Lets Live A Little Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays444

Lets Live A Little by Carl Smith is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Verse 

      D        A          D                   A               D 
Take your little lips and kiss me take your little arms and squeeze  

me 
                       G            D 
Let's live a little before we say goodbye 
              A              D             A                D 
I'll draw my money out of the bank I'll buy you roses and pretty  

things 
                 A                  D 
Let's live a little before we say goodbye 

     G                                   D 
You'll wear a yellow ribbon in your wavy hair 
                              A         D 
I'll wear the suit you like and a big bowtie 
                      G                        D 
We'll pretend we're happy though we know it's a lie 
                   A                  D 
So let's live a little before we say goodbye 
      D         A          D                A              D 
You'll be my queen of beauty I'll be proud that you're my cuty 
                G                    D 
Let's live a little before we say goodbye 
             A              D               A            D    
Someday our hair will turn grey and we will think of yesterday 
               A                     D 
Let's live a little before we say goodbye 

Verse 

    D              A            D                            
The band will be playing a waltz just for two I will be saying 
   A            D 
 darling I love you 
                      G                        D 
We'll pretend we're happy though we know it's a lie 
  D                        A           D 
So let's live a little before we say goodbye 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante