Life Is a Long Song Chords & Lyrics by Jethro Tull
Life Is a Long Song
guitar chords lyrics
Life Is A Long Song chords (version 1)
Jethro Tull (Ian Anderson)
Capo VII (for fingerpicking only)
D C G 4x
D C D C A A7
When you're falling awake and you take stock of the new day,
D C D C A A7
and you hear your voice croak as you choke on what you need to say,
F C
well, don't you fret, don't you fear,
G A A7
I will give you good cheer.
D C G
Life's a long song.
D C G
Life's a long song.
D C
Life's a long song.
G A
If you wait then your plate I will fill.
D C D C A A7
As the verses unfold and your soul suffers the long day,
D C D
and the twelve o'clock gloom spins the room,
C A A7
you struggle on your way.
F C
Well, don't you sigh, don't you cry,
G A A7
lick the dust from your eye.
D C G
Life's a long song.
D C G
Life's a long song.
D C
Life's a long song.
G A A7
We will meet in the sweet light of dawn.
D C D C A A7
As the Baker Street train spills your pain all over your new dress,
D C D C A A7
and the symphony sounds underground put you under duress,
F C G A A7
well don't you squeal as the heel grinds you under the wheel.
D C G
Life's a long song.
D C G
Life's a long song.
D C
Life's a long song.
G A
But the tune ends too soon for us all.
D C D C A A7
D C D C A A7
F C G A A7
D C G
D C G
D C G
G A D C G A
But the tune ends too soon for us all.
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Life Is A Long Song chords (version 2)
Jethro Tull (Ian Anderson)
(Fingerpicking or pick)
A G D 4x *
A G A G E E7
When you're falling awake and you take stock of the new day,
A G A G E E7
and you hear your voice croak as you choke on what you need to say,
C G
well, don't you fret, don't you fear,
D E E7
I will give you good cheer.
A G D
Life's a long song.
A G D
Life's a long song.
A G
Life's a long song.
D E E7
If you wait then your plate I will fill.
A G A G E E7
As the verses unfold and your soul suffers the long day,
A G A
and the twelve o'clock gloom spins the room,
G E E7
you struggle on your way.
C G
Well, don't you sigh, don't you cry,
D E E7
lick the dust from your eye.
A G D
Life's a long song.
A G D
Life's a long song.
A G
Life's a long song.
D E E7
We will meet in the sweet light of dawn.
A G A G E E7
As the Baker Street train spills your pain all over your new dress,
A G A G E E7
and the symphony sounds underground put you under duress,
C G D E E7
well don't you squeal as the heel grinds you under the wheels.
A G D
Life's a long song.
A G D
Life's a long song.
A G
Life's a long song.
D E
But the tune ends too soon for us all.
A G A G E E7
A G A G E E7
C G D E E7
A G D
A G D
A G D
D E A G D E
But the tune ends too soon for us all.
* Alternate:
Capo II
A = G
G = F
E = D
E7 = D7
C = Bb
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