Song For The Life Chords
by Alan Jackson
Song For The Life by Alan Jackson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, Am, G, F, C7 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Em Am G F G Am G
Well I (C)don't drink as (Em)much as I (Am)used to(C7)
(F)Lately it (G7)just ain't my (C)style
And the (C)hard times don't (Em)hurt like they (Am)ought to(C7)
They (F)pass quickly like (G)when I was a (C)child
And (F)somehow I've (G)learned how to (C)listen
For a (F)sound like the (G7)sun goin' (Am)down
In the (F)magic the (G)mornin' is (C)bringin'(F)
There's a (C)song for the (Em)life I have (Am)found(C7)
(F)It keeps my (G7)feet on the (C)ground
And the (C)mid-summer (Em)days sit so (Am)heavy(C7)
And don't they (F)flow like the (G7)breeze through (C)your mind
When (C)nothin' (Em)appears in a (Am)hurry(C7)
To make (F)up for (G)someone's lost (C)time
And (F)somehow I've (G)learned how to (C)listen
For a (F)sound like the (G7)sun goin' (Am)down
In the (F)magic the (G)mornin' is (C)bringin'(F)
There's a (C)song for the (Em)life I have (Am)found(C7)
(F)It keeps my (G7)feet on the (C)ground
And (F)somehow I've (G)learned how to (C)listen
For a (F)sound like the (G7)breeze dyin'(Am) down(C7)
In the (F)magic the (G)mornin' is (C)bringin'(F)
There's a (C)song for the (Em)friend I have (Am)found(C7)
(F)She keeps my (G7)feet on the (C)ground
(F)She keeps my (G7)feet on the (C)ground