Were You Really Livin Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays438

Were You Really Livin by Brother Phelps is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: A 

Chorus: 
     A                                       D 
Well when I die I don't wanna get caught not livin 
         A                                         E 
When the drop is sound don't let me get caught not livin 
         A                                                     
When the old man come a crashing through your living room door 
        D                            E                               
And he grabs you by the chest and he throws you to the floor 
A            E                A 
Tell me child were you really livin 

Verse: 
D                             A 
Sometimes I feel like life is passing me by 
        D                           A   
I can't shake it I'm afraid I might break it 
E 
Aint got the promise of another day 
A                 D 
When I go I don't wanna hear nobody say 
N.C.                A - D 
He didn't live it up 

Chorus: 
     A                                       D 
Well when I die I don't wanna get caught not livin 
         A                                         E 
When the drop is sound don't let me get caught not livin 
         A                                     
When the old man come a crashing through your living room door 
       D                             E                               
And he grabs you by the chest and he throws you to the floor 
A            E                A 
Tell me child were you really livin 

Verse 2: 
A                            A  
I've had plenty of heartache 
                                    A  
Been in the middle of an earthquake 
                           A  
I Rode a bull in the rodeo 
A 
I've Been flat broke and rolled in the dough 
D                     E 
I've run it thick and jumped out of an airplane 
D                                      A 
I guess I've done damn near everything 

Chorus: 
     A                                       D 
Well when I die I don't wanna get caught not livin 
         A                                         E 
When the drop is sound don't let me get caught not livin 
         A                                     
When the old man come a crashing through your living room door 
       D                             E                               
And he grabs you by the chest and he throws you to the floor 
A            E                A     D  
Tell me child were you really livin 
A            E                A 
Tell me child were you really livin 

Outro: A D 


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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