Have A Nice Life (acoustic) Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays500

Have A Nice Life (acoustic) by Nik Kershaw is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Cadd9/E, C2, E, Cmaj7, C, Cadd9, D, Dsus4, G, B, Em, E7, A7, Dsus2 and Em7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: Cadd9/E   C2  (x4) 


Verse 

E 
Look at you glowing all shiny and fresh 
Cmaj7                  C        Cadd9 
Standing alone looking over the edge 
D   Dsus4   G   Cadd9 
It's a long way down 
D   Dsus4   G   Cadd9 

E 
I wish I could give you a bullet proof skin 
Cmaj7                       C               Cadd9 
I wish I could show you the world that you're in 
      D   Dsus4 
But I can't 
B 
You wouldn't understand 
   Em            E7        A7 
So there's not a lot I can say 
       A7          G        Cadd9       Dsus4 (single strum)              
Except please come back and see us all one day 


G           Cadd9             A7 
Have a nice life, have a nice life 
             D  Dsus4            G 
Hope you find all you're looking for 
G              Cadd9                 A7     D   Dsus4 
I hope it goes well, I come it comes right for you 

G           Cadd9              A7 
Have a nice life, have it your way 
              D          Dsus4 
Hope you live long and prosper 
G              Cadd9                A7 
I hope you get high, I hope you get lucky 
        D           Cadd9/E - C2  
And find the right one 


Interlude 

E (2 measures) - Cmaj7 - Dsus4 - G - Cadd9 - D - Dsus2 - Em7 - Cadd9 - Dsus4 
Ooooh Ooooh  


Verse 

E                                     E (Single strong strum then kill sound with palm) 
I love you my precious, I love you my son 
Cmaj7                  C                 Cadd9          D 
I'm sorry for all the dumb things that I've done in the past 
B 
But it happened so fast 
Em                   E7         A7   Dsus4 
But it didn't quite go as I'd planned 
A7            G       Cadd9      Dsus4     G 
But I hope to God one day you'll understand 

Cadd9   G x 2   Cadd9 
Have a nice life Yeah Yeah 


G           Cadd9             A7 
Have a nice life, have a nice life 
             D - Dsus4            G 
Hope you find all you're looking for 
G              Cadd9                 A7     D   Dsus4 
I hope it goes well, I come it comes right for you 

G           Cadd9              A7 
Have a nice life, have it your way 
              D - Dsus4     G 
Hope you live long and prosper 
G              Cadd9                A7 
I hope you get high, I hope you get lucky 
      D           Cadd9/E 
And find the right one 
Cadd9/E 
The one love 
Cadd9/E     C2 (single strum) 
The right one 
    	

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