L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N - Noah and the Whale
Thanks for the other couple of versions on the site but they're not quite right to my
ear, I think this sounds best:
Comments welcome
Standard Tuning
CAPO 2 and played in D relative to Capo (Actual Key is E maj)
Standard open chord shapes except the G sounds best played as G(add 5) every time ( ie
with a D played on 3rd fret 2nd string)
INTRO: D, G(add 5) - Play 4 times
D G(add 5)
VERSE 1: Lisa likes brandy and the way it hits her lips,
D G
She's a rock 'n' roll survivor with pendulum hips,
D G
She's got deep brown eyes
D G
That've seen it all.
D G
VERSE 2: Working at a nightclub that was called The Avenue
D G
The barmen used to call her "Little Lisa Looney Tunes"
D G D G
She went down on almost anyone
.
Em A
PRECHORUS: From the hard time living 'til the Chelsea days,
Em A
From when her hair was sweet blonde 'til the day it turned grey
she said
CHORUS: D G
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.
A G
You?ve got more than money and sense, my friend
D G A
You got heart and you?re goin? your own way.
D G
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.
A G
What you don't have now will come back again
D G A G
You got heart and you?re goin? your own way.
then play D G 4 times
VERSE 3: D G
Some people wear their history like a map on their face,
D G
And Joey was an artist just living outta case,
D G D G
But his best work was his letters home.
VERSE 4: D G
Extended works of fiction about imaginary success,
D G
The chorus girls in neon were his closest things to friends,
D G D G
But to a writer - the truth is no big deal.
PRECHORUS: Em A
And from the hard time living to the sleepless nights,
Em A
. And the black and blue body from the weekend
fights he?d say
Rpt CHORUS
Bm G D A
BRIDGE: On my last night on earth, I want to look to the sky
Bm G D A
Just breathe in the air and blink in the light
Bm G D A
On my last night on earth, I'll pay a high price
Bm G D A
To have no regrets and be done with my life
RPT CHORUS TWICE, then D G x 8 and end on D
It?s a sweet, cute song! Hope you enjoy playing it.