The Kinks – Life Goes On (Guitar)

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[Intro] D/B D D/B D D/B D D/B D D/B D A D D/B D A D [Verse 1]
D/B         D               A        D
A friend of mine just had a real bad time.

             D/B      D                A        D
You see, his life was shattered and he lost his mind.

    D/B       D             A        D
His girl ran off along with his best friend,

            D/B       D                     A          D
And through emotional stress he brought his life to an end.

       A
It was such a tragedy,

               Bm              G
But that's the way it's got to be.

G         F#m  Em  D
Life goes on.
D/B D A D D/B D A D [Verse 2]
D/B        D             A     D
Life goes on. It happens ev'ry day.

          D/B          D               A       D
So appreciate what you got before it's taken away.

D/B       D                   A     D
Life will hit you when you're unprepared,

      D/B          D                 A                D
So be grateful and take all that you can while you're there.

         A
Get that frown off your head,

                Bm        G
'Cause you're a long time dead.

G         F#m    Em     D
Life goes on and on and on.

G         F#m    Em     D
Life goes on and on and on.

D/B D A D
Yeah
D/B D A D [Bridge]
A                     G              Bm   
No use runnin' 'round lookin' scared,

A                              G       Bm 
Life could get you when you're unaware.

A                               G             Bm
One day it's gonna come, so you better accept it.

E                                      F#
Life will hit you when you least expect it.

    G       F#m          Em   D
And one day when you are gone,

              G         F#m      Em  D
You know that life will still go on.

              G                    F#m       Em       D
But no one'll care if you've been good, bad, right or wrong.

G         F#m      E  D
Life will still go on.
D/B D A D D/B D A D [Lead Break] D/B D A D D/B D A D D/B D A D D/B D A D [Chorus]
G         F#m    Em     D
Life goes on and on and on.

G         F#m    Em     D
Life goes on and on and on.

D/B D A D
Yeah
D/B D A D [Verse 3]
   D/B       D             A       D
My bank went broke and my well ran dry.

       D/B       D             A       D
It was almost enough to contemplate suicide.

   D/B          D          A       D
I turned on the gas, but I soon realized

         D/B        D                A         D
I hadn't settled my bill so they cut off my supply.

   A                               Bm          G
No matter how I try, it seems I'm too young to die.

G         F#m    Em     D
Life goes on and on and on.

G         F#m    Em      D
Life goes on and on and on.

D/B D A D
Yeah
D/B D A D [Verse 4]
D/B       D          A       D
Tornado, cyclone and hurricane

    D/B        D               A           D
Can batter the houses with the thunder and rain.

D/B           D          A            D
Blizzards can blow; the waves hit the shore,

        D/B       D             A        D
But the people recover and come back for more.

            A                           Bm           G
Somehow the people fight back, even the future looks black.

G         F#m    Em     D
Life goes on and on and on.

G         F#m    Em     D
Life goes on and on and on.
[Outro] D/B D D/B D D/B D D/B D D/B D D/B D
D/B        D             D/B   D
Life goes on. It happens ev'ry day.

          D/B          D               D/B     D
So appreciate what you got before it's taken away.

D/B       D                   D/B   D
Life will hit you when you're unprepared,

      D/B          D                 D/B              D
So be grateful and take all that you can while you're there.
D/B D D/B D
D/B D D/B D
(Fade out)