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The Life by Kenny Chesney
The Life
Tuning: Standard
CAPO: I
Chords Used: E,Asus2, Bsus2
Strumming: A bit of a slap is used throughout most of the song, such that:
Ed,Eu,slap,Ed,Eu,Ed,Asus2d,Asus2u,slap,Asus2d,Asus2u,Asus2d,Bsus2d,Bsus2u,slap,
Bsus2d,Bsus2u,Bsus2u
Strum:d=down,u=up
[Intro]
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|--------2----|
A|--2-2h4------|
E|-------------|
E E E E E Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 Bsus2 Bsus2 Bsus2
Bsus2 Bsus2 E E E
[Verse I]
E
It was early one mornin’
Asus2
Playa del Carmen
Bsus2 E
That’s when I first met Jose
E
He had a 12 foot Schooner
Asus2
A 3 foot cooler
Bsus2 E
Full of the catch of the day
E
And he was wrinkled from grinnin’
Asus2
From all of the sun he had been in
Bsus2 E
He was barefoot, cerveza in hand
E Asus2
He said “Gracias senor”, when I paid him too much for
Bsus2 E
All of the Snapper he had
Asus2 E
Now I told him my friend it ain’t nothin’
Bsus2 E
In the best broken Spanish I knew
Asus2
I said I make a good livin’
E
Back home where I’m from
Bsus2 N.C.
He smiled and said Amigo me too
[Chorus]
E Asus2
He said I fish and I play my guitar
Bsus2 E
I laugh at the bar with my friends
E
I go home to my wife
Asus2
I pray every night
Bsus2
I can do it all over again
[Instrumental]
E,E,E,E,E,Asus2,Asus2,Asus2,Asus2,Asus2,Bsus2,Bsus2,Bsus2,
Bsus2,Bsus2,E,E,E
[Verse II]
E
Somewhere over Texas
Asus2
I thought of my Lexus
Bsus2 E
And all the stuff I work so hard for
E
And all the things that I’ve gathered
Asus2
From climbing that ladder
Bsus2 E
Didn’t make much sense anymore
Asus2 E
They say my nest egg ain’t ready to hatch yet
Bsus2 E
They keep holding my feet to the fire
Asus2
They call it paying the price
E
So that one day in life
Bsus2 N.C.
I’ll have what I need to retire
[Chorus]
E Asus2
And just fish, and play my guitar,
Bsus2 E
Laugh at the bar with my friends,
E
Go home to my wife
Asus2
And pray every night,
Bsus2 E
I can do it all over again
[Bridge]
Fm E Asus2 E
And to think that I thought for a while there that I had it made
Fm E Asus2
When the truth is I’m really just dying
Bsus2
To live like Jose
[Chorus]
Single Downward Strums
N.C. E
And just fish
Asus2
Play my guitar
Bsus2 E
Laugh at the bar with my friends
E
Go home to my wife
Asus2
Pray every night
Bsus2 E
I can do it all over again
[Instrumental]
E E E E E Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 Bsus2 Bsus2 Bsus2
Bsus2 Bsus2 E E E until end.
Wouldn’t that be the life?
Wouldn’t that be the life?
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
[solo] this is the acoustic solo right after
chorus is played through the first time.
~1:24 into the song
e|-4-4-4-4-2-0-----------5-5-5-5-4-7-4-----|
B|---------------2-------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-1---2---4h6-6-6-6-6-4-8-4-----|
D|---------------2-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[solo] this is the other acoustic solo played
right after the chorus is played through for
the second time.
~2:28 into the song
e|--------7-7-7---------7-7-7-----------7--|
B|-9-9-9---------9-9-9----------9-9-9------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|----7------------------------------------|
B|-9---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[solo] this is the solo that is played sometime
after the bridge of the song, and it is
basically the same tab as the first solo.
~3:10 into the song
e|-4-4-4-4-2-0-----------5-5-5-5-4-7-4-----|
B|---------------2-------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-1---2---4h6-6-6-6-6-4-8-4-----|
D|---------------2-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-4-4-4-4-2-0-----------5-5-5-5-4-7-4-----|
B|---------------2-------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-1---2---4h6-6-6-6-6-4-8-4-----|
D|---------------2-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[solo] this acoustic solo is near the end of
the song, when kenny is just repeating a verse
~3:28 into the song
e|--------12-11---11-9---9-7---7-5---------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-13-13-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-5-4-2-0--------12-9-7-------------------|
B|--------4--------9-9-9-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
~3:38 into the song
e|-7---7-7---7---7-7-----------------------|
B|-5-5-7-5---5-5-7-5-------4h5-7p5p4-2-0-0-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-12-------------------12-----------------|
B|------12-------12--------10-12-----12----|
G|----13------11------------------11-------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-5-4-0-4-2-0---0h2p0-3-0----5p4p2h4-5-7--|
B|-------------2---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-5-4----5p4p2h4-5-7-5h9-7----4p2-2--0-----|
B|-------------------------------------4-4h5|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
It was early one mornin'
Playa del Carmen
That's when I first met Jose
He had a 12 foot Schooner
A 3 foot cooler
Full of the catch of the day
And he was wrinkled from grinnin'
From all of the sun he had been in
He was barefoot, cerveza in hand
He said "Gracias senor", when I paid him too much for
All of the Snapper he had
Now I told him my friend it ain't nothin'
In the best broken Spanish I knew
I said I make a good livin'
Back home where I'm from
He smiled and said Amigo me too
[Chorus]
He said I fish and I play my guitar
I laugh at the bar with my friends
I go home to my wife
I pray every night
I can do it all over again
[Verse 2]
Somewhere over Texas
I thought of my Lexus
And all the stuff I work so hard for
And all the things that I've gathered
From climbing that ladder
Didn't make much sense anymore
They say my nest egg ain't ready to hatch yet
They keep holding my feet to the fire
They call it paying the price
So that one day in life
I'll have what I need to retire
[Chorus]
And just fish
And play my guitar
And laugh at the bar with my friends
And go home to my wife
And pray every night
I can do it all over again
And to think that I thought for a while there that I had it made
When the truth is I'm really just dying
To live like Jose
And just fish
Play my guitar
Laugh at the bar with my friends
Go home to my wife
Pray every night
I can do it all over again
Wouldn't that be the life?
Wouldn't that be the life?
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
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