Daniel Johnston – Living Life (Guitar)

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Tabbed by - Ché Cartwright Transcribed from the Kathy McCarty version for the guitar. I learnt this some years ago after hearing it on 'Before Sunrise' while I was learning to play guitar. [Intro] Note: hit the A short and sharp, don't let it ring.
    D          Asus A     G                  A
e|------2---2---0---------2--0-----2--0------0-------------|
B|--3---3---3---3---2--2------------------3--2-------------|
G|--2---2---2---2---2--2---------------------2-------------| x2 then into the
D|--0---0---0---0---2--2---------------------2---------0---|    verse
A|-------------------------------------------0--0--0h2-----|
E|------------------------------3--------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D              A
Hold me like a mother would

          Em            G         A            Em
Like I've always known somebody should yeah

          A         Em
Although tomorrow

                   A
It don't look that good
[Verse 2]
D            A
Well it just goes to show

       Em                   G    A      Em
Though people say we're an    unlikely couple

           A       Em
I'm seein' double

   A
Of you
[Chorus]
G    D    A    D
Ohhh

G      D    A    D
This is life

G        D          A     D
And everything's alright

G            
Livin' livin'

D            
Livin' livin'

A            
Livin' livin'

Em           G      D
Livin' livinnnnnnn  life!
[Verse 3]
D   A
Oh hope for the hopeless

    Em                         G           A   Em
I'm learning to cope with the emotionless mediocracy

   A    Em              A
Oh ho,   day to day living
[Verse 4]
D          A                          Em
 How can I help but be restless when

     G               A             Em
Everything seems so tasteless and

            A                     Em
All of the colours seem to have

      A
Faded away
[Chorus]
G    D   A   D
Ohhh

G    D   A   D
This is life

G        D          A     D
And everything's alright

G            
Livin' livin'

D            
Livin' livin'

A            
Livin' livin'

Em           G      D
Livin' livinnnnnnn  life!
[Verse 5]
D              A
Hold me like a mother would

          Em            G         A            Em
Like I've always known somebody should yeah

          A         Em
Although tomorrow

                   A
It don't look that good
[Verse 6]
D            A
Well it just goes to show

       Em                  G    A      Em
Though people say we're an   unlikely couple

       A     Em         A
Doris Day, and Mott the Hoople
[Chorus]
G    D   A   D
Ohhh    

G    D   A   D
This is life

G        D          A     D
And everything's alright

G
Livin' livin'

D
Livin' livin'

A
Livin' livin'

Em           G      D
Livin' livinnnnnnn  life!
[Outro] Like [Intro] NOTES:
Verses:
The G - A chord progression is played like this:
e|--------|
B|--0--2--|
G|--0--2--|
D|--0--2--|
A|--------|
E|--------|

Last A chord of the verse is followed by:
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|----------0---|
A|--0--0h2------|
E|--------------|
Chorus: It is correct to play only the top 3 strings (G-B-e) except for on the Em chord. [email protected] England, United Kingdom