Love Life
*[Intro-see below]
G D
Love Life
C G
Love Life
G **D/F#
Love Life
C/E G
Love Life
***
G C
Make up your mind (Love Life)
G
In your own time (Love Life)
C
To live is to live (Love Life)
G
To love is sublime (Love Life)
F D
Where there's a will, there's a way
G A
Love is the meaning of life
D G D
Life is the meaning of love
G D
Love Life
C G
Love Life
G D
Love Life
C G
Love Life
G C
People give thanks (Love Life)
G
People rejoice (Love Life)
C
Given the chance (Love Life)
G
Given the choice (Love Life)
F D
Where there's a will, there's a way
G A
Love is the meaning of life
D G D
Life is the meaning of love
G D
Love Life
C G
Love Life
G D
Love Life
C G
Love Life
****[Stig's solo - see below]:
G C G C G
F D
Where there's a will, there's a way
G A
Love is the meaning of life
D G D
Life is the meaning of love
G D
Love Life
C G
Love Life
G D
Love Life
C G
Love Life
Everybody!
G D
Love Life
C G
Love Life
Altogether now!
G D
Love Life
C G
Love Life
*****
G
Love is the meaning of life
Life is the meaning of love
Love is the meaning of life
Life is the meaning of love
Love is the meaning of life
Life is the meaning of love
Love is the meaning of life
Life is the meaning of love
Love is the meaning of life
Hold my hand, yeah, yeah!
Life is the meaning of love
Love is the meaning of life
Life is the meaning of love...
[repeat and fade]
NB:
*Intro (tab):
E---------------------------------7----7---7------------
B----------------------8----10------------------10--8---
G-----7---7-------7-------------------------------------
D-------------9-----------------------------------------
A---(10)-(9)-(7)----------------------------------------
E--------------------(10)--------(9)------(8)------(7)--
d d b d g a b b b a g
(g) (f#)(e) (d) (c#) (c) (b)
E----------------------------------
B----7---8---10---10-----8----7----
G----------------------------------
D-----------------------(0)--(0)---
A------------(0)--(0)--------------
E---(6)----------------------------
f# g a a g f#
(Bb) (a) (a) (d) (d)
Tab notes:
-The notes written without parentheses are the normal
melody line, while the notes indicated in parentheses
are the harmony line. Both can be played at once, or
alternatively, just the melody line is played.
-Actual notes played are written below tablature in
lower case.
**Chords written such as D/F# indicate the chord to be
played, followed by the accompanying bass note (in this
case, a D chord with an F# bass note). The bass note
doesn't have to be played, however, and the chord can
just be played on its own.
***Throughout the song, a bass run occurs, corresponding
with the melody. This is shown in the tablature below,
with corresponding lyrics:
G C G
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-------0--2----3--------------------3----2----0------------------
E--3-----------------------------------------------3--------------
g a b c c b a g
->"Make up your mind (love life) in your own time (love life)
to live is to live (love life) to love is sub-lime (love life)"
->"Peo- ple give thanks (love life) peo -ple re -joice (love life)
Gi -ven the chance (love life) gi -ven the choice(love life)"
Tab notes:
-Chords are shown above tablature.
-Actual notes played are shown in lower case below tablature.
-The lyrics, shown below tablature, correspond directly
to each note shown above.
****Stig's solo (tab):
C G
E-------------------------------------------------
B---(3)~5~3-----------(3)~5~3---------------------
G------------5^4^5--------------5^4---------------
D------------------------------------5------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
e d c b c e d c b g
C G
E-------------------------------------------------
B---(3)~5--(3)~5--3----(3)~5~3---(3)~5~3----------
G-------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
e e d e d e d
[Alternative fingering]:
C G
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G---(7)~9~7--5^4^5----(7)~9~7--5^4----------------
D-----------------------------------5-------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
e d c b c e d c b g
C G
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G---(7)~9--(7)~9--7----(7)~9~7--(7)~9~7-----------
D-------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
e e d e d e d
Tab notes:
-The actual notes played are written in lower case below the
tablature.
-"^" indicates a pull off if the notes are descending, and a
hammer on if the notes are ascending.
-"~" indicates string bending. In situations such as (3)~5~3
the number in parentheses is fretted but the string is bent
up to the next note indicated (in this case, for the 5th fret),
and then allowing the string to return to the original fretted
note (in this case, 3rd fret). (ie. effectively, you only hear
the second and third notes written, but to get the bending
effect,it is fretted on the first note indicated in parentheses).
-Alternative fingering has been given for the simple reason that
I find it easier to string bend on the G string!
-If string bending is a problem, ignore the first note written in
parentheses, and just do a pull off from the second note to the
third note (eg. in the case of (3)~5~3 -> pull off from the 5th
fret to the 3rd fret. In the case of (3)~5 -> just play the note
on the 5th fret.)
*****Although the music in the backround changes the feel
of the chords in the repeating ending, a G chord is
still played in the background.
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