|----------0---| A|--0--0h2------| E|--------------| Chorus: It is correct to play only the top 3 strings (G-B-e) except for on the Em chord. England, United Kingdom