Song For Life Chords
Song For Life by Rodney Crowell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C, Dm, Bb, C7, F7 and Eb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
F C Dm F
I don't drink as much as I ought to
Bb C F C
Lately it just ain't my style
F C Dm F
The hard times don't hurt like they used to
Bb C F
They pass quicker like when I was a child
Bb C7 F
Somehow I've learned how to listen
Bb C F
For a sound like the sun going down
Bb C F Bb
In the magic that morning is bringing
F C7 Dm F7
There's a song for the life I have found
Bb C F C
It keeps my feet on the ground
Solo
F C Dm F
The midsummer days ain't so heavy
Bb C F C
They just flow like the breeze all the time
F C Dm F
When nothing appears in a hurry
Bb C F
To make up for some old lost time
Bb C F
Somehow I learned how to listen
Bb C F
For a sound like the sun going down
Bb C F Bb
In the magic that morning is bringing
F C7 Dm F7
There's a song for the life I have found
Bb C F
It keeps my feet on the ground
Bb C7 F
Somehow I learned to how to listen
Bb C Dm F
To a sound like the sun going down
Bb C F Bb
In the magic that morning is bringing
F Eb Dm F
There's a song for the friend I have found
Bb C7 F
She keeps my feet on the ground
From Rodney Crowell "Ain't Living Long Like This"
Warner Brothers Records 1978
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