Secret Of Life Chords
by James Taylor
Secret Of Life by James Taylor is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Esus, Dmaj7, C#m7, F#7, Bm7, D/E and E/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
I
A Esus A Esus
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
A Esus
Any fool can do it
A Esus
There ain't nothing to it
Dmaj7 C#m7
Nobody knows how we got to
F#7 C#m7 F#7
The top of the hill
Bm7 D/E E/F#
But since we're on our way down
Bm7 D/E E/F#
We might as well enjoy the ride
II
A Esus A Esus
The secret of love is in opening up your heart
A Esus
It's okay to feel afraid
A Esus
But don't let that stand in your way
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#7 C#m7 F#7
Cause anyone knows that love is the only road
Bm7 D/E E/F#
And since we're only here for a while
Bm7 D/E E/F#
We might as well show some style
A Esus
C’mon, give us a smile
Dmaj7
Isn't it a lovely ride
C#m7 F#7
Sliding down, Gliding down
Bm7 D/E E/F#
Try not to try too hard
A
It's just a lovely ride
III
A Esus
Now the thing about time is that time
A Esus
Isn't really real
A Esus
It's just your point of view
A Esus
How does it feel for you
Dmaj7 C#m7
Einstein said he could never
F#7 C#m7 F#7
understand it all
Bm7 D/E E/F#
Planets spinning through space
Bm7 D/E E/F#
The smile upon your face
A Esus
Now welcome to the human race
Chorus II
Dmaj7
Isn’t it a lovely ride
C#m7 F#7
Oh, I'll be sliding down, I'll be gliding down
Bm7 D/E E/F#
Try not to try too hard
A
It's just a lovely ride
Chorus III
Dmaj7
Some kind of lovely ride
C#m7
Oh yes tonight…I’ll be sliding down
F#7
See me gliding down
Bm7 D/E E/F#
Try not to try too hard
A
It's just a lovely ride
A Esus A
Now the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time