Living Thing Chords
Living Thing by Electric Light Orchestra is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords A, A7, Gm6, Gm, D, E, Aadd9, F#m, F, Dm, C#m, Bm, Bm7 and Caug. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
A A7 Gm6 A Gm D E
A Aadd9 A E
Verse: 1
A
Sailin' away on the crest of a wave
F#m
It's like magic
F
Oh, rollin' and ridin',
Dm
slippin' & sliding, it's magic
C#m Bm
and you, and your sweet desire,
C#m Bm C#m D E
you took me, oh, higher and higher baby,
A F#m D
It's a livin' thing,
Bm7 Caug A
It's a terrible thingtolose
A F#m D
It's a given thing
Bm7 Caug A
What a terrible thingtolose
2nd Intro:
A7 Gm6 A Gm E
A Aadd9 A E
Verse: 2
A
Making believe this is what you've conceived
F#m
from your worst day, (I'm takin a dive)
F
Oh, moving in line when you look back in time
Dm
to the first day, (I'm taken, I'm taken)
C#m Bm
and you, and your sweet desire,
C#m Bm C#m D E
you took me, oh, higher and higher baby,
A F#m D
It's a livin' thing,
Bm7 Caug A
It's a terrible thingtolose
A F#m D
It's a given thing
Bm7 Caug A
What a terrible thingtolose
Bridge:
Gm D E A Aadd9 A E
I'm takin a dive off the stage, Hey!
Verse: 3
A
Takin' a dive 'cause you can't halt the slide
F#m
floatingdownstream, (I'm takin a dive)
F
ah, so let her go, don't start spoiling the show
Dm
it's a baddream, (I'm takin', I'm takin')
C#m Bm
and you, and your sweet desire,
C#m Bm C#m D E
you took me, oh, higher and higher baby,
A F#m D
It's a livin' thing,
Bm7 Caug A
It's a terrible thingtolose
A F#m D
It's a given thing
Bm7 Caug A
What a terrible thingtolose
Chorus
Coda:
Gm D E
I'm takin a dive off the stage