Oingo Boingo – Aint This The Life (Guitar Live)

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ARTIST: Oingo Boingo SONG: Ain't This the Life Recorded at The Whisky in Hollywood, CA on August 17th, 1980.
[Chords]
F     133211 or x-8-10-10-10-8
F# 224432 D 557775
D#    667776
A#    688766 or x13331
G# 466544 F# 244322 Gm 322333 Eb x68886 Db x46664 B x24442 E 022100 C x35553 [Intro] F F# F F# F F# D D# D D# D D# F F# F F# F F# A# G# F# Gm F Eb Db B F F# F F# A# G# F# Gm F Eb Db B F F# F F# A# G# F# E F N.C. [Verse]
A#
Livin' way up now in a penthouse high

                               A# G#   F#
Our steaks are rare and our marti-ni's dry

F                       A#
Folks below they say it ain't fair

F                        A#
Hell with them, I really don't care

F
Joie de vivre, mon amie

F Eb  Db   B   A#    F#   Db   N.C.
Ain't this the life          Aaaa!
[Verse 2]
A#
Having a party on a big jet plane

                            A#   G# F#
I got so drunk that I could feel no pain

F                 A#
Hangin' out in Acapulco

F                         A#
Drinkin' rum and sniffin' coco

F                F    Eb   Db
Pretty señorita, look this way

B
Dancing through the night

B
Everything's all right

B
Girlfriend and a wife,    Oh
[Chorus]
               A#       F#                 Db             A#
Ain't this the life, Oh oh, ain't this the life, oh baby, baby, baby

               A#       F#                 Db             A#
Ain't this the life, Oh oh, ain't this the life, oh baby, baby, baby

                   Gm  F Eb
Ain't this the life       Oh

                   Db  B F F#   F F#
Ain't this the life     (Ain't this the life now)
[Instrumental] A# G# F# Gm F Eb Db B F F# F F# A# G# F# E F N.C. [Verse 3]
A#
Tropical island in the deep blue sea

                                 A# G#     F#
The natives are friendly and the lobster's free

F                     A#
Sipping Cognac like a French king

F                         A#
Plenty of room, I own the whole thing

F
Joie de vivre, mon amie

F Eb  Db   B   A#    F#   Db   N.C.
Ain't this the life          Hughhhh
[Verse 4]
A#
Think I'll go out now on a shopping spree

                              A# G# F#
Breakfast in New York, dinner in Paris

F                         A#
Hangin' out with Lynn and Suzie

F                      A#
Have a massage and a Jacuzzi

F                             F  Eb Db
Climb into bed and see what's on T—-V,  Awwww

B
Dancing through the night

B
Everything's all right

B
Girlfriend and a wife . .
[Chorus]
               A#          F#                              F             Db
Ain't this the life, ya uh uh uh uh, I said Ain't this the life, Tell me tell me tell me

               A#          F#                              F                  Db
Ain't this the life, ya uh uh uh uh, I said Ain't this the life, Oh Baby baby baby baby

               A#       F#                 Db             A#
Ain't this the life, Oh oh, ain't this the life, oh baby, baby, baby

               A#       F#                 Db             A#
Ain't this the life, Oh oh, ain't this the life, oh baby, baby, baby

                   Gm  F Eb
Ain't this the life       Oh

                   Db  B F F#   F F#
Ain't this the life
[Outro]
A#  G#      F#
    Oh Baby baby baby baby, Ain't this the life

Gm  F       Eb
    Oh Mama mama mama, Ain't this the life

Db  B        F F#  F F#
    Tell me, tell me, tell me, Ain't this the life

A#  G#      F#
    Oh Baby baby baby baby, Ain't this the life

Gm  F       Eb
    Oh Mama mama mama, Ain't this the life

Db  B        F F#  F F#
    Tell me, tell me, tell me, Ain't this the life

A# G# F#      E
      I said, Ain't this the life

A# G# F#      E
      I said, Ain't this the life

A# G# F#      E
      I said, Ain't this the life
A# G# F# E D C A#