The Life I Live

Q65

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(E)Sitting in my (A)chair and (E)thinking                   D|-1/2---|  Riff
(E)Thinking of the (A)crowd I'm in (E)with                  A|-1/2---|
(C)Thinking of the (B)music I (E)make                       E|-0-0---| 
And all the (C)things I don't (B)wanna (E)give
RIFF 2x

Well, I (Em)take every(Am)thing I (Em)want
The girls are (Am)fighting for (Em)me
But (C)everytime (B)that I (Em)take one
They're (C)indisposed, (B)poor old (Em)me!

Well, (Fm)this is my (Bbm)life of sad(Fm)ness
This is the (Bbm)life I (Fm)live
(C#)This is my (C)life of (Fm)gladness
(C#)This is the (C)life I (Fm)live
RIFF 4x

(E)Last week I (A)went to the (E)graveyard
My dog was (A)killed by a (E)car
Feel the (C)pain, the (B)pain has (E)started
He's (C)dead, but (B)friends, we still (E)are
RIFF 2x

(Em)Sunday we (Am)played in a (Em)dancing
The public was (Am)very (Em)down
But it (C)didn't bore (B)us a (Em)thing
Cause we (C)smoked our(B)selves a (Em)kick

Well, (Fm)this is my (Bbm)life of sad(Fm)ness
This is the (Bbm)life I (Fm)live
(C#)This is my (C)life of (Fm)gladness
(C#)This is the (C)life I (Fm)live
RIFF 2x

I (E)had a (A)girl and I (E)loved her
She knows, she (A)knows I still (E)do
But she (C)married (B)with a (E)rich man
But the (C)things she (B)wants, he can't (E)do
RIFF 2x

(Em)Once we (Am)were on Joops (Em)wedding
We smoked and (Am)drank all (Em)night
At (C)twelve we (B)were thrown (Em)out
'Cause the (C)house had (B)changed into a (Em)crowd

Well, (Fm)this is my (Bbm)life of sad(Fm)ness
This is the (Bbm)life I (Fm)live
(C#)This is my (C)life of (Fm)gladness
(C#)This is the (C)life I (Fm)live

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer je The Life I Live van Q65 spelen op Gitaartabs. Dit alternatieve rock-nummer uit het album Trinity (expanded & remastered) van 1997 is een perfecte keuze als je net begint met gitaar. Met de akkoorden van The Life I Live van Q65 maak je snel progressie en krijg je gelijk het gevoel van een echt nummer onder je vingers.

Dit nummer ligt op beginner-niveau en kun je aanpakken met de basisakkoorden C, E, Em, Fm, B en A. Het format bestaat uit akkoorden, zodat je meteen kunt focussen op ritme en timing. Pak je gitaar en werk aan deze klassieker — je bent sneller verder dan je denkt.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord B
B is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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Practise the change: B ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.

Exercise: F-akkoord starter (vereenvoudigd → barré)10 min · drill this on its own and this song gets easier by itself

Video

Tab door Jay Baar/Wim Bieler/Frank Nuyens/Joop Roelofs/Pete. Songtekst en akkoorden worden gepubliceerd onder afdracht aan Stichting FEMU. Zie onze voorwaarden.