What We Live For Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays543

What We Live For by American Authors is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 

    C        G              Am       F     
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|| 2x 
B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--|| 
G|*-5--5--5--0--0--0--0--0--|--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5-*|| 
D|*-------------------------|-------------------------*|| 
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|| 
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|| 


verse 1 

C         G            Am            F 
I drive a beat-up car, a caravan, the color blue 
C          G                Am             F 
Reminds me of your eyes and all the places we've been to 
C              G               Am              F   
We're tethered to the leather, searching for a better view 
C          G           Am          F 
It's interstellar when it's me and you 


Pre-Chorus 

             C       G       Am     F 
We're taking off 
              C      G       Am     F 
We're taking off 
G 
This is what I live for 
G 
Baby, you're my open 

 
F    C     G    Am             
roa    -     d  You can take me  
F            C          G            Am 
anywhere the wind blows Right into the great 
F    C     G     Am   
unkno    -    wn We can throw our  
F                C      G               Am 
hands up out the window this is what we live for 


Link: C      G         Am         F      


verse 2 

C          G               Am               F 
We look up at the stars, a perfect night to dream with you 
C        G           Am         F 
Got 90s retro on the radio, our favorite tune 
C         G            Am            F 
I put the pedal to the metal just to laugh with you 
C          G           Am           F 
It's interstellar when it's just us two 

  
Pre-Chorus 2 

             C       G       Am     F 
We're taking off 
              C      G       Am     F 
We're taking off 
G 
This is what I live for 
G 
Baby, you're my open 


F    C     G    Am             
roa    -     d  You can take me  
F            C          G            Am 
anywhere the wind blows right into the great 
F    C     G     Am   
unkno    -    wn We can throw our  
F                C      G               Am 
hands up out the window this is what we live for 
F    C     G    Am             
Hoo    -    ho  This is what we live for 
F    C     G    Am             
Hoo    -    ho  This is what we live for 


Bridge: F    C        G    Am      

F               C   
This is what we live for 
G               Am 
This is what we live for 
F               C         G               Am 
This is what we live for 
F               C   
This is what we live for 
G               Am 
This is what we live for 
F               C         G               Am 
This is what we live for 


Pre-Chorus 3 

             C       G       Am     F 
We're taking off 
              C      G       Am     F 
We're taking off 
G 
This is what I live for 
G 
Baby, you're my open 


F    C     G    Am             
roa     -    d  You can take me  
F            C          G            Am 
anywhere the wind blows right into the great 
F    C     G     Am   
unkno    -    wn We can throw our  
F                C      G               Am 
hands up out the window this is what we live for 
F    C     G    Am             
Hoo    -    ho  This is what we live for 
F    C     G    Am             
Hoo    -    ho  This is what we live for 
F    C     G    Am             
Hoo    -    ho  This is what we live for 
F    C     G    Am             
Hoo   -     ho  This is what we live for 

Hoo    -    ho  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante