Life Is Short Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays538

Life Is Short by Jack And The Weatherman is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, Bm7 and Am7. 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 

G 
It’s been coming for me 
D 
I’ve been waiting for it 
C                                        D 
Things have gone just a little bit too fast 
G                  D                         C                        D 
And everybody knows enough is enough 
G 
And I’ve been thinking on it 
D 
I’ve been drinking on it 
C                                        D 
I’ve let my reasons and excuses soak in to my bones 
G                  D                         C                        D 
But I don’t feel like I want to give up 


Pre-Chorus 

G                               D                           C                                    D 
So will I sit here waiting for the sunshine to ease my pain 
G                               D                           C                                    D 
Working on nothing, just wasting my time away 
G                               D                           C                                    D 
Will I settle for the world and the memories that I’ve made 
G                               D                           C                                    D 
Or will I listen to my heart and open my eyes for a change 



G                                      D 
Life is just a little too short 
G                                      C 
To really even worry at all 
G 
Our plans and our schemes 
D 
Often turn into dreams 
C                                                            D 
Won’t you tell me what you’re waiting for 

G                                      D 
Life is just a little too short 
G                                      C 
To really even worry at all 
G 
We hope and we strive 
D 
We’re so busy with our lives 
C                                                            D 
We forget what we’re here for 


Verse 

G 
So I stop for a second and take a look around 
D 
Take in all the visuals, the smells and the sounds 
C                                        D 
Try to see the beauty in the birds and the bees 
G                  D                         C                        D 
But the shadow of my will is hanging over me 

G 
And I, I’ve been keeping busy 
D 
I’ve been getting dizzy 
C                                        D 
I’ve been focusing my energy on nothing really 
G                  D                         C                        D 
And what’s a good book when you can’t read at all 


Pre-Chorus 

G                               D                           C                                    D 
So will I sit here waiting for the sunshine to ease my pain 
G                               D                           C                                    D 
Working on nothing, just wasting my time away 
G                               D                           C                                    D 
Will I settle for the world and the memories that I’ve made 
G                               D                           C                                    D 
Or will I listen to my heart and open my eyes for a change 


G                                      D 
Life is just a little too short 
G                                      C 
To really even worry at all 
G 
Our plans and our schemes 
D 
Often turn into dreams 
C                                                            D 
Won’t you tell me what you’re waiting for 

G                                      D 
Life is just a little too short 
G                                      C 
To really even worry at all 
G 
We hope and we strive 
D 
We’re so busy with our lives 
C                                                            D 
We forget what we’re here for 


Bridge 

Bm7                                                                      Am7 
And it’s all fun and games until yesterday turns you into a world class fool 
There’s nobody to blame yourself 

Bm7                                                                                     Am7 
Get your hands out your pockets and your eyes on the prize if you really want to get it done 
C                              D 
Just be true to yourself 


G                                      D 
Life is just a little too short 
G                                      C 
To really even worry at all 
G 
Our plans and our schemes 
D 
Often turn into dreams 
C                                                            D 
Won’t you tell me what you’re waiting for 

G                                      D 
Life is just a little too short 
G                                      C 
To really even worry at all 
G 
We hope and we strive 
D 
We’re so busy with our lives 
C                                                            D 
We forget what we’re here for 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante