Land Of The Living Chords
by Mel Tillis
Land Of The Living by Mel Tillis is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, F, Bb and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Written by: Wayland Patton\Tia Sillers
Note: Thanks to Lluis Sala for album and writer's information.
Land Of The Living Pam Tillis
Dm F Dm F
You gave him some good years now you'd like them back
Dm Bb C Dm C
Mistakes become clearer after the fact
C Bb F Dm F
Now when you pick up the pieces You can't make them fit
Dm Bb C Dm Bb F C
Don't waste your time trying to make sense of it.
guitar lick
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CHORUS:
Bb F C Dm
Just hurry back to the land of the living
Bb F C
Things have changed since you've been gone
Bb F C Dm
The world is turning in the land of the living
Bb F C F Bb F C
Take a deep breathe and life goes on
Bb F C
Life goes on
Dm F Dm F
Come down from that dark cloud What's done is done
Dm Bb C Dm C
Don't go around believing you're the only one
Bb F Dm F
that ever felt heartache turn to regret
Dm Bb C Dm Bb F C guitar lick
Aww, we've all got something we'd like to forget see above
That's right
go to chorus
C Bb F
Lean on my shoulder and whisper your tears
Dm Bb C
We all need someone to echo our fears Ohhhh
go to chorus
Ending: Vamp on Bb F C C
In the land of living the world is turning
Life goes on
In the land of living the world is turning
Life goes on