The Go-Betweens – He Lives My Life (Guitar)

Capo 5 • Video Lesson
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Song: He Lives My Life Artist: The Go-Betweens Chord proposals: Mats Fagergren, 2025 The song can be found on You Tube: to come close to the original guitar arrangement, we need two guitars. My version is a compromise for single guitar. Use the chord instruction acc to my table below: Please pay attention to the Am(add11)/B chord ( can have different names). The light e string is often not in use in this melody. Mute strings ( or not in use ) are marked with a x in my table below. E,A,D,G,B,e Am. x,0,2,2,1,x Am(add11)/B. x,2,0,2,1,x C x,3,2,0,1,x Asus2 x,0,2,2,0,x E7sus4/B x,2,0,2,0,x F/C x 3,3,2,1,x Em 0,2,2,0,0,0 Em7 0,2,2,0,3,0 Dm x,x,0,2,3,1 Dm7 x,x,0,2,1,1 G 3,2,0,0,3,3 Csus4 x,3,3,0,1,x [intro] | Am Am | Am(add11)/B Am(add11)/B | | C C | C C | | Asus2 Asus2 | E7sus4/B E7sus4/B | | F/C F/C | F/C F/C | | Am Am Asus2 Am | Em Em Em7 Em | | Am Am Asus2 Am | Em Em Em7 Em | | Am Am | Am(add11)/B Am(add11)/B | | C C | C C | | Am Am | Am(add11)/B Am(add11)/B | | C C | C C | | Dm Dm Dm Dm7 | G G G G | | Dm Dm Dm Dm7 | G G G G | | C Csus4 | C Csus4 | Verse 1]
     Am
He's got a four wheel drive

        Am(add11)/B            C
That he takes to Double Island Point

     Am                       Am(add11)/B
He's got a relationship with a woman

                        F/C
That he met in an Irish joint
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Am Asus2 Am Em Em7 Em
I  know the land

Am      Asus2 Am Em Em7 Em
And the coloured sand

Am                        Am(add11)/B
Everything's fresh at the source

        C
in this land

Am                        Am(add11)/B
Everything's fresh at the source

        C
in this land
[Chorus]
Dm           Dm7 G
  And I wish him luck

Dm                Dm7 G
  I hope he get's it right

G            C      Csus4
As he lives..my life..

C   Csus4
........
[ pre verse ] | Asus2 Asus2 | E7sus4/B E7sus4/B | | C C | C C | [Verse 2]
     Am
He's got a house all to himself

    Am(add11)/B       C
That overlooks a park

     Am                    Am(add11)/B
He's got a piano all to himself

                    F/C
That he plays after dark
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Am  Asus2 Am  Em   Em7 Em
I   know  the sound

Am     Asus2 Am Em  Em7 Am
As the sun goes down

Am                        Am(add11)/B
Everything's fresh at the source

                C
as the sun goes down

Am                        Am(add11)/B
Everything's fresh at the source

               C
as the sungoes down.
[Chorus]
Dm           Dm7 G
  And I wish him luck

Dm                Dm7 G
  I hope he get's it right

G               C      Csus4
  As he lives..  my life..

C Csus4
......

Dm           Dm7 G
  And I wish him luck

Dm                Dm7 G
  I hope he get's it right

G               C      Csus4
  As he lives..  my life..

C Csus4
......

Dm           Dm7 G
  And I wish him luck.ba ba da

Dm                Dm7 G
  I hope he get's it right

G               C      Csus4
  As he lives.....my life..

C Csus4
......
[Coda]
Dm    Dm7 G
..............and if you

     Em    Am
see him... ....tell him

        F      G
I'll be him..

G               C   Csus C
as I live ..his life..